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What is Address Management System (AMS)?

The official Address Management System, or AMS, is the address database maintained by the United States Postal Service. It includes all of the deliverable addresses recognized by USPS

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Having updated addresses for your customers is important. Accurate mailing addresses let you send mail and deliver packages to your customers. It also helps keep your packages and other deliveries on track and on time.

Using address management solutions that pull addresses from USPS data keeps your contacts up-to-date. Your customers get a better customer experience and you get peace of mind knowing your addresses are current. Learn more about address management and how management services from Experian help your business save time and money.

Services like Experian’s address lookup tool use AMS data to identify the address you enter. The software then uses AWS to correct any mistakes in the format of your address. The result is a clean, accurate address that’s validated and ready to receive mail from your business.

What are address management services?

An address management service helps you run your business more efficiently. It takes over the everyday tasks of managing your mailing address contacts. You can choose between full-service solutions that clean and standardize your addresses automatically or pick software tools that help you regularly validate your mailing addresses.