Sectional center facility (SCF)
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. A Sectional Center Facility routes mail between local distribution facilities and to and from Network Distribution Centers (NDC), which form the backbone of the network.
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 [edit]
Note: Alabama 369 is served by Meridian, Mississippi.
- Birmingham (350-352, 355, 359), served by Birmingham International Airport
- Tuscaloosa (354)
- Huntsville (356-358)
- Montgomery (360-361, 364, 367-368)
- Anniston (362)
- Dothan (363)
- Mobile (365-366)
Alaska [edit]
- Anchorage (995-996): 4141 Postmark Dr., Anchorage, AK 99519,[1] served by Anchorage International Airport
- Fairbanks (997)
- Juneau (998)
- Ketchikan (999)
American Samoa [edit]
American Samoa is served by the SCF in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Regional:*Pago Pago, AS (96799)
Arizona [edit]
Note: AZ 865 served by Gallup, New Mexico; 854, 858, 861, and 862 are unassigned.
Arkansas [edit]
Note: Arkansas 723 served by Memphis, Tennessee; Arkansas 718 served by Shreveport, Louisiana.
- Pine Bluff (716)
- Camden (717)
- Hot Springs (719)
- Little Rock (720-722)
- Jonesboro (724-725)
- Fayetteville (726-727)
- Russellville (728)
- Fort Smith (729)
California [edit]
Note: CA 961 is served by Reno, Nevada; CA 909 and 929 are unassigned.
- Los Angeles (900-904) 7001 S Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90052-9998
- Long Beach (905-908)
- Santa Clarita (910-912)
- Van Nuys (913-916)
- Alhambra (917-918)
- San Diego (919-921)11251 Rancho Carmel Drive San Diego CA 92199-9998
- San Bernardino (922-925)
- Santa Ana (926-928) 3101 W Sunflower Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92799-0101
- Santa Barbara (930-931, 934) 400 Storke Road, Goleta, CA 93117
- Bakersfield (932-933)
- Mojave (935)
- Fresno (936-938)
- San Francisco (940-41, 943-944)
- Oakland (945-948)
- San Rafael (949) North Bay SCF
- San Jose (939, 950-951) 1750 Lundy Avenue, San Jose, CA 95101-9998
- Santa Rosa (954) North Bay SCF
- Eureka (955)
- Sacramento (942, 952-953, 956-958)
- Marysville (959)
- Redding (960)
Colorado [edit]
- Denver (800-807) 25630 East 75th Ave., Denver CO 80249
- Colorado Springs (808-810)
- Alamosa (811)
- Salida (812)
- Durango (813)
- Grand Junction (814-816)
Connecticut [edit]
- Hartford (060-063, Massachusetts 010-012) 141 Weston St., Hartford, CT 06101
- Southern Connecticut (064, 065, 067)
- Stamford (066, 068-069) 427 West Ave., Stamford, CT 06910
Delaware [edit]
- Wilmington (197-199)
District of Columbia [edit]
Note: Mail deposited in Washington DC may be postmarked from Suburban Maryland,[2] Southern Maryland,[2] Washington, D.C.[2] or Capital District.
- Washington (200, 202-205), 900 Brentwood Rd NE, Washington DC 20066-9998
- 200 - street, PO box addresses
- 202-205 - US government, agencies, etc.
Florida [edit]
Note: Florida 343, 345, and 348 are unassigned. For 340, see Military below.
- Jacksonville (320, 322)
- Tallahassee (323)
- Panama City (324)
- Pensacola (325)
- Gainesville (326, 344)
- Orlando (328-329, 347) 10401 Post Office Blvd, Orlando, FL 32862
- Mid Florida (321, 327) 800 Rinehart Rd, Lake Mary, FL 32799
- Miami (330-333)
- West Palm Beach (334, 349)
- Tampa (335,336,346) 1801 Grant St., Tampa, FL 33605
- St. Petersburg (337)
- Lakeland (338)
- Fort Myers (339,341)
- Manasota (342)
Georgia [edit]
Note: Georgia 307 is served by Chattanooga, Tennessee.
- Atlanta (300-303, 399) 1705 Highway 138 SE, Conyers, GA 30013
- Swainsboro (304)
- Gainesville (305)
- Athens (306)
- Augusta (308-309; South Carolina 298)
- Macon (310-312)
- Savannah (313-314; South Carolina 299)
- Waycross (315)
- Valdosta (316)
- Albany (317,398)
- Columbus (318-319)
Guam [edit]
- SCF Barrigada (969), served by Guam International Airport.
