Village of Campton Hills

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	VILLAGE MAILING ADDRESS INFORMATION
	October 25, 2008
	Dear Residents, Last May, former Village Trustee Roy Pollack emailed me after seeing Brenda Schory's Kane County Chronicle article titled, ZIP codes plentiful in Campton Hills. He stated that "Campton Hills" could be recognized as an acceptable name for the 5 different zip codes that cover our area. Mr. Pollack contacted the US Postal Service and with my approval requested that their software be updated to "recognize" the Village of Campton Hills because this action would prevent delay from hand delivery or the possibility of mail being returned to the sender if someone used the name Campton Hills in the last line of the address. Everyone's address is still the same, but after the USPS software updates, residents may use Campton Hills in the last line if they choose with their current zip code. The Village Board has never discussed requesting the USPS assign a separate zip code for Campton Hills. To verify that both addresses will be "recognized," go to http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp and type in 60175 (or your current zip code) and if the USPS software has been updated, you will see the screen say: Actual City name in 60175: SAINT CHARLES, IL Acceptable City names in 60175: CAMPTON HILLS, IL, ST CHARLES, IL Not Acceptable: LILY LAKE, IL According to today's Kane County Chronicle article, the USPS is still in the process of updating their software for those who have Elburn and Elgin zip codes. The USPS recognizes Campton Hills and the name assigned to the zip code (St. Charles-60175, Elburn-60119, etc.) and you may use whichever name you prefer because the computer will recognize either one. In the last few days however, we have learned that there may be a problem with the software at some of the mailing houses recognizing both names. We have also been told by a couple of residents that the USPS is now recognizing Campton Hills as the "official" address. On Monday, we will look into this situation and will report back to the residents when we have more information. If you have heard of anyone that had a specific issue with a mailing house, please email me at: president@villageofcamptonhills.org. I am sorry for any inconvenience or confusion this may have caused. Patsy Smith

	October 27, 2008 Dear Residents, I spoke to a representative of the US Postal Service this morning and they are in the process of reversing the name "Campton Hills" as the preferred last line in the 60175 zip code. It is my understanding that this will be completed this afternoon, but that it may take up to four weeks for the mailing houses to catch up with the correction. The USPS is in the process of updating the other 4 zip codes that cover our area to show Campton Hills as an "acceptable" last line and that may take several more weeks to complete. Again, your mailing address has not changed and the USPS database will reflect that by the end of the week. Those in 60175 who prefer to use Campton Hills as your last line address may continue to do so.Once the USPS updates the other 4 zip codes in our area to recognize Campton Hills, those residents will also have the choice of using Campton Hills in their address. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Patsy Smith

	Email messages from USPS to Campton Hills Email messages between Roy Pollack and USPS Norene McFadden

	Committee of the Whole June 17, 2008 meeting discussing USPS Computer Software Update - On Page 3