Zip Codes

The lowest zip code is 00501 - Holtsville, NY

The highest zip code is 99950 - Ketchikan, AK



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Who is that in your avatar?

@vivify said
Who is that in your avatar?

In Australia they're called postcodes and have 4 digits, with the first digit indicating the state. Having a regional postcode, as we do, gets us cheaper rates for insurance of all kinds. They're not as useful as those UK codes which target much smaller areas.

In the Netherlands, a postcode exists of 4 numbers and 2 letters
Obviously the Netherlands being the Netherlands, it’s a madhatter state of affairs.

Basically the 4 numbers tell a certain area or city. But not always… so, poatcodes starting with 30 and 31 can be Rotterdam, the second digits homing it in slightly. The letters are parts of streets.

However, if you use the postcode and house number and it does define an exact building. So, there is a system to the madness.

Germany switched from four to five digits after the unification.

Argument was that 5 is the international standard...

@Ponderable said
Germany switched from four to five digits after the unification.

Argument was that 5 is the international standard...