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Question 1
What Two Letters Begin Every US ZIP Code In Alaska?
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Which State Has The Most Post Offices Of Any US State?
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What Does The 'P' Stand For In USPS?
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How Many Digits Are In A Standard US ZIP Code?
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Which US City Has The ZIP Code 90210?
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Which US State Has The Fewest Total ZIP Codes Of Any State?
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Where Is The USPS National Headquarters Located?
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Which Number Do All Manhattan ZIP Codes Start With?
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What Year Did The US Post Office Begin Home Delivery?
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What State Does The ZIP Code Prefix '100' Belong To?
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What Do The First Three ZIP Code Digits Identify?
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Which US Territory Uses A 00600-Range ZIP Code?
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What Does The Plus-Four Extension After A ZIP Code Help With?
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Where Is The ZIP Code 00001 Actually Assigned?
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Which State Do ZIP Codes Beginning With 9 Mostly Belong To?
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What Is The Name Of The USPS System That Reads Handwritten Addresses?
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Which City Has The Famous Vanity ZIP Code 12345?
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What Does USPS Call Mail That Cannot Be Delivered Or Returned?
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What Is The Name Of The USPS Facility That Sorts Mail For An Entire Region?
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What Does USPS Stand For In Full?
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Which State Do ZIP Codes Starting With 300 Belong To?
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What Is The Nickname For The USPS Motto About Delivering Mail?
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What Is The Lowest Possible First Digit In Any US ZIP Code?
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Which City Is Home To The USPS Mail Recovery Center?
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What Do ZIP Code Digits Four And Five Represent?
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Which US Territory Uses ZIP Codes In The 96900s?
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What Year Did The ZIP Code System First Launch In America?
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Which State Do ZIP Codes Beginning With 606 Belong To?
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Which State Do ZIP Codes Beginning With 850 Belong To?
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What Is The Nickname For The USPS Overnight Delivery Service?
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Which State Do ZIP Codes Starting With 430 Belong To?
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What Does USPS Call Its Flat-Rate Shipping Boxes?
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Which State Do ZIP Codes Beginning With 040 Belong To?
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Which State Do ZIP Codes Starting With 531 Belong To?
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What Is The Special ZIP Code Assigned To The White House?
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Which State Do ZIP Codes Beginning With 370 Belong To?
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What Is The Term For A ZIP Code Assigned To One Single Building?
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What Is The USPS Term For Mail Forwarded To A New Address Automatically?
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What Does USPS Call Its Automated Mail Sorting Machines?
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Which US State Do ZIP Codes Beginning With 800 Belong To?
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What Is The Name Of The USPS Priority Mail Tracking System?
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Which State Do ZIP Codes Beginning With 700 Belong To?
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What Is The USPS Term For The Barcode Printed On The Bottom Of Envelopes During Sorting?
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Which State Do ZIP Codes Starting With 500 Belong To?
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What Year Did USPS Introduce The Forever Stamp?
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Which State Do ZIP Codes Beginning With 021 Belong To?
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What Is The USPS Term For A Temporary Mail Forwarding Order?
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Which State Do ZIP Codes Starting With 331 Belong To?
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What Does USPS Call Mail Held At The Post Office For Pickup?
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Which State Do ZIP Codes Beginning With 480 Belong To?
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What Is The Official Name For A USPS Postal District Headquarters?
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Which State Do ZIP Codes Starting With 550 Belong To?
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What Year Did USPS First Introduce Priority Mail Flat Rate Shipping?
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What Is The USPS Term For A Business Reply Mail Permit?
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What Is The USPS Term For Mail Sent To A PO Box Number Without A Specific Name?
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What Is The USPS Term For A Post Office With No Street Address?
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What Does USPS Call Mail Delivered To Every Address On A Route?
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What Is The USPS Term For A Post Office Box Cluster Near Your Home?
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What Is The USPS Term For A Mail Route Covering Rural Areas?
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97
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98
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99
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96
All Alaska ZIP codes start with 99, reflecting its remote distance from the continental US postal zones.
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California
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New York
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Pennsylvania
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Texas
Texas has over 1,900 post offices, more than any other state, because of its enormous rural land area.
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Postal
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Public
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Priority
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Parcel
USPS stands for United States Postal Service, the name officially adopted when Congress reorganized it in 1971.
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Seven
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Six
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Five
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Four
ZIP codes have had five digits since 1963, when the USPS introduced the Zone Improvement Plan to speed mail sorting.
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Bel Air
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Santa Monica
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Malibu
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Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills 90210 became one of America's most famous ZIP codes after the hit TV show premiered in 1990.
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Vermont
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Wyoming
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North Dakota
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Alaska
Wyoming has fewer than 100 ZIP codes reflecting its tiny population and vast open land.
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Kansas City MO
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Philadelphia PA
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Baltimore MD
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Washington DC
USPS headquarters sits at L'Enfant Plaza in Washington DC, named after the French engineer who designed the capital city.
