The EDDM route planner. Pick routes, copy, done.
Live USPS carrier routes with Census income, home values, and homeownership for each one, plus a meter that tracks your print run and overage.
How it works
From ZIP Code to print order in about five minutes.
1. Search your area
Type a ZIP Code (or a few, separated by commas) or a city and state. Every carrier route in those ZIP Codes loads on the map.
2. Click routes to add them
Every carrier route shows its doors, businesses, drop-off Post Office, and Census numbers like median income, home value, and the share of single-family houses. Shade the map by any of them, or flip to satellite.
3. Watch the meter
Set your card and print run. The meter shows exactly how close you are and what any overage would cost.
4. Order or copy
Order these routes sends them straight into checkout with your card and print run. Or copy them in the format our print team uses (like 03908-C004).
The fine print
Overage and Post Offices, in plain English.
- Every door over your print run is $0.26 in postage. USPS charges postage for every door on the routes you pick, and routes rarely add up to a round number. On All Inclusive orders, the doors beyond your print run are billed at the USPS EDDM Retail rate.
- We always print and mail your exact print run. A 2,500 card order is 2,500 cards printed and mailed, even when your routes have a few more doors. The extra postage covers what USPS bills for those doors.
- One Post Office is included. Each additional drop-off Post Office is $25.
- Print Only is different. You mail the cards yourself, so you pay USPS directly and need a card for every door on your routes.
Before you pick routes
Good routes make advertisers renew. Our EDDM route selection guide covers what to look for: suburban single-family streets, some local businesses nearby, and no apartment-heavy routes. New to the terms? The direct mail glossary explains carrier routes, facing slips, and the rest. Printing prices for every quantity are on the 9x12 postcard printing and community card printing pages.
Questions
EDDM route planner FAQ
Is this the official USPS EDDM tool?
No. It loads route data live from the same USPS service that powers the official EDDM Online Tool, then adds what shared-postcard operators need: a print-run meter, overage math, and one-click copying. To pay for and place an EDDM Retail mailing yourself, use the official tool at eddm.usps.com. 9x12 Method is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Postal Service.
What format should my EDDM routes be in?
ZIP Code plus route, like 49441-C003, one per line. The Order these routes button sends them straight into checkout in that format, and the Copy routes button copies them if you need them anywhere else.
What happens if my routes add up to more doors than my print run?
USPS charges postage for every door on the routes you pick, so on All Inclusive orders every door over your print run is billed $0.26 in extra postage. We still print and mail exactly your print run. For example, routes with 2,600 doors on a 2,500 card order add 100 doors of postage, or $26, and 2,500 cards are printed and mailed. The planner and checkout show the exact amount before you pay.
What if my routes drop off at more than one Post Office?
One drop-off Post Office is included on All Inclusive orders. Each additional Post Office is $25, so routes spread across 2 Post Offices add $25, and 3 Post Offices add $50.
What if I come in under my print run?
There is no extra charge. The meter shows how many doors you have left, so you can add a route and use the full run if you want to.
What does "Homes only" do?
It counts only residential deliveries on each route, which matches the residential-only option in the USPS tool. Your copied order says which one you picked so the mailing is set up the same way.
Where do the income and housing numbers come from?
From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS 2020-2024 5-year), the most detailed free source for income, home values, and housing. USPS doesn't publish demographics for carrier routes (its own EDDM tool shows blanks), so the planner blends the Census block groups each route's streets run through, weighted by how much of the route falls in each. Income, home value, and age are medians. Houses is the share of homes that are single-family detached, and Owners is the share that are owner-occupied. Treat them as estimates for comparing routes, not exact counts. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
How do the demographics help me sell ad space?
Select your routes and the Who your routes reach card sums them up: median household income, home value, homeowners, households with kids, and more. Those are the numbers dentists, roofers, and realtors ask about, so put them in your pitch.
Why does a search take a few seconds?
Routes load live from USPS, so they are always current. A search usually takes about 5 seconds. If USPS is slow or down, try again in a minute or use the official tool.
Route data comes live from the U.S. Postal Service each time you search, and USPS is the final word on routes and counts. You can always use the official USPS EDDM Online Tool. EDDM® and Every Door Direct Mail® are trademarks of the United States Postal Service. 9x12 Method is not affiliated with or endorsed by USPS. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap; satellite imagery from USGS The National Map.