ZIP CODE Definition & Meaning

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zip code

or ZIP code, Zip code

noun

a system used in the U.S. to facilitate the delivery of mail, consisting of a five- or nine-digit code printed directly after the address, the first five digits initial code indicating the state and post office or postal zone, the last four expanded code the box section or number, portion of a rural route, building, or other specific delivery location.

zip-code

or ZIP-code, Zip-code

[ zip-kohd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

zip-coded, zip-coding.

to provide or mark with a zip code:
Zip-code all mail.

zip code

noun

the US equivalent of postcode

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of zip code¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1960–65, Z(one) I(mprovement) P(rogram)

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of zip code¹

C20: from z ( one ) i ( mprovement ) p ( lan )

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Example Sentences

The insurer estimated that its offer would apply to roughly 70%, or 1,100, of the 1,626 residential policies it had in Pacific Palisades’ primary ZIP Code when it announced it would not offer renewals last year.

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Maintaining the status quo in education today too often translates to your educational future being determined by your zip code, not your GPA.

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When we dated, we never left our ZIP Code.

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The insurer estimated that it would apply to roughly 70%, or 1,100, of the 1,626 residential policies it had in Pacific Palisades’ primary ZIP Code when it announced the nonrenewals last year.

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The figure includes roughly 70%, or 1,100, of the 1,626 residential policies still in place in Pacific Palisade’s primary 90272 ZIP code — and thousands more in the neighborhood and elsewhere in the county.

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