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USPS® Address Validation

Maintain reliable data and effectively reach your customers with Experian’s USPS® address validation tool.

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Free USPS® address lookup tool

Our USPS® address lookup tool gives you data you can trust so that you can reach your customers and avoid spending time manually verifying addresses. Try our tool for yourself and see how it improves your business’s efficiency.

How USPS® address validation works

A USPS® valid address is a mailing address that follows United States Postal Service formatting guidelines. When sending mail, senders should follow these guidelines to be sure that their mail will be delivered without issue.

A USPS® valid address should have the following components:

  • All capital letters
  • A deliverable address
  • Company name, apartment number, or suite number when applicable
  • USPS® recognized acronyms and abbreviations
  • A valid ZIP+4®
  • No commas or periods.

Experian’s address validation tools allow you to verify and format any address so that it meets USPS® standards and ensures your mail will reach its destination and be delivered on time. Our tool is designed to help businesses maintain a database of reliable addresses so they can reach their customers, avoid unnecessary costs and send mail properly the first time.

Instantly validate and format customer addresses

Generate a complete, valid address with partial information

Guarantee deliverability of an address before shipping

Receive immediate validation

With Experian’s USPS® address verification tool, you receive immediate feedback, giving you instant access to the correct information. Whether you are fulfilling an order or collecting data for your database, instant address verification gives you the confidence you need to carry out your day-to-day business functions.

Reach your customers

Inconsistent or invalid address data can have several consequences for a business, such as returned mail, reduced effectiveness of mailing campaigns and ultimately diminished returns on investments.

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Reliable addresses lead to reduced return mail and improved delivery times, saving your business money on shipping fees and improving the customer experience. The USPS® provides the most accurate and up-to-date mailing information for millions of consumers. By cross-checking addresses against the USPS® data and ensuring proper formatting, Experian’s address validation tool is one of the most reliable, most effective address verification tools.

With access to valid addresses, your business saves valuable time and money. Manually verifying addresses and correcting mistakes redirects attention away from action, slowing down marketing campaigns and affecting efficiency. Invalid addresses also lead to returned mail, additional fees and ultimately missed opportunities for reaching customers, all of which lose your business money. The costs of packaging, labels and shipping add up, and lost or incomplete orders can multiply the costs. All of the above issues are avoidable when your business maintains a database of verified addresses.

Plus, when customers receive orders on time and see targeted communication from your business, it presents your business in a more positive light by demonstrating reliability and building customer trust. Effective communication and improved perception ultimately lead to more conversions, highlighting a key example of how the USPS® address validation tool supports your business with a higher return on investment. Altogether, Experian’s USPS® address validation is a valuable tool for improving efficiency and maintaining customer satisfaction.

 

Guarantee USPS® valid addresses in your database

Address validation tools are a valuable asset to any business. Having access to USPS® valid addresses allows businesses to better reach customers, fulfill customer needs and make strategic business decisions.

To learn more about using the USPS® address verification tool, contact Experian today. Try our suite of address verification tools for yourself to see how simple the validation process can be and experience the potential it holds for your growing your business.