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100
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113
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103
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112
Manhattan ZIP codes run 10001 through 10282 — the densest concentration of ZIP codes on any island in America.
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1890
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1863
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1845
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1776
Free city home delivery started in 1863 during the Civil War, helping families receive urgent letters from soldiers at the front.
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Connecticut
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New York
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Massachusetts
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New Jersey
The prefix 100 belongs to New York, and ZIP codes were deliberately designed so lower numbers begin in the Northeast.
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Delivery Route
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Carrier District
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Sectional Center
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State Region
The first three digits point to a Sectional Center Facility, the hub that sorts mail for surrounding post offices.
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US Virgin Islands
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Guam
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Puerto Rico
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American Samoa
Puerto Rico's ZIP codes start in the 006–009 range, assigned when the territory joined the ZIP system in 1963.
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Pinpointing Delivery Block
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Tracking Package Weight
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Identifying Carrier Route
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Sorting International Mail
The ZIP+4 code, introduced in 1983, narrows delivery down to a specific block face or building, speeding up sorting.
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It Is Unassigned
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Ketchikan, Alaska
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Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
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Agana, Guam
No location holds ZIP code 00001 — the lowest actively used ZIP code is 00501, assigned to the IRS in Holtsville, New York.
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Nevada
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Washington
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California
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Oregon
The 9 prefix covers the entire West, but California alone holds more 9-prefix ZIP codes than any other state, reflecting its enormous population.
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Automated Mail Reader
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Optical Scan Network
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Remote Bar Coding
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Digital Sort System
The Remote Bar Coding System photographs hard-to-read addresses, sends images to human keyers, then prints a barcode on the envelope in seconds.
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Springfield, Illinois
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Columbus, Ohio
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Trenton, New Jersey
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Schenectady, New York
Schenectady's 12345 ZIP belongs to General Electric's corporate campus — one of the most memorable codes in the country.
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Dead Letter Mail
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Unrouted Post
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Orphan Delivery
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Abandoned Parcel
Dead letter mail is sent to the Mail Recovery Center in Atlanta, Georgia, where workers try to reunite lost items with their owners.
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Area Processing Plant
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Regional Distribution Hub
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Central Sort Depot
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Sectional Center Facility
Sectional Center Facilities were introduced in 1963 alongside ZIP codes to mechanize and speed regional mail sorting.
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United States Parcel System
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United States Package Service
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United States Postal Service
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Universal Shipping Postal Service
Founded in 1775 with Benjamin Franklin as its first Postmaster General, the USPS is one of America's oldest federal institutions.
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Alabama
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Florida
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Georgia
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Tennessee
Atlanta, Georgia uses the 300 prefix, and the city became a major USPS distribution hub for the entire Southeast region.
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The Creed
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The Charter
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The Pledge
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The Oath
The famous 'Neither snow nor rain' inscription on New York's main post office was borrowed from ancient Greek historian Herodotus, not written by USPS.
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Two
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One
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Zero
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Three
ZIP codes starting with zero belong to New England states like Connecticut and Massachusetts — the numbering system runs west to east across the country.
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Kansas City, Missouri
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Atlanta, Georgia
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Chicago, Illinois
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Memphis, Tennessee
Atlanta's Mail Recovery Center handles millions of undeliverable packages yearly and even auctions off unclaimed contents to the public.
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State Region
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Delivery Route
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City District
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Local Post Office
Digits four and five narrow the address down to a specific post office or delivery zone within a larger sectional center area.
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American Samoa
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US Virgin Islands
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Northern Mariana Islands
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Guam
Guam uses 969 prefix ZIP codes and receives full USPS service, meaning a letter mailed there costs the same as mailing across the street.
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1948
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1955
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1971
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1963
ZIP codes debuted on July 1, 1963, and a cartoon character named Mr. ZIP was created to encourage Americans to use the new system.
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Indiana
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Michigan
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Illinois
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Wisconsin
Chicago, Illinois uses the 606 prefix and its main post office on West Harrison Street is one of the largest postal facilities ever built in the world.
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New Mexico
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Colorado
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Arizona
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Nevada
Phoenix, Arizona uses 850 ZIP codes, and Arizona's range runs from 850 to 865 across the state.
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First Class Mail
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Priority Mail Express
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Media Mail
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Parcel Select
Priority Mail Express is the USPS fastest domestic service and actually guarantees delivery or your money back.
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Indiana
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Ohio
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Kentucky
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Michigan
Columbus, Ohio sits in the 430 ZIP code zone, and Ohio's codes span from 430 all the way to 458.
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Priority Mail Boxes
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Express Flat Boxes
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Standard Rate Boxes
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Parcel Post Boxes
USPS introduced flat-rate Priority Mail boxes in 2004 with the famous slogan 'If It Fits, It Ships.'
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Massachusetts
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Vermont
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Maine
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New Hampshire
Portland, Maine uses 040 ZIP codes, and Maine was one of the first states assigned codes in the far northeast corner of the ZIP map.
