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The National PCC Database is intended for those business mailer representatives who would like to opt-in to receive information on various postal products, services and hot topics that are pertinent to the mailing industry. Some of the different communication vehicles included:

PCC Insider
Industry & PCC Alerts
Mail Spoken Here
National Postal Forum
Other mailing industry news

To opt-in, mailing industry representatives should go to the link on the RIBBS site under the PCC Tab at https://ribbs.usps.gov/index.cfm?page=pcc (scroll down to PCC National Database Subscription).

USPS National and Rhode Island News

News from USPS National and Rhode Island.

USPS to observe Presidents Day Feb. 16

USPS News 02/03/2026 12:36

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will observe Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 16. All Post Office locations will be closed. Regular mail delivery and retail services will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 17.

USPS News 02/03/2026 12:00

HOUSTON — Today, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled the Lunar New Year: Year of the Horse stamp at the Chinese Community Center in Houston. The Year of the Horse begins Feb. 17, 2026, and ends Feb. 5, 2027.

USPS News 01/29/2026 09:37

BOSTON — The U.S. Postal Service held a first-day-of-issue stamp dedication to commemorate the life of Phillis Wheatley at the historic Old South Meeting House.

USPS News 01/24/2026 09:11

WASHINGTON — Today, the United States Postal Service (USPS) released Colorado Statehood, a new stamp commemorating the state’s 150th anniversary with a photograph called “Foggy Jagged Mountain, Weminuche Wilderness” by nature photographer John Fielder. The first-day-of-issue event was held at the History Colorado Center in Denver in conjunction with the opening of the “Mountains Majesty: On the Summit with John Fielder” exhibition.

USPS News 01/23/2026 14:12

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced the appointment of Susana Rodriguez de Tembleque, a technology executive and creative director, to the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee, or CSAC.

Rhode Island News Releases 01/22/2026 17:05

RHODE ISLAND – The Postal Service is reaching out to communities throughout the state to raise public awareness of the importance of keeping walkways, sidewalks, and approaches to mailboxes clear from snow and ice so letter carriers can provide safe and timely mail delivery.

Rhode Island News Releases 01/16/2026 14:35

WASHINGTON — Through large investments in new technology and new logistics planning and execution, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) significantly improved its delivery performance during this past holiday season. Mail items and packages were delivered within 2.5 days on average (16 billion in volume), compared to 2.8 days during the same period last year (Nov. 15 – Jan. 9). On-time delivery scores were higher virtually across the board, with the best scores being in its last mile Destination Delivery Units (DDU). The DDU space is the subject of the USPS bid solicitation process beginning later this month.

Rhode Island News Releases 01/02/2026 17:16

The U.S. Postal Service is honoring Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784), the first author of African descent in the American Colonies to publish a book, with the 49th stamp in the Black Heritage series.

Rhode Island News Releases 12/17/2025 14:12

The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the 150th anniversary of Colorado becoming a state with the issuance of Colorado Statehood, a Forever stamp featuring a photograph of Jagged Mountain by nature photographer John Fielder. The first-day-of-issue event is free and open to the public.

Rhode Island News Releases 12/17/2025 13:07

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced that it will open up entry to its valuable last mile delivery network. Shippers large and small will be able to access the more than 18,000 USPS delivery destination units (DDUs) nationwide via a solicitation process that will begin accepting bids in late January or early February 2026.

USPS PostalPro

News from PostalPro.

Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR) Release Notes

PostalPro 02/03/2026 07:00

These release notes summarize new features and enhancements implemented in deployments to the IV-MTR application.

ZIP Codes by Area and District codes

PostalPro 02/03/2026 07:00

The Excel spreadsheet lists ZIP Codes with the associated Area and District Codes.

PostalPro 02/03/2026 07:00

This document provides a list of active IV-MTR work to be as well as items completed in FY25. *Please note, Postal Pro is the only source for a current IV-MTR Development log as updates will be made on an ongoing basis.

PostalPro 02/03/2026 07:00

City/State ZIP Code Weekly Compare

PostalPro 02/02/2026 07:00

Automated Zone Indicator (AZI) Table

PostalPro 02/02/2026 07:00

The AZI table lists each five-digit ZIP Code™ and is an indicator of the type of processing that typically takes place on letter mail destined for each ZIP Code. Each number in the file is a ZIP Code appended with a numeric zone indicator. The five numeric indicators are as follows: Two Pass Zones: Automated two-step sector/segment at mail processing facilities876 Carrier Route Sort Zones: Automated incoming secondary carrier route sorting at plantsCarrier Route Barcode Sorter (CSBCS) Zones: Automated walk sequence sorting on CSBCS machines at delivery unitsDelivery Barcode Sorter (DBCS) Zones: Automated walk sequence sorting on DBCS machines at...

PostalPro 02/02/2026 07:00

January 2026 Nixie Volume

PostalPro 02/02/2026 07:00

This spreadsheet contains the UAA statistics for January 2026.