Sectional center facility

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 post offices and to and from network distribution centers (NDCs) and Surface Transfer Centers (STCs),[1][failed verification] which form the backbone of the network.

Civil SCFs[edit]

Alabama[edit]

Note: Alabama 369 is served by Jackson, Mississippi; 353 is unassigned.

Alaska[edit]

American Samoa[edit]

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

Arizona[edit]

Note: AZ 864 served by Las Vegas, Nevada; AZ 865 served by Albuquerque, New Mexico; 854, 858, 861, and 862 are unassigned.

Arkansas[edit]

Note: Arkansas 723-724 served by Memphis, Tennessee; Arkansas 718 served by Shreveport, Louisiana.

California[edit]

San Bernardino SCF, with accurate POSTNET barcode on its exterior

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

  • Los Angeles (900-905, 907, 908) 7001 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90052-9998
  • Industry (906, 917, 918) 15421 E Gale Ave., City of Industry, CA 91715-9608
  • Santa Clarita (910-916) 28201 Franklin Pkwy., Santa Clarita, CA 91383-9998[4]
  • San Diego (919-921) 11251 Rancho Carmel Drive, San Diego, CA 92199-9998
  • San Bernardino (922-925) 1900 W Redlands Blvd., San Bernardino, CA 92403-9997
  • Santa Ana (926-927) 3101 W. Sunflower Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92799-0101
  • Anaheim (928) 5335 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim, CA 92899-9002
  • Santa Barbara (930-931, 934) 400 Storke Road, Goleta, CA 93117
  • Bakersfield (932-933, 935)
  • Fresno (936-937, IRS 938)
  • San Jose (939, 950-951) 1750 Lundy Avenue, San Jose, CA 95101-9998
  • San Francisco (940-941, 943-944, 949, 954) 1300 Evans Ave, San Francisco, CA 94188-8014
  • Sacramento (942, 952-953, 956-959) 3775 Industrial Blvd., West Sacramento, CA 95799-9998
  • Oakland (945-948) 1675 7th St, Oakland, CA 94615
  • Eureka (955)
  • Redding (960)

Colorado[edit]

Note: Colorado 813 is served by Albuquerque, New Mexico; 817-819 are unused.

Connecticut[edit]

Note: 066, 068, and 069 are served by Westchester, New York.

Delaware[edit]

Washington, D.C.[edit]

Note: Mail deposited in Washington, D.C. may be postmarked from Suburban Maryland,[5] Southern Maryland,[5] Washington, D.C.[5] or the Capital District.

  • Washington Street and PO box addresses (200), 900 Brentwood Rd. NE, Washington DC 20066-9998
  • Washington Government Mails Annex (202-205), 3300 V St NE, Washington DC 20018-1528[6]
  • Washington Parcel Return Service (569)

Florida[edit]

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

  • Jacksonville (320, 322, 326, 344, Georgia 313-315) 7415 Commonwealth Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32099
  • Orlando (321, 327-329, 347) 10401 Post Office Blvd., Orlando, FL 32862
  • Tallahassee (323, Georgia 316-317 & 398) 2800 S Adams St, Tallahassee, FL 32301
  • Pensacola (324-325) 1400 W Jordan St, Pensacola, FL 32501
  • Miami (330-333) 2200 NW 72nd Ave, Miami FL 33152
  • West Palm Beach (334, 349) 3200 Summit Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33416
  • Tampa (335, 336, 346) 1801 Grant St., Tampa, FL 33605
  • Manasota (337, 338, 342) 850 Tallevast Rd. Sarasota, FL. 34260
  • Fort Myers (339, 341) 14080 Jetport Loop, Fort Myers, FL 33913

Georgia[edit]

Note: Georgia 307 is served by Chattanooga, Tennessee. Georgia 313-315 are served by Jacksonville, FL. Georgia 316-317, and 398 are served by Tallahassee, FL

  • North Metro, GA (300, 305-306) 1605 Boggs Rd, Duluth, GA 30096-1876 [7]
  • Atlanta (301-303, 311, IRS 399) 3900 Crown Rd. SW, Atlanta, GA 30304
  • Macon (304, 310, 312, 318-319) 451 College St., Macon, GA 31213
  • Augusta (308-309; South Carolina 298) 525 8th St., Augusta, GA 30901

Guam[edit]

Hawaii[edit]

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

Idaho[edit]

Note: Idaho 835 and 838 are served by Spokane, Washington; 839 is unassigned.

