Address Standardization

Address standardization is an integral part of Anchor’s NCOALink^® solution

With each NCOALink^® process run, the following address standardization products are included and are used to provide a deliverability grade on each address.

CASS^TM

(Coding Accuracy Support System) provides the standardization of addresses into the standard USPS^® format, adds the five-digit ZIP, ZIP+4^® codes, delivery point and carrier route codes.

CASS^TM Features & Benefits

• Standardize your addresses to the USPS^® format, and improve NCOALink^® and other hygiene matches
• Qualify for USPS^® automation and presort discounts
• Append congressional district and county codes
• Dedicated customer support

DPV^®

(Delivery Point Validation) will indicate whether an address is a deliverable address, based on USPS^® National Address File. In addition, we assign a mail deliverability index to every address in your database to indicate which addresses are deliverable and which are not.

LACSLink^®

The Locatable Address Conversion System is a database of converted addresses that primarily arise from the implementation of the 911 system. 911 address conversions normally involve changing rural-style addresses to city-style addresses. Conversions may result in the renaming and/or renumbering of existing city style addresses. LACSLink^® reduces undeliverable mail by providing the most current address information for matches made to the LACSLink^® file.

Suite^Link®

Suite^Link® is a USPS® database containing business addressing information specifically identified as high-rise default records because of CASS^TM processing. Suite^Link® will append the secondary (suite) information to a business address providing the input address is determined to be a high-rise default record. The Suite^Link® product will enable customers to provide improved business address information by adding known secondary (suite) information to business addresses.

The process provides the required CASS^TM certificate – PS Form 3553

Anchor updates the ZIP+4^® directory monthly to provide the most accurate data available.