Regional post offices:
Hawaii [edit]
Honolulu (967-968), served by Honolulu International Airport.
Regional post offices:[citation needed]
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- Hilo (96720-21) (on the island of Hawaii)
- Kaunakakai (96748) (on the island of Moloka'i)
- Lanai City (96763) (on the island of Lanai)
- Lihue (96766) (on the island of Kaua'i)
- Wailuku (96793) (on the island of Maui)
Idaho [edit]
- Pocatello (832, 834)
- Lewiston (835, Washington 994)
- Boise (833, 836-837, Oregon 979)
Illinois [edit]
Note: Illinois 620 & 622 are served by St. Louis, Missouri; 621 is unassigned.
- Palatine (600, 602)
- Carol Stream (601, 603)
- South Suburban (604)
- Fox Valley (605)
- Chicago (606-608)
- Kankakee (609)
- Rockford (610-611)
- Rock Island (612; Iowa 527-528)
- La Salle (613)
- Galesburg (614)
- Peoria (615-616)
- Bloomington (617)
- Champaign (618-619)
- Effingham (624)
- Springfield (623, 625-627)
- Centralia (628)
- Carbondale (629)
Indiana [edit]
Note: Indiana 470 is served by Cincinnati, Ohio; Indiana 471 is served by Louisville, Kentucky;
- Indianapolis (460-462)
- Gary (463-464)
- South Bend (465-466)
- Fort Wayne (467-468)
- Kokomo (469, 473, 479)
- Columbus (472)
- Bloomington (474)
- Washington (475)
- Evansville (476-477, Kentucky 424); 800 Sycamore ST, Evansville, IN 47708-9998
- Terre Haute (478)
Iowa [edit]
Note: Iowa 515-516 are served by Omaha, Nebraska; Iowa 527-528 are served by Rock Island, Illinois; Iowa 510-513 are served by Sioux Falls, South Dakota; 517-519 are unassigned.
- Des Moines (500-503, 505, 525)
- Mason City (504)
- Waterloo (506-507, 521)
- Creston (508)
- Carroll (514)
- Cedar Rapids (520, 522-524)
Kansas [edit]
Note: 660-662,664-668 are now served by Kansas City, Missouri; 663 is unassigned. ; 676-679 are now served by Wichita, Kansas
- Wichita (670-673, 675)
- Salina (669, 674, 676-677)
- Dodge City (678)
- Liberal (679, Oklahoma 739)
Kentucky [edit]
Note: Kentucky 410 is served by Cincinnati, Ohio; Kentucky 424 is served by Evansville, Indiana; 419 is unassigned.
- Louisville (400-402, Indiana 471)
- Lexington (403-406)
- London (407-409)
- Ashland (411-412)
- Campton (413-414)
- Pikeville (415-416)
- Hazard (417-418)
- Paducah (420)
- Bowling Green (421-422)
- Owensboro (423)
- Somerset (425-426)
- Elizabethtown (427)
Louisiana [edit]
Note: 702 and 709 are unassigned.
- New Orleans (700-701)
- Thibodaux (703)
- Hammond (704)
- Lafayette (705)
- Lake Charles (706)
- Baton Rouge (707-708)
- Shreveport (710-711, 713-714, Arkansas 718, Texas 755)
- Monroe (712)
Maine [edit]
Maryland [edit]
Note: 213 is unassigned.
- Southern Maryland (206-207), 9201 Edgeworth Dr, Capitol Heights MD 20790-9998
- Suburban Maryland (208-209), 16501 Shady Grove Rd, Gaithersburg MD 20898-9998
- Linthicum (210-211, 214)
- Baltimore (212, 217, 219), 900 E Fayette St, Baltimore, MD 21233-9715
- Cumberland (215, West Virginia 267)
- Eastern Shore (216, 218)
Massachusetts [edit]
Note: Massachusetts 010-012 are served by Hartford, Connecticut; Massachusetts 027 is served by Providence, Rhode Island.
