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ZIP is an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan. However, the USPS intentionally chose the acronym to indicate that mail travels more quickly when senders mark the postal code on their packages and envelopes.

Since our caller works for the U.S. government, and ZIP codes are a government thing, I checked the US Printing Office style guide first. It recommends ?ZIP Code.? Associated Press style is similar: ?ZIP code??two words with ?ZIP? in all caps?but it uses a lowercase C, and I was surprised it would deviate.

Can a Person Have Their Own ZIP Code? The answer is yes ? but only if you are the President of the United States or the First Lady. The POTUS's ZIP+4 code is 20500-0001, while the FLOTUS is 20500-0002.

If prompted for your ZIP code, just enter the three digits of your postal code plus two zeros. So for example, if your postal code is A2B 3C4, the 5-digit number you should enter is 23400.

The correct format for a numeric ZIP+4 code is five digits, a hyphen, and four digits. The first five digits represent the 5-digit ZIP Code; the sixth and seventh digits (the first two after the hyphen) identify an area known as a sector; the eighth and ninth digits identify a smaller area known as a segment.

Current Postal Code Range in the United States The current postal codes in the United States range from 00001 ? 99950. The lowest and highest of these postal codes are both specific to areas in Alaska; The 00001 code is for the N Dillingham area, and the postal code 99950 is for Ketchikan, AK.

Find Zip Codes at USPS.com If you have an address or partial address, you can find the zip code through USPS Zip Code Lookup, a tool on the U.S. postal service's website. You can also search by city or state, or find all cities that are part of a particular zip code.