Using NCOA services you can remove undeliverable addresses and avoid wasting money mailing to out of date addresses. NCOA processing improves mail deliverability by providing you with current, standardized, delivery point coded addresses for individual, family, and business moves.
First, we standardize all names and address information in your data mailing list so it conforms to USPS requirements, including ZIP +4 codes. Then we use specialized computer programs to match NCOA data with the names and addresses in your mailing list. The National Change of Address database contains approximately 160 million records. The Address Change Service - ACS - also uses this database.
Each record contains permanent address changes, for a 4 year period of time. Using NCOA data to update your customer information is a very complex process; requiring the sophisticated programs we use to ensure quality updated data in your mailing lists.