A ZIP code is the postal code used by the United States Postal Service (USPS), which always writes ZIP with capital letters. ZIP is an acronym for the Zone Improvement Plan but was also meant to suggest that mail travels more efficiently (and therefore faster) when senders use it. The basic format consists of five numerical digits. An extended ZIP+4 code includes the five digits of the ZIP code, a hyphen and then four more digits, which allow a piece of mail to be directed to a more precise location than by the ZIP code alone. ZIP Code was originally registered as a trademark by the U.S. Postal Service but its registration has since expired.
2006-09-10 03:31:49
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answered by Barkley Hound 7
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In the United States of America we use Zip Code to help route our mail. This makes the post offices job easier as they can just read a string of 5 digit numbers rather than someones badly written city and state.
ZIP stands for Zoning Improvement Code
See: http://www.zipcodeman.com/Zip%20Code%20Trivia.htm
2006-09-10 10:34:19
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answered by rscanner 6
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Those are postal codes depends on what country and state you reside
2006-09-10 10:32:18
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answered by DingChavez23 2
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it is the postal code, like pin code fi you are in india
2006-09-10 10:36:34
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answered by Sanjay-"The Resolver" 2
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