{"id":10225,"date":"2024-08-29T12:03:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T19:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.serviceobjects.com\/docs\/dots-address-validation-us-4\/av4-dpv-codes-dpv-notes-and-corrections-2\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T10:28:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T17:28:21","slug":"av4-dpv-codes-and-notes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.serviceobjects.com\/docs\/dots-address-validation-us-4\/av4-dpv-codes-and-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"AV4 &#8211; DPV Codes and Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav aria-label=\"US DPV Codes and Notes Navigation\">\n<ul class=\"is-style-bullets-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#AV4---DPV-Codes-and-Notes-DPVCodes\">DPV Codes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#AV4---DPV-Codes-and-Notes-DPVNotes\">DPV Notes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"AV4---DPV-Codes-and-Notes-DPVCodes\">\n<h2 id=\"AV4---DPV-Codes-and-Notes-DPVCodes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">DPV Codes<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-table-section\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>DPV<\/th>\n<th>DPV Desc*<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Yes, the input record is a valid mailing address<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>No, the input record is not in the DPV database of valid mailing addresses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>The apartment or rural route box number is not valid, although the house number or rural route is valid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>The input record is a valid mailing address, but is missing the apartment or rural route box number<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<article aria-label=\"DPV Codes note\" style=\"margin-left: 2em;\">\n    <em>* When no DPV code is returned then it is useful to look at the warning codes and descriptions as well as error codes and description as to what was wrong with the input address.<\/em><br \/>\n  <\/article>\n<\/section>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"AV4---DPV-Codes-and-Notes-DPVNotes\">\n<h2 id=\"AV4---DPV-Codes-and-Notes-DPVNotes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">DPV Notes<\/h2>\n<article aria-label=\"DPV Notes note\" style=\"margin-left: 2em;\">\n    <em>*New notes may be added over time, and some descriptions may change, but the codes will never change<\/em><br \/>\n  <\/article>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-table-section\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>DPVNotes<\/th>\n<th>DPVNotesDesc:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Perfect address<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Unique ZIP code<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Street alias &#8211; flag can be double, (i.e. &amp;&amp;) if extended USPS alias rules were applied<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Default ZIP+4 record used to certify the address<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Firm location but was certified as street address or high-rise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Household or residence indicated by RDI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>Address 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