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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ZIP_codeZIP Code - Wikipedia

    A ZIP Code (an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan) is a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The term ZIP was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently and quickly (zipping along) when senders use the code in the postal address.

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  2. ZIP codes are numbered with the first number representing a certain group of U.S. states. The second and third numbers represent a region in that group of states or, in some cases, a large city. The fourth and fifth numbers representing a group of delivery addresses within that region.

  3. The Untold Story of the ZIP Code. April 1, 2013 (Report Number RARC-WP-13-006) In 1963 the Post Office Department introduced the Zone Improvement Plan (ZIP) Code as a means to allow mail sorting methods to become faster and eventually be automated, but the innovation also created unimagined socio-economic benefits as an organizing and enabling ...

  4. ZIP code sign from 1963. The ZIP code is the system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The letters ZIP is an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan. The letters are written properly in capital letters. The word ZIP was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more

  5. www.wikiwand.com › simple › ZIP_codeZIP code - Wikiwand

    numeric postal code used in the United States and its territories / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The ZIP code is the system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The letters ZIP is an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan.

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