Definition:
Delivery Point Validation (DPV®) enhances ordinary address validation by confirming the existence of a specific address and the fact that it can be delivered to.
Delivery Point Validation (DPV®) goes beyond validating that an address is correctly formatted and within a valid range of addresses in the USPS® data file. DPV® can validate that a mailing address - right down to the apartment or suite number - does exist and is a valid destination for a mailing or package.
As you may be aware, when packages are shipped to nonexistent addresses, companies can lose money through:
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Read more about the correcting existing addresses in the database.
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