Illinois[edit]

Note: Illinois 620, 622, and 628-629 are served by St. Louis, Missouri; 621 is unassigned.

  • Palatine (600, 602, 610-611) 1300 Northwest Hwy., Palatine, IL 60095
  • Carol Stream (601, 603) 550 E Fullerton Ave, Carol Stream, IL 60188
  • South Suburban (604) 6801 W 73rd St, Bedford Park, IL 60499
  • Fox Valley (605) 3900 Gabrielle Ln, Aurora, IL 60599
  • Chicago (606-608) 433 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60699
  • Champaign (609, 617-619, 624) 2001 N Mattis Ave, Champaign, IL 61821
  • Quad Cities (612; Iowa 526-528)
  • Peoria (613-616) 95 State St, Peoria, IL 61601
  • Springfield (623, 625-627) 2105 E Cook St, Springfield, IL 62703

Indiana[edit]

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

Iowa[edit]

Note: Iowa 510-513 are served by Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Iowa 515-516 are served by Omaha, Nebraska; Iowa 526-528 are served by Quad Cities, Illinois; 517-519 and 529 are unassigned.

Kansas[edit]

Note: 660-662 and 664-668 are served by Kansas City, Missouri; 677 is served by North Platte, Nebraska; 679 is served by Amarillo, Texas; 663 is unassigned.

Kentucky[edit]

Note: Kentucky 407-409, 417, 418, 425, and 426 are served by Knoxville, Tennessee; Kentucky 410 is served by Cincinnati, Ohio; Kentucky 411, 412, 415, and 416 are served by Charleston, West Virginia; Kentucky 421 and 422 are served by Nashville, Tennessee; Kentucky 420, 423 and 424 are served by Evansville, Indiana; 419, 428, and 429 are unassigned.

  • Louisville (400-402, 427, Indiana 471) 1420 Gardiner Ln, Louisville KY 40231
  • Lexington (403-406, 413-414) 1088 Nandino Blvd, Lexington KY 40511

Louisiana[edit]

Note: Louisiana 702, 709 and 715 are unassigned.

Maine[edit]

  • Southern Maine (039-043, 045, 048) 125 Forest Ave., Portland, ME 04101
  • Eastern Maine (044, 046, 047, 049) 16 Penobscot Meadow Dr., Hampden, ME 04444

Marshall Islands[edit]

See Guam above.

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), 961 Corporate Blvd., Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-2225
  • Baltimore (212, 215, 217, 219, West Virginia 267), 900 E. Fayette St., Baltimore, MD 21233-9715
  • Eastern Shore (216, 218), 29060 Airpark Dr., Easton, MD 21601-9997

Massachusetts[edit]

Note: Massachusetts 010-012 are served by Hartford, Connecticut; Massachusetts 025-027 are served by Providence, Rhode Island.

Michigan[edit]

Minnesota[edit]

Note: 552 is unassigned. 565 is served by Fargo, ND. 567 is served by Grand Forks, ND

Mississippi[edit]

Note: Mississippi 386 and 388 are served by Memphis, Tennessee. Mississippi 394 is served by Mobile, Alabama.

  • Jackson (387, 389-393, 396, 397, Alabama 369) 401 E South St, Jackson MS 39201
  • Gulfport (395) 10285 Corporate Dr, Gulfport MS 39503

Missouri[edit]

Note: Missouri 632, 642-643, and 659 are unassigned.

Montana[edit]

Nebraska[edit]

Note: 682 and 694-699 are unassigned.

Nevada[edit]

Note: Nevada 892, 896, and 899 are unassigned. Nevada 898 is served by Salt Lake City, UT

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]

SCF in Kearny, New Jersey

New Mexico[edit]

Note: 880 and 883 are served by El Paso, Texas; 881 and 882 are served by Lubbock, Texas; 885 is assigned out of order to El Paso, Texas; 872, 876, and 886-888 are unassigned.

New York[edit]

Note: New York 06390 is served by Hartford, Connecticut.

North Carolina[edit]

Note: North Carolina 287-289 are served by Greenville, South Carolina.

  • Greensboro (270-274, 286) 1120 Pleasant Ridge Rd., Greensboro, NC 27498
  • Raleigh (275-277) 1 Floretta Pl., Raleigh, NC 27676
  • Rocky Mount (278-279) 201 S. George St., Rocky Mount, NC 27801
  • Charlotte (280-282, South Carolina 297) 2901 Scott Futrell Dr., Charlotte, NC 28228
  • Fayetteville (283-285) 301 Green St., Fayetteville, NC 28301

North Dakota[edit]

Note: North Dakota 589 is unassigned.

