Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Happy Birthday, Mr. ZIP-- Part 2

Four more digits were added to the original five in 1983, but most of us, including me, don't remember it.  Perhaps we should take a look at one of the thousands of return addresses we get from the charities to find out what it is.

If your whole, 9-digit ZIP Code is 12345-6789, here is a decode of what the numbers stand for:

The 123 stand for the General region/City.
The 45 stands for Delivery Area: Post Office or Neighborhood.
The 67 stands for Sector Or Several Blocks.
The 89 stands for Segment or One Side of the Street.


OLDEST ZIPS  (median age)

17606  Lancaster, Pa. 87
61112  Rockford, Il. 87
40049  Nerinx, Ky.  87
14302  Niagara Falls, NY 86
11042  New Hyde Park, NY  86  (Maybe change it to Old Hyde Park?)


YOUNGEST ZIPS (median age)

56593  Wolf lake, Mn.  11
84784  Hildale, Ut.  13
86021  Colorado City, Az. 13
60539  Mooseheart, Il.  16  (Set up by the Moose Club to raise members' children.)
59841  Pinesdale, Mt. 16

One More ZIP to Go.  --DaCoot

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