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.

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

Undeliverable-as-Addressed (UAA) Mail Roll-Up 1998-2025

Labeling List Changes Effective April 1, 2026

Effective April 1, 2026, the Postal Service™ will revise Labeling List(s) L002, L005, L007, L012, L016, L051, L201, and L606 to reflect changes in mail processing operations. Mailers are expected to label according to these revised lists for mailings inducted on or after the April 1, 2026, effective date through May 31, 2026, expiration date. The changes will be published in the Postal Bulletin, Issue #22698.

Pending Route Adjustment File

This Excel sheet details route adjustments for February 2026 thru April 2026.

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.

January 2026 Nixie Volume

This spreadsheet contains the UAA statistics for January 2026.

Updated List: Service Type Codes for Intelligent Mail® Package Barcode (IMpb)

This document provides the updated service type codes for  Intelligent Mail® Package Barcodes.

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.

ACS Tables: PARS 2025

This spreadsheet contains 12 tables outlining ACS volume and cost for UAA Mail from FY2025.