- Central Massachusetts (013-017) 192 Main St., Shrewsbury, MA 01546
- Middlesex-Essex (018-019, 055) 76 Main St., North Reading, MA 01889
- Brockton (020, 023) 225 Liberty St., Brockton, MA 02301
- Boston (021-022) 25 Dorchester Ave., Boston, MA 02205
- Northwest Boston (024) 200 Smith St., Waltham, MA 02451
- Cape Cod (025-026) 25 Tobey Rd., Wareham, MA 02571
Michigan [edit]
- Metroplex (480, 483-485)
- Detroit (481-482, 492): 1401 West Fort Street #1006, Detroit, MI 48233-1001
- Saginaw (486-487)
- Lansing (488-489)
- Kalamazoo (490-491)
- Grand Rapids (493-495)
- Traverse City (496-497)
- Iron Mountain (498-499)
Minnesota [edit]
Note: 552 is unassigned.
- St. Paul (550-551, Wisconsin 540)
- Minneapolis (553-555)
- Duluth (556-558)
- Rochester (559)
- Mankato (560)
- Windom (561)
- Willmar (562)
- St. Cloud (563)
- Brainerd (564)
- Detroit Lakes (565)
- Bemidji (566)
- Thief River Falls (567)
Mississippi [edit]
Note: Mississippi 386 is served by Memphis, Tennessee.
- Greenville (387)
- Tupelo (388)
- Grenada (389)
- Jackson (390-393, Alabama 369)
- Hattiesburg (394)
- Gulfport (395)
- McComb (396)
- Columbus (397)
Missouri [edit]
Note: Missouri 634-635 are now split between St. Louis and Columbia.; 632, 642-643, and 659 are unassigned.
- St. Louis (630-631, 633-634; Illinois 620 & 622) 1720 Market St., St. Louis, MO 63155
- Cape Girardeau (636-639)
- Kansas City (640-641, 644-647,649; Kansas 660-662)
- Mid-MO, Missouri (635,650-653)
- Springfield (648, 654-658)
Montana [edit]
- Billings (590-591, 593, Wyoming 821)
- Wolf Point (592)
- Great Falls (594-595)
- Helena (596)
- Butte (597)
- Missoula (598)
- Kalispell (599)
Nebraska [edit]
Note: 682 is unassigned.
- Omaha (680-681, Iowa 515-516)
- Lincoln (683-685)
- Norfolk (686, 687)
- Grand Island (688, 689)
- McCook (690)
- North Platte (691)
- Valentine (692)
- Alliance (693)
Nevada [edit]
Note: 892 is unassigned.
- Las Vegas (890-891)
- Ely (893)
- Reno (894-897, California 961)
- Elko (898)
New Hampshire [edit]
Note: New Hampshire 035-037 are served by White River Junction, Vermont.
- Manchester (030-034, 038) 955 Goffs Falls Rd., Manchester, NH 03103
New Jersey [edit]
- DV Daniels (070-073) Kearny, NJ
- North New Jersey Metro (074-076, 078) Teterboro, NJ
- South Jersey (080-084) Bellmawr, NJ
- Trenton (077, 085-087)
- Kilmer (079, 088-089) Edison, NJ
New Mexico [edit]
Note: 872, and 876 are unassigned.
- Albuquerque (870-871, 875)
- Gallup (873, Arizona 865)
- Farmington (874)
- Las Vegas (877)
- Socorro (878)
- Truth or Consequences (879)
- Las Cruces (880)
- Clovis (881)
- Roswell (882)
- Carrizozo (883)
- Tucumcari (884)
New York [edit]
- New York (100-102, 104)
- Brooklyn (103, 112, 116)
- Westchester (105-109)
- Queens (110 Floral Park; 111 Long Island City; 113 Flushing; 114 Jamaica)
- Western Nassau (115) Garden City
- Mid-Island (005, 117-119) Melville
- Albany (120-123 & 128), 30 Old Karner Road, Albany (128- Glens Falls Processed in Albany, NY)
- Mid-Hudson (124-127), 99 Enterprise Drive, Newburgh
- Plattsburgh (129), 46 Veterans Lane, Plattsburgh
- Syracuse (130-132, 136), 5640 E. Taft Road, Syracuse
- Utica (133-135), 100 Pitcher Street, Utica
- Binghamton (137-139), 115 Henry Street, Binghamton
- Buffalo (140-143), 1200 William Street, Buffalo
- Rochester (144-146), 1335 Jefferson Road, Rochester
- Jamestown (147), 300 E. Third Street, Jamestown
- Elmira (148-149), 1580 Sullivan Street, Elmira
North Carolina [edit]
- Greensboro (270-274, 286)
- Raleigh (275-277)
- Rocky Mount (278-279)
- Charlotte (280-282, South Carolina 297)
- Fayetteville (283-284)
- Kinston (285)
- Asheville (287-289)
North Dakota [edit]
- Fargo (580-581)
- Grand Forks (582)
- Devils Lake (583)
- Jamestown (584)
- Bismarck (585)
- Dickinson (586)
- Minot (587)
- Williston (588)
Northern Mariana Islands [edit]
See Guam above.
