Z4 Info File

A downloadable ZIP file containing information related to the Z4 Info File

Early Warning System (EWS002C0.ZIP)

This file is the EWS production file and is updated weekly. This file contains the Early Warning System data file for the CASS™ and MASS™ certification process.

Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR) Development Tracker

This document provides a list of active IV-MTR work to be as well as items completed in FY25.

*Please note, Postal Pro is the only source for a current IV-MTR Development log as updates will be made on an ongoing basis.

***Updated - New Areas*** - Area District 5-digit ZIP Codes (AREADIST_ZIP5.TXT)

City/State ZIP Code Weekly Compare

3 Digit ZIP/AISU Office List (AISUREPT.TXT)

AIS Congressional District File (CONG_DIST.TXT)

AIS County Name Table Layout (AISCNTY.TXT)

AMS County Name Table (COUNTY_NAME_TABLE.TXT)

AMS Address Report: AISU Mailing List (ADDRREPT.TXT)

AISU ZIP Code Record and AISU Address Record Descriptions (AISULOUT.TXT)

AISU ZIP Code File (AISUZIPS.TXT)

AISU Contact Information (AISUADDR.TXT)

Area District Finance File Specification (AREA_DIST_LAYOUT.TXT)

Area District Finance File (AREADIST.TXT)

Area/District 3-digit and 5-digit ZIP Code Assignments (AREA_DIST_ZIP.TXT)

Move to Competitive Street Addressing (MTC SA) List

This .txt file contains the MTC SA List.

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

Cumulative Listing of ZIP Codes Covered by the LACS Database

This document provides a cumulative listing of ZIP Codes covered by the LACS database for LACS^Link®.

April 2026 Nixie Volume

This spreadsheet contains the UAA statistics for April 2026.

ZIP Codes by Area and District codes

The Excel spreadsheet lists ZIP Codes with the associated Area and District Codes.  

USPS Ship Data Dictionary

Detailed information on the USPS Ship (Formerly Package Platform) data elements available through the Informed Visibility Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV-MTR) application. Please note that items in bold text were updated or added recently.

PTR2 Domestic Scan Events and Descriptions

Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR) Operation Codes List

This spreadsheet provides a list of operation codes (opcodes), also known as Scan Event Codes, for the IV-MTR application.

Informed Delivery® Post-Campaign (IDPC) Data through IV-MTR® Data Dictionary

This document describes the Informed Delivery Post-Campaign (IDPC) data fields available through the IV-MTR application.