Product: All TEKLYNX software
Version: All Versions
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The Intelligent Mail barcode (formally known as the 4-State Customer barcode) is a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) barcode that combines the data of the POSTNET and PLANET Code, as well as other data, into a single barcode.
The 31-digit Intelligent Mail Barcode (65 bars) is slightly longer than the 11-digit POSTNET barcode (62 bars), and it offers mailers some level of flexibility in choosing the height and width of the barcode. The Intelligent Mail Barcode is a type of height-modulated barcode that uses four distinct vertical bar types (Full, Tracker, Ascender, and Descender).
Barcode dimensions
The following table gives the dimensions of the Intelligent Mail barcode:
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Attribute |
Dimensions |
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Number of Bars |
65 |
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Bar Width |
0.020 +- 0.005 inch |
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Horizontal Pitch |
22 +- 2 bars per inch |
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Height of Full Bar |
0.182 0.048 inch |
Barcode Fields
The Intelligent Mail barcode can be a maximum of 31 total digits, using the following data fields:
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Field Name |
Field Length (in digit) |
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Barcode Identifier |
2 (2nd digit must be 0-4) |
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Service Type Identifier |
3 |
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Customer Identifier |
6 |
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Sequence Number |
9 |
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Delivery Point ZIP Code |
0, 5, 9 or 11 |
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