Northern Mariana Islands[edit]

See Guam above.

Ohio[edit]

Note: Ohio 434-436 is served by Detroit, Michigan; Ohio 439 is served by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Oklahoma[edit]

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

  • Oklahoma City (730-731, 734-738, 748) 4025 W Reno Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73147-9805
  • Tulsa (740-741, 743-747, 749)

Oregon[edit]

Note: Oregon 979 is served by Boise, Idaho.

  • Portland (970-973, 977-978, Washington 986) 7007 NE Cornfoot Rd., Portland, OR 97218-9300
  • Eugene (974) 3148 Gateway St, Springfield, OR 97477-1100
  • Medford (975-976) 173 Ehrman Way, Medford, OR 97501-1335

Palau[edit]

See Guam above.

Pennsylvania[edit]

Note: Pennsylvania 193 is served by Wilmington, Delaware. Pennsylvania 167 is served by Rochester, NY. 192 is assigned to the IRS.

Puerto Rico[edit]

Rhode Island[edit]

South Carolina[edit]

Note: South Carolina 297 is served by Charlotte, North Carolina; South Carolina 298 is served by Augusta, Georgia

South Dakota[edit]

Note: South Dakota 578 and 579 are unassigned. South Dakota 576 is served by Bismarck, ND.

Tennessee[edit]

Texas[edit]

Note: Texas 755, 756, and 759 are served by Shreveport, Louisiana; Texas 771 is unassigned.

Utah[edit]

Note: 842 is assigned to the IRS. Utah 848 and 849 are unassigned.

Vermont[edit]

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

United States Virgin Islands[edit]

See Puerto Rico above.

Virginia[edit]

Note: Virginia 242 is served by Knoxville, Tennessee; Virginia 246 is served by Charleston, WV.

  • Dulles (201, 226-228, West Virginia 268) 44715 Prentice Dr., Sterling, VA 20101
  • Northern Virginia (220-223) 8409 Lee Hwy., Merrifield, VA 22081
  • Richmond (224-225, 229-232, 238-239, 244) 5801 Technology Blvd, Sandston, VA 23150
  • Norfolk (233-237) 600 Church St, Norfolk, VA 23501-9908 [7]
  • Roanoke (240-241, 243, 245) 419 Rutherford Ave. NE, Roanoke, VA 24022

Washington[edit]

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

  • Seattle (980-982) 10700 27th Ave S, Tukwila, WA 98168
  • Tacoma (983-985) 4001 S Pine St, Tacoma, WA 98413-9994
  • Wenatchee (988) 3075 Ohme Rd, Wenatchee, WA 98801-9997
  • Yakima (989) 205 W Washington Ave; Yakima, WA 98903-9998
  • Spokane (990-994, Idaho 835, 838) 2928 S Spotted Rd, Spokane, WA 99224

West Virginia[edit]

Note: West Virginia 254 is served by Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; West Virginia 267 is served by Baltimore, Maryland; West Virginia 260 and 265 are served by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; West Virginia 268 is served by Dulles, Virginia; 269 was deleted in 1965.

Wisconsin[edit]

Note: Wisconsin 540 & 546 are served by St. Paul, Minnesota. 533 & 536 are unassigned.

Wyoming[edit]

Note: Wyoming 821 is served by Billings, Montana. Wyoming 829-831 are served by Salt Lake City, Utah.

Military SCFs[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]

Note: 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 (098-099)[10]

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]

  1. ^ "USPS - Fact Sheet: Processing Facilities" (PDF). United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "USPS - Facility Access and Shipment Tracking (FAST) - Labeling List Reference Page". fast.usps.com. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-01-06. Retrieved 2006-09-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "USPS - Location Details". United States Postal Service. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  5. ^ a b c Johnson, Darragh (5 December 2007). "D.C.'s Identity Lost in the Mail". Retrieved 29 September 2016 – via washingtonpost.com.
  6. ^ Government Mails Annex
  7. ^ a b c "USPS.com® - Sign In". reg.usps.com. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Kalish, Evan. "On the Hit List: Long Island Processing Plants". October 1, 2011.
  9. ^ Castellano, Jill. "US Postal Service to downsize College Point mail sorting facility". July 9, 2014.
  10. ^ Recommended mailing dates by APO/FPO ZIP Code, from the Federal Voting Assistance Program

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