Code 019: zip code/area office change.
From IRS Document 6209, the IRS's processing codes manual.
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Zip Code/Area Office Change
The full Document 6209 entry, as printed
I/B/ E Zip Code/Area Office Change 50, 63 Generated whenever Zip Codes or Primary Location Code changed. Will post as a TC 015. Does not update the “cycle of last address change.” When Location Codes or zip code change; otherwise, will be dropped. Generated to IRAF from IMF.
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What does code 019 mean on my IRS transcript?
Document 6209 calls it "Zip Code/Area Office Change".
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