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Shorten to five digits from Zip+4 format. Make a map based on a list of addresses or zip codes....Shorten to Five DigitsInsert a new column to the right of your current zip code column.Type or copy and paste =LEFT(C2,5) , replacing C2 with your cell's identifier.Drag the formula down the rest of your column.

The most complete ZIP Code is a nine-digit number consisting of five digits, a hyphen, and four digits, which the USPS describes by its trademark ZIP+4. The correct format for a numeric ZIP+4 code is five digits, a hyphen, and four digits.

The most common form of request to the Postal Service (and to Members of Congress) is for a new ZIP Code for a specific area. Most customers do not realize that a new, unique ZIP Code usually accompanies the creation of a new delivery post office.

Shorten to Five DigitsInsert a new column to the right of your current zip code column.Type or copy and paste =LEFT(C2,5) , replacing C2 with your cell's identifier.Drag the formula down the rest of your column.

You can format a cell or range of cells to display leading characters so that the postal code is preceded by enough characters to fill the cell's width. For example, you can use zeros or dashes to display a postal code as follows: 0000000 98052 or ------- 98052.

At this point you have the first five digits of the ZIP Code in the original column and the last four digits (if any) in the previously empty column to the right. You can delete the column containing the four digits, if desired. All you need to do is select the cells containing the ZIP Codes, and then run the macro.

Examples of private address unique ZIP Codes include the headquarters of Walmart (72716). An example of a PO Box-only ZIP Code is 22313, which is used for PO Boxes at the main post office in Alexandria, Virginia, such as those used by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.