Is your postal code unique?
Postal codes are known as Postal Index Numbers (PINs; sometimes as PIN codes) in India. The PIN system was introduced on 15 August 1972 by India Post. India uses a unique six-digit code as a geographical number to identify locations in India.
What is the 4 digit suffix in ZIP Code?
ZIP+4 Codes are special 4-digit codes appended to 5-digit ZIP Codes that help the USPS to route mail efficiently. When added to mail, the last 4 digits of ZIP Code numbers identify segments of USPS delivery routes.
Who is the only fictional character to have their own US ZIP code?
To date, Smokey is the only fictional character to receive a Unique ZIP code, largely because the U.S. Postal Service prefers to route mail addressed to such figures to real, humorously appropriate addresses.
What are random ZIP Codes?
Random Zip Code 04662. Northeast Harbor, ME. Maine. 14738. Frewsburg, NY. New York. 68023. Fort Calhoun, NE. Nebraska. 17563. Peach Bottom, PA. Pennsylvania. 92704. Santa Ana, CA. California. 48637. Merrill, MI. Michigan. 84003. American Fork, UT. Utah. 28119. Morven, NC. North Carolina.
How many unique ZIP Codes are in the US?
There are 41,683 ZIP Codes in the country. ZIP Codes range from 00501, belonging to the Internal Revenue Service in Holtsville, NY, to 99950 in Ketchikan, AK. Easiest to remember?
Where is US ZIP code 00001?
The lowest and highest of these postal codes are both specific to areas in Alaska; The 00001 code is for the N Dillingham area, and the postal code 99950 is for Ketchikan, AK.
What makes a ZIP Code unique?
Unique: Assigned to a company, government agency, or entity with sufficient mail volume, based on average daily volume of letter size mail received, availability of ZIP Code numbers in the postal area, and USPS cost-benefit analysis.
How do I create a ZIP Code?
To create a personal Zip, a postal customer would go to a postal web site, authenticate who they are, much as they do today to sign up for Informed Delivery, and provide their current address and, optionally, email address. The system would provide them their own 11 (or 12) digit Personal Zip Code.
Is 11111 a valid ZIP Code?
11111 is not a valid 5 digit ZIP Code, but there are valid ZIP Codes that start with 111: 11101, 11102, etc. Once position 28 was changed to Y, then MSP considered 11111 as an Invalid zip, because it looked at all 5 digits.
What are the extra 4 digits on a ZIP Code called?
Also called plus-four codes, add-on codes, or add-ons, the ZIP+4 code starts with the standard five-digit ZIP Code. The four extra numbers are added after a hyphen to complete the ZIP+4. So what do the extra numbers mean? These last 4 digits represent specific delivery routes within delivery areas.
