sorting center

Package routing station

A sorting center is a facility where items—typically mail or packages—are processed and directed toward their destinations.

Parcels arrive in bulk, get scanned and categorized, then routed to delivery hubs or other sorting centers closer to their final addresses.

Your package is currently at a sorting center in Memphis.

Related

bins · scanning · barcodes · logistics · distribution · hub · post office · facility · shipping · labels · zip code · chutes · workers · night shift · pallets · trucks · loading · dock

Categories
Opposites
logistical function

sorting centerdelivery address

Recipient's specified location

end point · point of origin · home delivery · pickup location · mailbox

supply chain position

sorting centerpoint of origin

Where something starts

manufacturing plant · factory · fulfillment center · consumer · retail store

Family

sort, sorting, center, centre, sorted, sorter, sorts, sortable, unsorted

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G