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AddressPartType     

Discussion: The hierarchical nature of these concepts shows composition. E.g. "Street Name" is part of "Street Address Line"

Lvl Type, Domain name and/or Mnemonic code Concept ID Mnemonic Print Name Definition/Description
1 S: AdditionalLocator (ADL) V10651 ADL additional locator

This can be a unit designator, such as apartment number, suite number, or floor. There may be several unit designators in an address (e.g., "3rd floor, Appt. 342"). This can also be a designator pointing away from the location, rather than specifying a smaller location within some larger one (e.g., Dutch "t.o." means "opposite to" for house boats located across the street facing houses).

2   L:  (UNID) 17886 UNID unit identifier

The number or name of a specific unit contained within a building or complex, as assigned by that building or complex.

2   L:  (UNIT) 17885 UNIT unit designator

Indicates the type of specific unit contained within a building or complex. E.g. Appartment, Floor

1 S: DeliveryAddressLine (DAL) V17887 DAL delivery address line

A delivery address line is frequently used instead of breaking out delivery mode, delivery installation, etc. An address generally has only a delivery address line or a street address line, but not both.

2   L:  (DINST) 17890 DINST delivery installation type

Indicates the type of delivery installation (the facility to which the mail will be delivered prior to final shipping via the delivery mode.) Example: post office, letter carrier depot, community mail center, station, etc.

2   L:  (DINSTA) 17892 DINSTA delivery installation area

The location of the delivery installation, usually a town or city, and is only required if the area is different from the municipality. Area to which mail delivery service is provided from any postal facility or service such as an individual letter carrier, rural route, or postal route.

2   L:  (DINSTQ) 17891 DINSTQ delivery installation qualifier

A number, letter or name identifying a delivery installation. E.g., for Station A, the delivery installation qualifier would be 'A'.

2   L:  (DMOD) 17888 DMOD delivery mode

Indicates the type of service offered, method of delivery. For example: post office box, rural route, general delivery, etc.

2   L:  (DMODID) 17889 DMODID delivery mode identifier

Represents the routing information such as a letter carrier route number. It is the identifying number of the designator (the box number or rural route number).

1 S: StreetAddressLine (SAL) V14822 SAL street address line
2   S: BuildingNumber (BNR) V10649 BNR building number

The number of a building, house or lot alongside the street. Also known as "primary street number". This does not number the street but rather the building.

3     L:  (BNN) 17881 BNN building number numeric

The numeric portion of a building number

3     L:  (BNS) 17882 BNS building number suffix

Any alphabetic character, fraction or other text that may appear after the numeric portion of a building number

2   S: StreetName (STR) V10648 STR street name
3     L:  (STB) 17883 STB street name base

The base name of a roadway or artery recognized by a municipality (excluding street type and direction)

3     L:  (STTYP) 17884 STTYP street type

The designation given to the street. (e.g. Street, Avenue, Crescent, etc.)

2   L:  (DIR) 10650 DIR direction

Direction (e.g., N, S, W, E)

1 L:  (CAR) 17879 CAR care of

The name of the party who will take receipt at the specified address, and will take on responsibility for ensuring delivery to the target recipient

1 L:  (CEN) 17934 CEN census tract

A geographic sub-unit delineated for demographic purposes.

1 L:  (CNT) 10644 CNT country

Country

1 L:  (CPA) 12210 CPA county or parish

A sub-unit of a state or province. (49 of the United States of America use the term "county;" Louisiana uses the term "parish".)

1 L:  (CTY) 10646 CTY municipality

The name of the city, town, village, or other community or delivery center

1 L:  (DEL) 10643 DEL delimiter

Delimiters are printed without framing white space. If no value component is provided, the delimiter appears as a line break.

1 L:  (POB) 10652 POB post box

A numbered box located in a post station.

1 L:  (PRE) 17880 PRE precinct

A subsection of a municipality

1 L:  (STA) 10645 STA state or province

A sub-unit of a country with limited sovereignty in a federally organized country.

1 L:  (ZIP) 10647 ZIP postal code

A postal code designating a region defined by the postal service.


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