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USPS National Change of Address (NCOA)

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Description

National Change of Address (NCOA) "is a secure dataset of approximately 160 million permanent change-of-address (COA) records consisting of the names and addresses of individuals, families and businesses who have filed a change-of-address with the USPS. It is maintained by the United States Postal Service and access to it is licensed to service providers and made available to mailers. COA data is a compilation of new mailing addresses for individuals or entities collected by USPS over the past 4 years. COA data includes permanent and temporary change-of-address records and deleted records. USPS National change of address information provided to Census on a monthly basis.

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  • Scope and Coverage
  • Detailed Methodology
  • Data Access
  • Application-Related
  • Export Metadata

Detailed Methodology

Sample

No sample. Dataset includes entire Universe

Method of Data Collection
Administrative records
Number of Cases
Dependent on Universe
Number of Variables
38
Linkage Capabilities

DQB_SOURCE_ID (links files within this dataset)

Linkage Variables
  • Protected identification key (PIK)
  • Latitude/Longitude
  • Census tract
  • County FIPS code
  • State FIPS code
  • State abbreviation
  • Household Address
  • Master address file identification number (MAFID)
  • Zip code
  • Other (see Linkage Capabilities description)
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