Carrier Route Information System (CRIS)

Carrier Route Information System (CRIS) - The official city delivery scheme that lists all city and noncity delivery post offices, which is available to mailers in a standardized format. It contains schemes for city routes, rural routes, highway contract routes, post office box sections, and general delivery units. The data are formatted by ZIP Code, street name, and street number range. Delivery statistics (possible deliveries) for each carrier route are also included in the file. (Also see Coding Accuracy Support System (CASS) .)

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Source: USPS, 02 September 2009 07:37:50, http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub32/pub32a_g.html