Data Files
08/03/2026
Informed Visibility Mail Tracking & Reporting Machine Count

List of US Postal Service machines by site, including a description of each machine.

Data Files
08/03/2026
Automated Zone Indicator (AZI) Table

The AZI table lists each five-digit ZIP Code™ and is an indicator of the type of processing that typically takes place on letter mail destined for each ZIP Code. Each number in the file is a ZIP Code appended with a numeric zone indicator. The five numeric indicators are as follows:

  1. Two Pass Zones: Automated two-step sector/segment at mail processing facilities
  2. 876 Carrier Route Sort Zones: Automated incoming secondary carrier route sorting at plants
  3. Carrier Route Barcode Sorter (CSBCS) Zones: Automated walk sequence sorting on CSBCS machines at delivery units
  4. Delivery Barcode Sorter (DBCS) Zones: Automated walk sequence sorting on DBCS machines at plants [i.e., sectional center facilities (SCFs)] or at delivery units
  5. Manual/Mechanized Zones: No automated sorting; no tracking code scans should be generated from facilities matched to these ZIP Codes
Fact Sheets
07/31/2026
Commonly Asked Mailpiece Design Analyst (MDA) Customer Questions

Commonly asked questions and answers from MDA customers.

Announcements
07/27/2026
Release Notes
07/27/2026
Enterprise Payment System (EPS) Release Notes-July 26, 2026

On Sunday, July 26, 2026, the United States Postal Service implemented the following software change:

Enterprise Payment System (EPS) 8.6.0.0
These Release Notes provide the contents of the release and affected subsystems.
The section titled Corrections to Known Issues is derived from External Trouble Reports (ETRs) for inclusion in this release.
This document is prepared based on the knowledge available at the time of its publication.

  • 07/27/2026

    Labeling List Changes Effective September 1, 2026

    Effective September 1, 2026, the Postal Service™ will revise Labeling List(s) L007, L008, L012, L016, L201, L606, and L607 to reflect changes in mail processing operations. Mailers are expected to label according to these revised lists for mailings inducted on or after the September 1, 2026, effective date through October 31, 2026, expiration date. The changes will be published in the Postal Bulletin, Issue #22708.

     

  • Release Notes
    07/24/2026
    Release Notes
    07/24/2026
    Technical Specifications
    07/24/2026
    Technical Specifications
    07/24/2026
    Release Notes
    07/23/2026