ZIP code

ZIP code
a) A postal code, especially for addresses served by the US Postal Service, consisting of a five- or nine-figure number.

A lot of people in this area have lived in the same ZIP code their whole lives.

b) A region within which all addresses share a certain five-digit postal code.
Syn: zip, zip code, zipcode
See Also: ZIP plus 4, ZIP + 4, postcode, Hypernyms, postal code

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