Ohio [edit]
- Columbus (430-433)
- Toledo (434-436)
- Zanesville (437-438)
- Cleveland (440-441)
- Akron (442-443)
- Youngstown (439, 444-445)
- Canton (446-447)
- Mansfield (448-449)
- Cincinnati (450-452, 459, Kentucky 410, Indiana 470)
- Dayton (453-455)
- Chillicothe (456)
- Athens (457)
- Lima (458)
Oklahoma [edit]
Note: Oklahoma 739 is served by Liberal, Kansas; 732 and 742 are unassigned; 733 is assigned to Austin, Texas.
- Oklahoma City (730-731, 748)
- Ardmore (734)
- Lawton (735)
- Clinton (736)
- Enid (737)
- Woodward (738)
- Tulsa (740-741, 743)
- Muskogee (744)
- McAlester (745)
- Ponca City (746)
- Durant (747)
- Poteau (749)
Oregon [edit]
Note: Oregon 979 is served by Boise, Idaho.
- Portland (970-972, Washington 986) 715 NW Hoyt St., Portland, OR 97208-9998
- Salem (973)
- Eugene (974)
- Medford (975-976)
- Bend (977)
- Pendleton (978)
Palau [edit]
See Guam above.
Pennsylvania [edit]
- Pittsburgh (150-154)
- Johnstown (155, 157, 159)
- Greensburg (156)
- Du Bois (158)
- New Castle (160-162)
- Oil City (163)
- Erie (164-165)
- Altoona (166, 168)
- Bradford (167)
- Harrisburg (170-173, 178)
- Lancaster (174-176)
- Williamsport (169, 177)
- Reading (179, 195-196)
- Lehigh Valley (180-183)
- Scranton (184-188)
- Southeastern (189, 193-194)
- Philadelphia (190-192)
Puerto Rico [edit]
- San Juan (006-007, 009, US Virgin Islands 008)
Rhode Island [edit]
- Providence (028-029, Massachusetts 027) 24 Corliss St., Providence, RI 02904
South Carolina [edit]
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.
- Columbia (290-292)
- Charleston (294)
- Florence (295)
- Greenville (293, 296)
South Dakota [edit]
- Sioux Falls (570-571, Iowa 510-513)
- Watertown (572)
- Mitchell (573)
- Aberdeen (574)
- Pierre (575)
- Mobridge (576)
- Rapid City (577)
Tennessee [edit]
- Nashville (370-372)
- Chattanooga (373-374, Georgia 307)
- Johnson City (376, Virginia 242)
- Knoxville (377-379)
- Memphis (380-381, Mississippi 386, Arkansas 723)
- McKenzie (382)
- Jackson (383)
- Columbia (384)
- Cookeville (385)
Texas [edit]
Note: Texas 755 served by Shreveport, Louisiana.
- North Texas (750) Located in Coppell
- Dallas (751-753)
- Greenville (754)
- Longview (756)
- Tyler (757)
- Palestine (758)
- Fort Worth (759, 760-761, 763-764)
- Denton (762)
- Temple (765)
- Waco (766-767)
- Houston (770, 772) 401 Franklin St, 77201 [3]
- North Houston (773-775) 4600 Aldine Bender Rd, 77315 [4]
- Beaumont (776-777)
- Bryan (778)
- San Antonio (780-782, 788) 10410 Perrin Beitel Rd., San Antonio, TX 78284
- Corpus Christi (779, 783-784)
- McAllen (785)
- Austin (733, 786-787, 789)
- Amarillo (790-791)
- Childress (792)
- Lubbock (793-794)
- Abilene (768, 795-796)
- Midland (769, 797)
- El Paso (798-799, 885)
Utah [edit]
Note: 842 is unassigned.
- Salt Lake City (840-841, 843-844)
- Provo (845-847)
Vermont [edit]
Note: 055 is assigned to Middlesex-Essex, Massachusetts.
