NAME              TYPE    LENGTH
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4. ZIP CODE OF RESIDENCE        CHAR       9   

	THIS FIELD SPECIFIES THE ZIP CODE AND IS
	BASED UPON THE MAILING ADDRESS USED FOR
	CASH BENEFITS TO THE BENEFICIARY OR FOR
	OTHER PURPOSES (E.G., PREMIUM BILLING).

	9 DIGITS

	SHORT NAME: BENE_ZIP
	LONG NAME: BENE_ZIP_CD

	EDIT-RULES:
	9-DIGIT ZIP
	5-DIGIT ZIP - ZERO BACK FILLED
	3-DIGIT ZIP - ALL NINES
	NO ZIP - ALL ZEROS

	COMMENT:
	CODES IDENTIFY POSTAL SERVICE AREAS
	WITHIN THE U.S.A. BUT DO NOT NECESSARILY
	ADHERE TO BOUNDARIES OF CITIES, COUNTIES,
	STATES,  OR OTHER JURISDICTIONS.  THE
	CODE IS APPENDED TO THE RECORD AT TIME
	OF PROCESSING IN CENTRAL OFFICE.
	THE FIRST THREE POSITIONS OF THE ZIP CODE
	REPRESENT A PARTICULAR SECTIONAL POSTAL
	CENTER OR A METROPOLITAN CITY.  THE FOLLOWING
	TWO DIGITS REPRESENT THE ASSOCIATED POST
	POST OFFICE SERVED BY THE POSTAL CENTER OR
	THE DELIVERY AREA SERVED BY THE POSTAL STATION.

	LIMITATIONS:
	ZIP CODE MAY NOT CORRESPOND WITH STATE
	OF RESIDENCE.

	CCW FIELD SOURCE AND DERIVATION:
	  RIC-O; Field Name: BENE_MLG_CNTCT_ZIP_CD
	  The residence change date is determined as described 
	  under state_cd.


	  If bene_zip is missing, bene_zip='999999999', 

	  If the last 4-digits of bene_zip are missing (and the 
	  first 5 are populated), the last 4-digits are set to '0000'

	CMS DENOMINATOR DIFFERENCE:
	  Primary = RIC-O; Field Name: BENE_MLG_CNTCT_ZIP_CD
	  Secondary = RIC-A; Field Name: BENE_MLG_CNTCT_ZIP_CD

	  The zip code of residence of a beneficiary is obtained in 
	  the same manner as the beneficiary's state and county codes 
	  described above.

	  If a left-justified three-position zip code for the beneficiary 
	  on the EDB (indicating a foreign consular code) is encountered 
	  in the Denominator processing, the zip codes for the Denominator 
	  records are set to '999999999'.

	  If there were no Residence records (RIC-O) found for a beneficiary 
	  on the EDB, then the beneficiary's zip code is taken from their 
	  Active Beneficiary Identification Data (RIC-A) record from the EDB.