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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. It makes sense that the term ZIP code would be related to being zippy, which means ?lively? or ?peppy.?

ZIP & ZIP+4 United States ZIP codes are five numerical digits long. ZIP+4 codes, also known as add-on or plus-four codes, include four additional digits that identify a geographic segment within a ZIP code delivery area. The first digit in a ZIP code represents a defined group of U.S. states.

Alone, your ZIP code might not be of much value all by itself, but criminals will take that information and post it on underground sites where they buy, sell and trade bunches of personal information. From those sites, criminals can purchase enough of your personal information to use it for fraud.

Decoding the Code "0" represents the northeastern U.S. and "9" is used for the western states (see list below). The next two digits identify a commonly linked transportation region and the last two digits pinpoint the correct processing center and post office.

The ZIP code is typically the first 5 digits of this code. The remaining 6 digits provide even more granularity to pinpoint the address. Note that this does not pinpoint an address geographically, but only logically, ing to the USPS' address assignment system.

So what do the extra numbers mean? These last 4 digits represent specific delivery routes within delivery areas. This extra detail means an even more precise matching to a more granular level. It could represent a handful of houses on one side of a street, or even a single building that receives a high volume of mail.

The first number in the code represents a general geographic area of the nation, ?0? in the East, moving to ?9? in the West. The next two numbers represent regional areas, and the final two identify specific Post Offices.