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2006-10-08 21:18:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events Other - News & Events

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I put both full formats below - the numerical full format (proper zip) and what ZIP stands for.

NUMERICAL FORMAT:
ZIP + 4 (ie: 11779-7133)

In 1983, the U.S. Postal Service began using an expanded ZIP-code system called "ZIP+4", often called "plus-four codes" or "add-on codes." A ZIP+4 code uses the basic five-digit code plus an additional four digits to identify a geographic segment within the five-digit delivery area, such as a city block, a group of apartments, an individual high-volume receiver of mail or any other unit that could use an extra identifier to aid in efficient mail sorting and delivery. Use of the plus-four code is not required except for certain presorted mailings. In general, mail is read by a multiline optical character reader (MOCR) that instantly determines the correct ZIP+4 code from the address and — along with the even more specific delivery point — sprays a Postnet barcode on face of the mailpiece that corresponds to 11 digits. This technology has greatly increased the speed and accuracy of mail delivery and, in turn, kept costs nearly constant for over a decade.


ZIP ABBREVIATION:
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

2006-10-08 21:19:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Full Zip Code

2016-10-02 01:32:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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 (ie:12345-6789), 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.

2006-10-08 21:19:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Do you mean the word ZIP?

ZIP is an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, and is the name for postal codes used in the United States.

2006-10-08 21:24:28 · answer #4 · answered by Bronwen 7 · 0 0

ZIP Code, USPS zoning improvement plan

2006-10-08 21:25:09 · answer #5 · answered by tan_leo09 1 · 0 0

If your looking to find a zip code, enter the address needed at the following site.
http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp

Zip codes are general area --> XXXXX
And specific place (house) Zip+4 or --> XXXXX-XXXX

2006-10-08 21:26:45 · answer #6 · answered by space_man_stitch 6 · 0 0

ZIP is the acronym for Zone Improvement Plan (ZIP).

2006-10-08 21:20:59 · answer #7 · answered by Pixiegirl 2 · 0 0

5 numbers

2006-10-08 21:20:12 · answer #8 · answered by guru 5 · 0 1

5 digits number ( 00 000)

2006-10-08 21:19:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

zoning improvement plan

2006-10-12 17:54:32 · answer #10 · answered by rajan naidu 7 · 0 0

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