Is usda.gov a valid email domain?
usda.gov can receive email. It publishes 2 mail servers, run by Microsoft (Outlook or Microsoft 365), and the first choice is usda-gov.mail.protection.outlook.com.
It is not a free provider and is not on our disposable list, so addresses here usually belong to a company, school or other organisation.
SPF is published and ends with -all. DMARC is set to reject.
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MX records (Microsoft (Outlook or Microsoft 365))
| Priority | Mail server | Resolves to |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | usda-gov.mail.protection.outlook.com | 52.101.60.168, 52.101.60.170 |
| 10 | newsbox-usda-gov.mail.protection.outlook.com | 52.101.60.145, 52.101.41.204 |
SPF
Record published
v=spf1 ip4:52.222.69.242 include:mailproxy1.usda.gov include:mailproxy2.usda.gov ip4:134.177.248.0/28 ip4:216.128.251.155 ip4:169.252.36.79 ip4:169.253.194.10 ip4:169.252.4.128/29 ip4:169.253.162.8/29 ip4:199.188.210.136 ip4:52.70.121.208 ip4:149.96.3.26 ip4:149.96.4.26 ip4:65.196.93.7 ip4:70.33.172.36 a:spf.servicenowservices.com include:spf-2248456.jmsend.com include:amazonses.com include:_spf.salesforce.com -all
DMARC
Policy: reject
v=DMARC1; p=reject; rua=mailto:reports@dmarc.cyber.dhs.gov,mailto:dmarc_rua@emaildefense.proofpoint.com; ruf=mailto:dmarc_ruf@emaildefense.proofpoint.com; fo=1;
Disposable?
No, not on our disposable list.
Free provider?
No, not a known free provider.
What this means for your email list
What this means for addresses at this domain
Mail routing for usda.gov is healthy, so the domain is not the risk. The risk is the mailbox: outdated contacts, shared inboxes and catch-all servers. A mailbox-level check tells you which addresses are safe to send to.
Sender authentication
usda.gov has a strict DMARC policy (reject): mail that fails authentication is refused, which protects its brand from spoofing and means anyone sending as usda.gov must have SPF and DKIM set up correctly.
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- Is usda.gov a valid email domain?
- Yes. usda.gov publishes 2 MX records and can receive email. Whether a particular mailbox exists is a separate question that only a mailbox check can answer.
- Is usda.gov a disposable email domain?
- No. usda.gov is not on our disposable list. The list is updated regularly, and new throwaway domains appear all the time.
- What are the MX records for usda.gov?
- usda-gov.mail.protection.outlook.com (priority 10); newsbox-usda-gov.mail.protection.outlook.com (priority 10).
- Does usda.gov have SPF and DMARC?
- SPF: yes, ending -all. DMARC: yes, policy reject.