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Iowa
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Illinois
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Minnesota
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin anchors the 531 prefix, and Wisconsin's ZIP codes run from 530 through 549 across the state.
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20202
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20024
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20500
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20001
20500 is exclusively the White House ZIP code, and mail addressed there is handled by a dedicated Secret Service screening facility.
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Arkansas
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Tennessee
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Alabama
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Mississippi
Nashville, Tennessee sits in the 370 ZIP zone, and Tennessee's codes stretch from 370 through 385 across the state.
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Dedicated Mail Zone
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Private ZIP Code
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Solo ZIP Code
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Unique ZIP Code
USPS assigns Unique ZIP Codes to high-volume mail recipients like the Pentagon, which receives millions of pieces of mail every year.
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Carrier Transfer Mail
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Route Relay Mail
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Redirected Post
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Forwarded Mail
USPS automatically forwards first-class mail for 12 months after a Change of Address form is submitted.
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Flat Sequence Sorters
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Letter Route Readers
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Carrier Sort Systems
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Mail Flow Units
Flat Sequence Sorters, introduced in the 2000s, can sort thousands of pieces of mail per hour using barcode scanning.
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Colorado
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Utah
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Wyoming
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New Mexico
Denver's ZIP codes begin with 802, and the entire 800 prefix block is assigned to Colorado — the only state using it.
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Informed Delivery
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Package Tracker Pro
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Delivery Dashboard
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Mail Monitor Plus
Informed Delivery, launched nationally in 2017, emails customers daily scans of their incoming mail before it arrives.
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Alabama
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Louisiana
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Mississippi
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Arkansas
New Orleans ZIP codes start with 701, and Louisiana holds the entire 700 prefix block in the USPS system.
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ZIP Scan Code
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Carrier Sort Strip
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Delivery Trace Line
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POSTNET Barcode
POSTNET barcodes encoded ZIP code data and were used by USPS sorting machines from 1983 until 2009.
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Kansas
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Nebraska
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Iowa
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Minnesota
Iowa's capital Des Moines uses ZIP codes starting with 503, and the entire 500 block belongs exclusively to Iowa.
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2001
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2007
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2010
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1999
The Forever Stamp debuted April 12, 2007, letting buyers use stamps purchased at any past price for first-class mail indefinitely.
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Connecticut
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Rhode Island
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New Hampshire
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Massachusetts
Boston's famous 02101 ZIP falls in this range — Massachusetts holds all 021 prefixes in the Northeast.
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Route Redirect
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Change Of Address
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Mail Hold Order
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Delivery Transfer
USPS forwards mail for up to 12 months after a Change of Address form is filed — first-class mail only.
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Florida
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Alabama
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Georgia
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South Carolina
Miami's ZIP codes begin with 331 — Florida spans prefixes from 320 all the way through 349.
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Held Mail Service
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Counter Pickup Mail
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General Delivery
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Lobby Hold Mail
General Delivery dates to the 1800s and was a lifeline for travelers and settlers with no fixed address.
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Wisconsin
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Ohio
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Michigan
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Indiana
Detroit's ZIP codes cluster around 480 — Michigan's prefixes run from 480 through 499 across the state.
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Regional Sort Hub
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Sectional Center Facility
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Central Mail Depot
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Distribution Processing Unit
Sectional Center Facilities, introduced with ZIP codes in 1963, sort mail for entire geographic regions before local delivery.
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Wisconsin
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North Dakota
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Iowa
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Minnesota
Minneapolis ZIP codes begin with 554 — Minnesota's full prefix range runs from 550 through 567.
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2007
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2004
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1999
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2001
USPS launched Flat Rate Priority Mail in 2004 with the famous slogan 'If It Fits, It Ships' to compete with UPS and FedEx.
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Bulk Mail License
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Carrier Route Permit
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Presort Authorization
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Postage Paid Permit
Businesses pay a fee to receive a Postage Paid Permit, covering return postage only for mail actually sent back.
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Box Holder Mail
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Anonymous Post
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Open Route Mail
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General Parcel Mail
Box Holder Mail lets businesses reach PO Box renters without knowing individual names saving address research time.
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Station Post Office
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Community Post Office
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Rural Post Office
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Village Post Office
Community Post Offices are contract-run locations — often inside a general store — serving small towns across rural America.
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Bulk Route Delivery
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Every Door Direct Mail
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Carrier Route Mail
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Saturation Mail
Every Door Direct Mail launched in 2011, letting small businesses blanket entire neighborhoods without needing a single mailing address.
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Centralized Delivery
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Village Mail Hub
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Cluster Box Unit
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Curbside Station
USPS shifted heavily toward centralized delivery in the 1990s to reduce carrier walking time and cut delivery costs.
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Carrier Walk
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Delivery Zone
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Highway Contract
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Rural Route
Rural Routes date back to 1896 when USPS launched free rural delivery, transforming life for millions of isolated American farm families.
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