- White River Junction (050-053, 057-059, New Hampshire 035-037) 195 Sykes Mountain Ave., White River Junction, VT 05001
- Burlington (054, 056) 8 New England Dr, Essex Jct, VT, 05452
U.S. Virgin Islands [edit]
See Puerto Rico above.
Virginia [edit]
Note: Virginia 246 is served by Bluefield, West Virginia; Virginia 242 is served by Johnson City, Tennessee.
- Dulles (201, 226)
- Northern (220-223)
- Culpeper (227)
- Richmond (224, 225, 228-232, 238, 244)
- Norfolk (233-237)
- Farmville (239)
- Roanoke (240-241, 243)
- Lynchburg (245)
Washington [edit]
Note: Washington 986 is served by Portland, Oregon. 987 is unassigned.
- Seattle (980-981)
- Everett (982)
- Tacoma (983-984)
- Olympia (985)
- Wenatchee (988)
- Yakima (989)
- Spokane (990-992, Idaho 838)
- Pasco (993)
West Virginia [edit]
Note: West Virginia 267 is served by Cumberland, Maryland. 269 was deleted in 1965.
- Bluefield (247-248, Virginia 246)
- Lewisburg (249)
- Charleston (250-253, 255-259)
- Martinsburg (254)
- Wheeling (260)
- Parkersburg (261)
- Clarksburg (262-265)
- Gassaway (266)
- Petersburg (268)
Wisconsin [edit]
Note: Wisconsin 540 is served by St. Paul, Minnesota.
- Milwaukee (530-534)
- Madison (535-538) 3902 MILWAUKEE ST MADISON WI 53714
- Portage (539) 215 W CONANT ST PORTAGE WI 53901
- Green Bay (541-543, 549)
- Wausau (544)
- Rhinelander (545)
- La Crosse (546)
- Eau Claire (547)
- Spooner (548)
Wyoming [edit]
Note: Wyoming 821 is served by Billings, Montana.
- Cheyenne (820)
- Wheatland (822)
- Rawlins (823)
- Casper (824-828)
- Rock Springs (829)
Military [edit]
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 [edit]
Armed Forces Americas is served by SCF Miami FL 331
- Latin America and the Caribbean (340)
Armed Forces Europe [edit]
Armed Forces Europe is served by SCF New York NY 100
- Germany (090-092)
- Contingency (093)
- United Kingdom (094)
- Ships (095)
- Italy and Spain (096)
- Other Europe (097)
- Middle East/Africa (098)
Armed Forces Pacific [edit]
Armed Forces Pacific is served by SCF San Francisco CA 940
- Korea (962)
- Japan (963)
- Philippines (964)
- Other Pacific (965)
- Ships (966)
References [edit]
- L002 3-Digit ZIP Code Prefix Matrix, from USPS Domestic Mail Manual
- L005 3-Digit ZIP Code Prefix Groups—SCF Sortation, from USPS Domestic Mail Manual
- G030 Postal Zones
- G042 Pricing and Classification Service Center
- SCF Lookup (Private Vendor)
- Zip Code Maps (Private Vendor)
- List of SCF and their corresponding physical addresses (Private Vendor)
- [USPS Destination Delivery Unit (DDU) List - Capital Metro Area]
- USPS Destination Delivery Unit (DDU) List - Eastern Area
- USPS Destination Delivery Unit (DDU) List - Great Lakes Area
- USPS Destination Delivery Unit (DDU) List - New York Metro Area
- USPS Destination Delivery Unit (DDU) List - Northeast Area
- USPS Destination Delivery Unit (DDU) List - Pacific Area
- USPS Destination Delivery Unit (DDU) List - Southeast Area
- USPS Destination Delivery Unit (DDU) List - Southwest Area
- USPS Destination Delivery Unit (DDU) List - Western Area
- ^ http://www.usps.com/shipping/_csv/DDU_PS_22_Western_area.csv
- ^ a b c http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/04/AR2007120402176.html
- ^ "L005 3-Digit ZIP Code Prefix Groups - SCF Sortation". USPS Postal Explorer. United States Postal Service. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ "L005 3-Digit ZIP Code Prefix Groups - SCF Sortation". USPS Postal Explorer. United States Postal Service. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- US Postal Service ZIP Code Directory, 1996.
- 5 FAH-10 H-413 ADDRESS FORMATS FOR APO/FPO POSTS