Address Verification Best Practices for Switzerland

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is province information available for Switzerland addresses?: Yes, province information is available for Switzerland addresses. Informatica Address Verification returns the two-letter province (canton) ISO code in the result output.
Do all streets in Switzerland have house numbers associated with them?: No, some streets in Switzerland do not have house numbers.
Why is it that some locality names in Switzerland also contain province abbreviations as suffix?: A locality name contains a province (canton) abbreviation as suffix if the locality name is present in multiple provinces. For example, the province abbreviation SO
in Beinwil SO indicates that the locality Beinwil is part of the Canton of Solothurn. There are two more localities, Beinwil am See and Beinwil (Freiamt), with the same name.
Are Large Volume Receivers present in Switzerland?: Large volume receivers (LVR) are present in Switzerland. LVRs in a locality might share a common postal code. For example, 3005 is the collective postal code for multiple public services in Bern.