ZIP Code

ZIP Code - USA - A system of 5-digit codes that identifies the individual Post Office or metropolitan area delivery station associated with an address.

Examples:

   Birmingham, AL 35305
   Webster Groves, MO 63119

Synonyms: ZIP5, Zone Improvement Plan

United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address Data Standard (draft), 04 May 2010 12:02:01, http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/FGDC-standards-projects/street-address/address-standard

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ZIP Code - An acronym for Zone Improvement Plan Code and a system of 5-digit codes that geographically identifies individual Post Offices or metropolitan area delivery stations.

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Source: Digital Formatting Services, 04 January 2012 09:40:42, http://www.digitalformattingservices.com/vdp_glossary.htm

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ZIP Code - [federal government] Acronym for zone improvement plan code. A five-digit code, developed by the U.S. Postal Service, that identifies the geographic delivery area served by an individual post office or metropolitan area delivery station.

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Source: esri, 16 October 2012 09:23:06, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation

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ZIP Code - A United States Postal Service term for their type of Postal CodeOM. ZIP stands for "Zone Improvement Plan." [code ZIP]

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Source: Canada Post, 23 February 2013 09:35:20, http://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/glossary-e.asp