Information Components

NameValuesDescription
StatusNotesVariesReturns additional information about the status of the address when applicable.
See Status Notes table for a list of notes and descriptions.
LocalAddress1VariesStandardized address line 1 displayed in its local text and format.
LocalAddress2VariesStandardized address line 2 displayed in its local text and format.
LocalAddress3VariesStandardized address line 3 displayed in its local text and format.
LocalAddress4VariesStandardized address line 4 displayed in its local text and format.
LocalAddress5VariesStandardized address line 5 displayed in its local text and format.
LocalAddress6VariesStandardized address line 6 displayed in its local text and format.
LocalAddress7VariesStandardized address line 7 displayed in its local text and format.
LocalAddress8VariesStandardized address line 8 displayed in its local text and format.
AddressField1VariesUnformatted address line 1. For clients who need to map to a system that performs address formatting for them.
AddressField2VariesUnformatted address line 2. For clients who need to map to a system that performs address formatting for them.
AddressField3VariesUnformatted address line 3. For clients who need to map to a system that performs address formatting for them.
AddressField4VariesUnformatted address line 4. For clients who need to map to a system that performs address formatting for them.
AddressField5VariesUnformatted address line 5. For clients who need to map to a system that performs address formatting for them.
PremiseNumberVariesAn alphanumeric code, such as a house or building number.
Ex: The number ’27’ in the address line of ’27 E Main St.’
StreetPreDirectionalVariesThe prefix directional is a word preceding the street name that indicates
the direction or position of the thoroughfare.

Ex: The letter ‘E’ in the address line ’27 E Main St.’
StreetPreTypeVariesThe prefix type is a word or phrase that precedes the street name
and identifies a type of thoroughfare.

Ex: The French word for street ‘Rue’ in the address line ‘239 Rue Angleterre’
StreetNameVariesThe name of the street or thoroughfare.
StreetPostTypeVariesThe suffix type is a word or phrase that follows the street name
and identifies a type of thoroughfare. 
Ex:The abbreviation ‘Rd.’ in the address line ’15 N Thomas Rd.’
StreetPostDirectionalVariesA word following the street name that indicates the direction or position of the thoroughfare.
SubPremiseVariesThe sub-premise will primarily represent a unit type and number.Ex: Suite 5, Flat 16 or Apartment 9
Depending on the level of data available, the sub-premise unit type may be abbreviated or spelled out completely.
DependentStreetPreDirectionalVariesThe prefix directional is a word preceding the street name that indicates
the direction or position of the dependent thoroughfare.

Ex: The letter ‘E’ in the address line ’27 E Main St.’
DependentStreetPreTypeVariesThe prefix type is a word or phrase that precedes the street name
and identifies a type of dependent thoroughfare.

Ex: The French word for street ‘Rue’ in the address line ‘239 Rue Angleterre’
DependentStreetNameVariesThe name of the sub-street or dependent thoroughfare.
DependentStreetPostTypeVariesThe suffix type is a word or phrase that follows the street name
and identifies a type of dependent thoroughfare. 
Ex:The abbreviation ‘Rd.’ in the address line ’15 N Thomas Rd.’
DependentStreetPostDirectionalVariesThe prefix directional is a word preceding the street name that indicates
the direction or position of the dependent thoroughfare.

Ex: The letter ‘E’ in the address line ’27 E Main St.’
DependentLocalityVariesThe dependent locality name.
FloorVariesThe alpha-numeric value for the floor.Ex: The number 4 in ‘Floor 5’ or the letter D in ‘Floor D’
IsPOBoxTrue
False
Indicates if the address is a PO Box.
POBoxVariesThe alpha-numeric value for the PO Box.

Status Notes

Status NoteDescription
SubPremiseIndicates that the sub-premise is valid according to postal data.
MaxLineLengthExceededIndicates that the length of one or more of the address line fields was too long.
PostalCodeFormatInvalidIndicates that no postal code was found in the input address that matched the given country’s known postal code format.
PostalCodeNotFoundIndicates that the postal code was not found in our table of records. This could indicate that the postal code is bad, but it is also possible that we simply do not have it.
PostalCodeAndAddressDoNotMatchIndicates that the postal code was found, but a locality and/or admin area match in the address could not be found.
PostalCodeAndAddressPartialMatchIndicates that the postal code matched the locality and or an admin area.
Insufficient or nonsensical input data.Indicates that the data entered in the Address1-5, Locality, AdministrativeArea, PostalCode and Country fields in its entirety is insufficient to continue with the validation process. Commonly occurs when garbage and/or bogus data is passed in.

Example1
Address1=123 Fake
Locality=Magic Hippo
AdministrativeArea=Mt. Everest
Country=Cuba

Example2
Address1=27 E Cota St, Ste 500
PostalCode=ABCDE-1234