Wednesday marks the 52nd birthday of the introduction of ZIP codes in the US. Though the explosion of business mail is mostly responsible for the Zoning Improvement Plan (ZIP), the idea started ...

Green officials say the current system, which splits the city between multiple postal codes, creates tax collection problems ...

A letter without a ZIP code may not reach its intended destination. That is because of the way addresses are read by automated postal systems. Rules that are taken for granted when people send mail ...

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The House passed two bills Monday night that would authorize the U.S. Postal Service to create 76 new ZIP codes for communities nationwide. These ...

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Along with Mr. Zip, The Swingin’ Six made ZIP codes mainstream. | Brianga, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 3.0 With upbeat songs and catchy lyrics, the 1960s band The Swingin’ Six helped usher in a new ...

The mail code system increases sorting speed and reduces errors. Like zip codes on U.S. mail, campus mail codes are the primary factor determining where a piece of mail is delivered. The Evanston ...

Across Philadelphia’s various neighborhoods spanning the Delaware River, into West Philly and up to the Northeast, live buildings and companies claiming their own ZIP code. Out of the nearly 90 postal ...