The zip code for where I live, according to addresses in the area and the USPS zip code finder thing, works for two alternate names of the exact same area. I could give my address as being in either of two cities. Why is this? Is there a preferable one to use? (I like the one that I haven't been using better).
2006-10-11 20:56:33 · 4 answers · asked by lb 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
I realize I phrased this kind of retardedly. Here is the thing: the address that i use is in City A with ZipCode A. Some of my neighbors use this and others use City B with ZipCode A. They seem interchangeable and mail arrives to all of us, regardless of which city is written on our mail.
2006-10-11 21:04:11 · update #1
Zip codes usually define a geographic space which towns and cities are on. Unfortunately, sometime boarder disputes between towns do not fall along zip code boundaries. Sometimes towns are absorbed by bigger cities and the old name for the city pops up from time to time.
To get an official ruling go to your local post master and which is the propper city to use. Then ask if there is any reason why you couldn't use the name you want to use.
2006-10-11 22:26:27 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin k 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, of course it's possible. I live in a city of 70,000 people and there are only 2 zip codes here. I used to live in a town where 1 zip code covered the whole town, we all had the same zip code. The Z stands for zone. So if Richmond Heights and Highland Heights are both in the same zone, then they'll both have 44143 as their zip code.
2016-03-18 08:05:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess you live in the USA.
Here in the UK we have a similar arrangement using a postal code. The UK Royal Mail has a thing called a PAF (Postal Address File) which contains the preferred address of everywhere in the country. If you use the correct address as per the file, your mail is more likely to get delivered correctly, and if you are a corporate user, you get better postal discounts.
2006-10-11 21:02:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
91306 is for Winnetka and Canoga Park California, 91331 is for Arleta and Pacoima California,and 91342 is for Lake View Terrace and Sylmar California. Finally 91401 can be viewed as Van Nuys or Valley Glen in California. So the answer is YES.
2006-10-11 21:05:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe one city's outer limit grew to include the other's without
incorporating it, or butts up against it only divided by a street.
Your regular carrier should have no difficulty getting your mail
to you, but thier substitute may. Most P.O.'s now have machine
sorting by route, is yours large enough to have this?
2006-10-11 21:18:40 · answer #5 · answered by Farnham the Freeholder 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