EDDM Route Map: Find USPS Carrier Routes by ZIP Code

Search any US address or 5-digit ZIP code, see every USPS carrier route in the area on a live map, and pick the neighborhoods you want to reach. Each route shows the number of homes and businesses it covers, so you know how many pieces your campaign needs before you spend anything.

How to find USPS carrier routes by ZIP code

A carrier route is the set of addresses one USPS carrier delivers to. Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM) is bought by the route, so the map above is the place to start: it shows every route in and around a ZIP code with its address counts.

  1. Enter a ZIP code or an address. Type a 5-digit ZIP code, or the address of your shop or office. The map draws the USPS carrier routes in that ZIP code and around it, and lists them beside the map.
  2. Read the counts on each route. Residential is the number of homes the carrier delivers to on that route, houses and apartments together. Business is the number of business addresses. Most campaigns mail homes only; tick the business option to add them. The total at the bottom is the number of pieces you would mail.
  3. Check the route type in the route code. Each route has a code such as C012 after its ZIP code. The letter tells you the kind of route: C is a city route, R a rural route, H a highway contract route, and B a block of PO boxes at the Post Office. City routes are usually denser; rural routes can cover a wide area with fewer homes.
  4. Pick the routes that fit your customers. Click routes on the map or in the list. Use the review panel to compare household counts and the neighborhood estimates for each route, or let the targeting guide suggest routes for a budget or an audience.
  5. Choose your mailer and see the price. Pick the size and service. The itemised price for your exact routes appears before you pay: printing, the mailing service and USPS postage. You can also save the routes, print them or email them to someone.

What Full Service includes

We print your pieces, bundle them by carrier route with facing slips, prepare the USPS paperwork, and deliver the mailing to USPS. You choose the routes and approve the artwork. No mailing permit and no address list are needed, and USPS postage is included in the price as its own line. Sales tax is added at checkout; USPS postage is not taxed.

Who uses the route map

Restaurants and local shops announcing openings and offers, home-services companies covering a service area, real estate agents farming neighborhoods, medical and dental practices reaching nearby households, and agencies running local campaigns for clients. If your customers are the households around you, mailing the right carrier routes reaches them without buying a list.

EDDM route map questions

What is an EDDM route map?

It is a map of USPS carrier routes, the delivery areas EDDM mail is bought by. Each route shows how many homes and businesses it reaches, so you can choose neighborhoods and know the piece count before you order. Ours is free to use and needs no account.

How do I find carrier routes by ZIP code?

Enter the ZIP code in the search box on the map. Every carrier route in that ZIP code appears on the map and in the list, with its residential and business address counts. Routes in neighboring ZIP codes show too, so you can cover an area that crosses a ZIP line.

How many homes are on a carrier route?

It varies with density. Most routes have a few hundred to around a thousand addresses; a dense city route can have more, and a rural route fewer spread over a wider area. The map shows the exact residential and business count for every route, so add up the routes you pick rather than estimating.

What do the letters C, R, H and B in a route code mean?

They are the USPS route type. C is a city route, R a rural route, H a highway contract route, and B a block of PO boxes at the Post Office. The number after the letter identifies the route within its ZIP code, for example 77494-C033.

Can I mail only part of a carrier route?

No. EDDM delivers to every address of the type you choose on each route: every home, or every home and business. That is what lets it skip the mailing list. To reach fewer people, pick fewer or smaller routes.

Do I need a mailing list or a permit to use the route map?

No. EDDM pieces are addressed to "Local Postal Customer", so there is no list to buy. With Full Service we prepare the USPS paperwork and deliver the mailing to USPS, so you need no permit either. With Print Only you mail it yourself as EDDM Retail at your Post Office.

Is there a limit on how many pieces I can mail to one ZIP code?

For EDDM Retail, the kind you take to the Post Office yourself with Print Only, USPS accepts up to 5,000 pieces per ZIP code per day. With Full Service we plan how the mailing is entered with USPS for you.

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