NIXIE and BADA Undeliverable Error Codes

NIXIE and BADA error codes are referenced in the Paper Statements Undeliverable report. More detailed explanation of each code is provided after the table. 

 

NIXIE Undeliverable Codes

 

BADA Undeliverable Codes 

 

BADA Error Codes (Complete List)

Note: These error codes describe problems that occur in address parsing or in directory look-up. They don't necessarily tell you which address component you have to fix to get the address to assign. If you intend to use error codes to diagnose or correct address flaws, please keep this limitation in mind. 

 

E101: Last line of address missing or invalid The last address line is missing, or contains only a city or only a state. 

 

E212: No city, bad ZIP Code The record doesn't include a recognizable city name, so look-up in the City directory is impossible. The record does include a ZIP Code, but no match for it can be found. 

 

E213: Bad city, valid state, no ZIP Code The record includes something that might be a city name, but no match for it can be found in the City directory. The record includes a valid state. The record doesn't include a ZIP Code. 

 

E214: Bad city, bad ZIP Code The record includes something that might be a city name, but no match for it can be found in the City directory. The record includes a valid state. The record doesn't include a ZIP Code. 

 

E216: Bad ZIP Code, city indeterminate The record may or may not include a ZIP Code. If it contains a ZIP Code, no match for it can be found. When looking up the record's city and state in the City directory, two or more matching cities are found in the state. Because the ZIP Code is bad or missing, it cannot be determined which city or ZIP Code to assign. 

 

E302: Primary address line missing or invalid Nothing in the record is recognized as a primary address line. 

 

E412: Street name not found in directory No match for the record's street name can be found in the ZIP4 directory. Perhaps the street name is misspelled or badly abbreviated. If the address line contains garbage that might be interpreted as a part of the street name, this also can result in E412. 

 

E413: Multiple possible street name matches The ZIP4 directory contains two or more street names that resemble the record's street name. However, the resemblance between potential matches is so close that it cannot be chosen one over another. For example, if the street is "Kings" but the directory lists "King" and "Kins," both of the possible matches are equally similar to the street name. 

E420 Primary range missing or invalid Nothing found in the record's address line that is recognized as a primary range. The primary range is either missing or cannot be recognized. 

 

E421: Primary range invalid for street/route/building According to the ZIP4 directory, the record's primary range is invalid; it doesn't fall within any of the ranges listed for that street, route, or building. 

 

E422:  Required predirectional missing or invalid The ZIP4 directory indicates that a predirectional is required to choose between possible matches. However, either the record doesn't include a predirectional, or its predirectional is invalid (not listed for that street). For example, when the record shows "Elm" or "North Elm," but the directory lists only "East Elm" and "West Elm," then it is assigned E422. 

 

E423:Required suffix missing or invalid The ZIP4 directory indicates that a suffix is needed to choose between possible matches. However, either the record doesn't include a suffix, or its suffix is invalid (not listed for that street). For example, when the input is "Elm" or "Elm Road," but the directory lists only "Elm Street" and "Elm Avenue," it is assigned E423. 

 

E425: Required suffix and directional missing or invalid The ZIP4 directory indicates that both a suffix and a directional are needed to choose between possible matches. However, either the record doesn't include a suffix and directional, or its suffix and directional are invalid (not among those listed for the street). For example, it is assigned E425 when the input is "Elm" or "South Elm Road," but the directory lists: 

Elm Street East 

Elm Street West 

North Elm Avenue 

 

E427:  Required postdirectional missing or invalid The ZIP4 directory indicates that a postdirectional is required to choose between possible matches. However, either the record doesn't include a postdirectional, or its postdirectional is invalid (not among those listed for the street). For example, E427 is assigned when the record has "Elm" or "Elm North," but the directory lists only "Elm East" and "Elm West." 

 

E428: Bad ZIP Code, address indeterminate The record's ZIP Code is missing or invalid. The City directory shows that the record's city/state covers two or more ZIP Codes. In the ZIP4 directory, matches are found for the address line in at least two of those ZIP Codes. Bad input ZIP cannot be used to break the tie on the address line, and the address line cannot be used to choose a good ZIP. 

 

E429:  Bad city, address indeterminate The record's city name is missing or invalid

 

E430: Multiple possible address line matches The ZIP4 directory contains two or more address lines that resemble the input address line. However, the resemblance between potential matches is so close that one cannot be chosen over another. 

 

E431: Urbanization missing or invalid The ZIP4 directory contains two or more address lines that resemble the input address line. To choose, Puerto Rican urbanization is needed. However, either the record's address doesn't include urbanization, or its urbanization is wrong. 

 

E500: Other error E500 is a catch-all error code assigned when no more specific code can be assigned. Usually it indicates that no potential match meets the minimum confidence level, or that there is an unresolved tie between two or more potential matches. 

 

E501 Foreign address The address is not within the domestic United States, territories, or possessions. 

 

E502 Address is blank All address fields in the record are blank. 

 

E503 ZIP code in area not covered by ZIP+4 directory The record's address lies outside the area covered by the ZIP4 directory. This may indicate a conflict between the City and ZCF directories and the national directory. Please report this to the USPS Address Management Support department at amssupport.ncsc@usps.gov. 

 

E504 Overlapping ranges in ZIP+4 directory The address line matches at least two records in the ZIP4 directory. The ranges of those ZIP+4 records overlap, and a tie cannot be broken. E504 indicates a flaw in the ZIP4 directory. You should report this to the USPS Address Management Support department at amssupport.ncsc@usps.gov. The problem is in USPS data, and only the USPS can correct it. 

 

E505 Default record This is for addresses that don't exist in the USPS data. They are undeliverable default addresses. The default record is either missing the necessary secondary information (such as apartment number) or contains invalid secondary information. 

 

E600 Unsuitable for delivery of mail According to the USPS, no delivery to this address is possible. The address is listed in the ZIP4 directory, but the record is tagged as undeliverable by the USPS. It might be a cemetery, parking ramp, or condemned building, for example. E600 is unusual because it indicates a successful match to the ZIP4 directory. All other error codes mean that a match was not found. Undeliverable addresses are tagged as "errors" for the convenience of not wanting to send mail to unassigned and undeliverable addresses. 

Some addresses that are valid may be marked incorrectly as undeliverable. This is caused by an error in the USPS data. If you find such an address, you should report this to the USPS Address Management Support department at amssupport.ncsc@usps.gov. The problem is in USPS data, and only the USPS can correct it. 

 

E601 Failed DPV This error indicates an address failed Delivery Point Validation (DPV).