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US Address Verification

Confirm a US address is real and deliverable before you ship or save it. Standardize it, get ZIP+4, and branch on a single deliverability status. Guides and copy-paste code in every major language.

25 guides in this topic
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Complete Guide to Address Verification APIs in 2026

Master address verification with our comprehensive guide covering API selection, implementation, and best practices.

Elizabeth Parker Oct 28, 2025 12 min
Educational

USPS CASS Certification: Complete Guide for 2026

Everything you need to know about CASS certification, postal discounts, and how to save up to 40% on postage.

Margaret Holloway Dec 29, 2025 10 min
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10 Address Verification Software Tools for Developers in 2026

A developer-focused overview of the top address verification tools, covering key features, API design, and integration options.

Stacey Dias Mar 7, 2026 14 min
Guide

How to Test an Address API's Accuracy

Build a truth set, damage it in controlled ways, and score five numbers: recovery, silent errors, flagged errors, empty results and refusal of fake addresses.

Elizabeth Parker Sep 27, 2026 8 min
Educational

Do You Need CASS Certification for Address Validation?

CASS is required to claim automation and carrier route postage prices. What the postal rules say, by use case, and when a non-certified API is fine.

Margaret Holloway Sep 27, 2026 6 min
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CASS-Certified vs Non-Certified Address Validation

One unlocks postage discounts through PS Form 3553. Both can clean your data. A side-by-side view and when each is the right tool.

Margaret Holloway Sep 27, 2026 6 min
Educational

Google Address Validation Alternatives: Cost at Volume

Google charges $17 per 1,000 after 5,000 free lookups. What 10K, 100K and 1M cost on Google and the alternatives, plus the caching terms that matter.

Stacey Dias Sep 28, 2026 7 min
Educational

Address Validation MCP Servers for AI Agents, Compared

Eight address validation MCP servers for AI agents, updated October 28, 2026: tools, transport, sign-up, cost, registry status, and live tool calls shown.

Ravi Ramanujan Oct 16, 2026 9 min
Tutorial

How to Find Duplicate Customer Addresses

Find duplicate customer addresses by standardizing first. A 50-row test scores exact, normalized, fuzzy and standardized matching, with a Python script.

Daniel Okafor Oct 16, 2026 10 min
Educational

Address Standardization API: What Changes, With Examples

What an address standardization API changes, rule by rule from Publication 28, with three live before-and-after examples and four APIs compared.

Elizabeth Parker Oct 7, 2026 6 min
Educational

ZIP+4 Lookup API: Get the 4-Digit Add-On by API

What the four extra ZIP+4 digits mean in the postal rules, three live responses that return them, and how seven APIs return and price ZIP+4.

Margaret Holloway Oct 7, 2026 7 min
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Address Cleansing vs Verification vs Standardization

Four terms vendors use loosely, defined from Smarty, Loqate and Publication 28, with one address run live through a parser and a verification call.

Elizabeth Parker Oct 6, 2026 8 min
Educational

What an Address Verification API Returns, Field by Field

One real response with every field explained, what the DPV codes Y, D, S and N mean, and the same answers under five vendors' field names.

Elizabeth Parker Oct 5, 2026 7 min
Educational

Free Address Validation APIs: What the Free Tiers Give You

11 address verification APIs checked on one day. Three give free lookups every month; the rest are trials, one-time credits or free only with a purchase.

Stacey Dias Oct 3, 2026 6 min
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USPS Web Tools API Retirement: What to Move To

USPS retired Web Tools on January 25, 2026 but kept patching it. The new Addresses API is free only for USPS shipping. What changed and where to move.

Margaret Holloway Oct 3, 2026 8 min
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Melissa Address Verification Alternatives (2026)

Melissa sells US address verification in credits. What its credit packs cost at 10K, 100K and 1M lookups, and what the alternatives charge.

Stacey Dias Sep 30, 2026 6 min
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How Address Verification APIs Are Priced (2026)

Public prices at 10K, 100K and 1M lookups a month, the five pricing models vendors use, and the hidden costs to check before you buy.

Stacey Dias Sep 27, 2026 7 min
Tutorial

How to Verify US Addresses in Python

Confirm deliverability before you ship. Free API, a requests-based client, a Flask submit handler, and a clear rule for every DPV outcome.

Daniel Okafor Jun 27, 2026 11 min
Tutorial

How to Verify US Addresses in C# / ASP.NET Core

Confirm deliverability at submit. Free API, a typed HttpClient service, and an endpoint that branches on DPV - accept, warn, or block.

Tomasz Kowalski Jun 27, 2026 11 min
Tutorial

How to Verify US Addresses in Node.js / Express

Confirm deliverability at submit. Free API, a fetch-based client, and an Express route that branches on DPV - accept, warn, or block.

Marcus Chen Jun 27, 2026 10 min
Tutorial

How to Verify US Addresses in PHP / Laravel

Confirm deliverability at submit. Free API, the Laravel Http client, and a controller that branches on DPV - accept, warn, or block.

James Whitaker Jun 27, 2026 10 min
Tutorial

How to Verify US Addresses in Java / Spring Boot

Confirm deliverability at submit. Free API, the built-in HttpClient with Jackson records, and a controller that branches on DPV.

Tomasz Kowalski Jun 27, 2026 11 min
Tutorial

How to Verify US Addresses in Django

Confirm deliverability at form submit. Free API, a requests-based service module, and a view that branches on DPV - accept, warn, or block.

Daniel Okafor Jun 27, 2026 10 min
Tutorial

How to Verify US Addresses in Go

Confirm deliverability at submit. Free API, a net/http client with typed structs, and an http.HandlerFunc that branches on DPV.

Tomasz Kowalski Jun 27, 2026 10 min
Tutorial

How to Verify US Addresses in Ruby on Rails

Confirm deliverability at submit. Free API, a Net::HTTP client, and a Rails controller action that branches on DPV - accept, warn, or block.

James Whitaker Jun 27, 2026 10 min

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