25 Nov 2014

What is PCOA? Everything You Should Know

Proprietary Change of Address (PCOA) uses sources outside of the NCOAlink database built by and maintained by the post offices.  The NCOAlink database goes back 4 years.  Everyone who has gone to the post office and filled out a change of address card is in this database.  The NCOAlink database

19 Mar 2009

NCOA Processing: Do you need 18 month or 48 month processing?

The USPS NCOAlink (national change of address processing) product has two types of licensees. There are numerous Limited service providers that can only provide NCOA Processing for up to 18 months but there are only 22 full licensees that can provide 48 month processing. There is a free way to

17 Mar 2009

What is NCOA Processing? Everything You Need to Know

The United States Post Office provides a product called National Change of Address Processing (NCOAlink) or NCOA processing. This product helps direct mailers update their mailing list for customers and clients that have moved. Part of the moving process is informing the United States Post Office of a new address.