Sectional center facility (SCF)

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A Destination Sectional Center Facility (SCF) is a Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) of the United States Postal Service (USPS) that serves a designated geographical area defined by one or more three-digit ZIP Code prefixes.

The following are the USPS SCF's (along with associated airports) by state that, together, form the backbone of the primary mail service in the United States.

Alabama

Note: Alabama 369 is served by Meridian, Mississippi.

Alaska

American Samoa

American Samoa is served by the SCF in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Regional:*Pago Pago, AS (96799)

Arizona

Note: AZ 865 served by Gallup, New Mexico; 854, 858, and 861 are unassigned.

Arkansas

Note: Arkansas 723 served by Memphis, Tennessee.

California

Note: CA 961 is served by Reno, Nevada; CA 909 and 929 are unassigned.

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Note: Mail deposited in Washington DC may be postmarked from Suburban Maryland,[2] Southern Maryland,[2] Washington, D.C.[2] or Capital District.

Florida

Note: Florida 343, 345, and 348 are unassigned. For 340, see Military below.

Georgia

Note: Georgia 307 is served by Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Guam

Regional post offices:

Hawaii

Honolulu (967-968), served by Honolulu International Airport.

Regional post offices:

Idaho

Illinois

Note: Illinois 620 & 622 are served by St. Louis, Missouri; 621 is unassigned.

Indiana

Note: Indiana 470 is served by Cincinnati, Ohio; Indiana 471 is served by Louisville, Kentucky;

Iowa

Note: Iowa 515-516 are served by Omaha, Nebraska; Iowa 527-528 are served by Rock Island, Illinois; 517-519 are unassigned.

Kansas

Note: 660-662 are now served by Kansas City, Missouri; 663 is unassigned.

Kentucky

Note: Kentucky 410 is served by Cincinnati, Ohio; Kentucky 424 is served by Evansville, Indiana; 419 is unassigned.

Louisiana

Note: 702 and 709 are unassigned.

Maine

Note: Maine 039 is served by Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Maryland

Note: 213 is unassigned.

Massachusetts

Note: Massachusetts 027 is served by Providence, Rhode Island.

Michigan

Minnesota

Note: 552 is unassigned.

Mississippi

Note: Mississippi 386 is served by Memphis, Tennessee.

Missouri

Note: Missouri 634-635 are served by Quincy, Illinois; 632, 642-643, and 659 are unassigned.

Montana

Nebraska

Note: 682 is unassigned.

Nevada

Note: 892 is unassigned.

New Hampshire

Note: New Hampshire 035-037 are served by White River Junction, Vermont.

New Jersey

New Mexico

Note: 872, and 876 are unassigned.

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Northern Mariana Islands

See Guam above.

Ohio

Oklahoma

Note: Oklahoma 739 is served by Liberal, Kansas; 732 and 742 are unassigned; 733 is assigned to Austin, Texas.

Oregon

Note: Oregon 979 is served by Boise, Idaho.

Palau

See Guam above.

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Note: South Carolina 297 is served by Charlotte, North Carolina; South Carolina 298 is served by Augusta, Georgia; and South Carolina 299 is served by Savannah, Georgia.

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Note: 842 is unassigned.

Vermont

Note: 055 is assigned to Middlesex-Essex, Massachusetts.

U.S. Virgin Islands

See Puerto Rico above.

Virginia

Note: Virginia 246 is served by Bluefield, West Virginia.

Washington

Note: Washington 986 is served by Portland, Oregon. 987 is unassigned.

West Virginia

Note: West Virginia 267 is served by Cumberland, Maryland. 269 was deleted in 1965.

Wisconsin

Note: Wisconsin 540 is served by St. Paul, Minnesota.

Wyoming

Note: Wyoming 821 is served by Billings, Montana.

Military

The Military Postal Service Agency (MPSA) takes control of the mail at New York, Miami, or San Francisco, and then routes it to its intended destination.

Note: for military postal purposes Canada, Africa, and the Middle East are in Europe.

Armed Forces Americas

Armed Forces Americas is served by SCF Miami FL 331

Armed Forces Europe

Armed Forces Europe is served by SCF New York NY 100

Armed Forces Pacific

Armed Forces Pacific is served by SCF San Francisco CA 940

References

  1. ^ http://www.usps.com/shipping/_csv/DDU_PS_22_Western_area.csv
  2. ^ a b c http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/04/AR2007120402176.html

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