Postnet Introduction

This page concerns basic information of Postnet, as well as its generating and printing components.




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Postnet Overview

This part talks about the Postnet barcode. Postnet, Postal Numeric Encoding Technique, is a barcode symbology that was used by the United States Postal Service for mail sorting and routing. Data is encoded in half- and full-height bars, similar to Planet, another USPS postal code. This is quite different from other barcodes which encodes data in the width of the bars.


 

Generating and Printing Postnet Barcodes

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Postnet Structure


Postnet Barcode Size Setting

As for Postnet size setting, three factors should be considered: bar width (i.e. X dimension) barcode width.


Postnet Data Encoding

Being a postal barcode symbology, Postnet encodes only numeric digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.


Postnet Barcode Checksum Digit

Postnet specifications require a module 10 checksum digit, which will be automatically added by OnBarcode Postnet barcode generator software & components.

Postnet Barcode vs Planet Barcode

Similarities:

  • Postnet barcode and Planet barcode are similar in that both encode data in half- and full-height bars.

  • Both use a Code 2 of 5 encoding scheme.

  • Both barcodes start and end with a full bar, called a guard rail.

  • For both barcodes, each individual symbol digit is represented by a set of 5 bars.

Difference:

  • Planet can encode 11 or 13 digits (excluding the last checksum digit ), while Postnet can encode 5, 6, 9 or 11 digits ( checksum digit excluded). /li>




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