The idea of ZIP (Zonal Improvement Plan) codes was introduced
during World War II, when letter carriers left their jobs to join the war effort.
It wasn’t actually implemented until 1963. Initially, ZIP codes had just two numbers:
one for state and one for city. (You don’t have to be a genius to see this
wouldn’t work long.) Today, ZIP codes are five numbers, followed by four more. The
first number identifies your region. New York and Pennsylvania are zone one,
everything northeast of New York is zero. The intermountain west is eight, and
the west coast is nine. The second and third numbers in your ZIP code determine
the central post office facility for your area. The fourth and fifth numbers
are your local post office, and the four numbers after the hyphen are your specific
neighborhood. None of this explains why my neighbors and I have to sort out misdirected mail
every single week.
No comments:
Post a Comment