There are four zip codes (23235, 23225, 23224 and 23234) that straddle the border between Chesterfield County and the city of Richmond and currently have a default ("Preferred") last-line mailing address of Richmond. For those zip codes, the Postal Service will enter into its Address Management System an "Alternate Preferred" last-line location name, e.g., "North Chesterfield," for those addresses that are in Chesterfield County. This change will enable residents to use either "Richmond" or "North Chesterfield" in their correspondence. However, the alternate name of "North Chesterfield" will override the preferred name of Richmond when commercial mailings are prepared using CASS certified mailing list software. The effect will be that, over time, residents can expect the common use of the alternate name of "North Chesterfield."
There are two zip codes that have a default ("Preferred") last line of Richmond but lie entirely within Chesterfield County (23236 and 23237). The Postal Service proposes the same "Alternate Preferred" last-line mailing address solution to resolve the addressing issues in those zip codes, using "North Chesterfield" as the proposed alternate name. Richmond will continue to be recognized as an acceptable mailing name for these zip codes.
There are two zip Codes that straddle the borders between Chesterfield County and the cities of Colonial Heights (23834) and Petersburg (23803). The Postal Service proposes the same solution to resolve the addressing issues in those zip codes, using "South Chesterfield" as the proposed "Alternate Preferred" last-line mailing name. Respectively, Colonial Heights and Petersburg will be acceptable for use for the Chesterfield postal customers within 23834 and 23803.