| Everyone knows what the zip code is, and
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| | has 220, 221, 222 and 223 assigned to it.
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| what it is essentially used for, but how
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| | As well, a sectional center facility will
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| many people actually know how it works?
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| | service an area in a state next to it.
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| Chances are, very few actually understand
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| | The code 739 in Oklahoma is assigned to
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| the inner workings of a very common piece
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| | Liberal, Kansas, while 865 in Arizona is
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| of the postal service puzzle.
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| | assigned to Gallup, New Mexico. New
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| Essentially, zip codes are numbered with
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| | England has the lowest zip codes in the
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| the first digit representing a certain
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| | country because they begin with 0, as is
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| group of states in the United States.
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| | the case in Puerto Rico and the U.S.
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| That being said, several states can have
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| | Virgin Islands. The lowest zip code in
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| the same number. Connecticut, Main, New
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| | the entire country is Holtsville, New
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| Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont and six
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| | York, which has a 00501 zip code. Other
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| other locations, including Army Post
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| | low codes include 00601 in Adjuntas,
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| Office Europe, are represented by 0,
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| | Puetro Rico, 01001 in Agawam,
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| while Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania
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| | Massachusetts and 01002 in Amherst,
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| is represented by 1. This number system
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| | Massachusetts. Stretching out south from
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| goes up to 9, with every single number
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| | the East Coast, postal codes begin to
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| having at least three different states
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| | increase in size. For example, 02115 is
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| assigned to it. Of all the numbers, 0 and
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| | in Boston, while 10001 is in New York
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| 9 have the most states assigned to them,
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| | City. Philadelphia has 19103, while
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| while 1 has only three and 4 has only
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| | Washington has 20008, Atlanta 30303 and
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| four. The second and third digits of the
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| | Miami 33130. Going west and north from
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| zip code represent a region in a
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| | the East Coast, the numbers increase even
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| particular state. Often, this will be a
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| | more, with 40202 in Louisville, Kentucky,
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| large city, or a vast rural area like in
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| | 60601 in Des Moines, Iowa, 77063 in
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| the Midwest or Alaska. The fourth and
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| | Houston, 80202 in Denver, 98101 in
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| fifth numbers in the zip code represent a
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| | Seattle and 99950 in Ketchikan, Alaska.
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| particular delivery address within that
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| | The zip code is a fascinating
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| region.
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| | implementation of processing that allows
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| Generally, the main town or city in a
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| | the post office to delivery packages and
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| region gets the first zip codes for that
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| | mail faster than they would without it.
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| area, with the rest of the numerical
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| | Through the postal code, the entire
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| order of the zip code in that region
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| | country can be divided into a number of
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| following the alphabetical order of the
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| | digits that allow sorters to know exactly
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| cities or towns. Sometimes, zip codes
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| | where the piece of mail is meant to be
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| will actually span state boundaries. This
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| | delivered, quickly and easily. Without
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| is done to ensure efficient postal
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| | the zip code, it is highly likely that
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| delivery and can be found in military
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| | the post office would have folded long
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| facilities that span multiple states, or
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| | ago under the crushing demand of millions
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| in remote areas where two areas of a
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| | of pieces of mail that need to be
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| state can be serviced in conjunction.
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| | delivered on a daily basis. It can be
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| The first three digits of the code
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| | said that the zip code has revolutionized
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| generally correspond to a sectional
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| | the postal system, in the United States
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| center facility which sorts the mail for
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| | and abroad, where various companies use a
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| the area. Sometimes, an area will have
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| | similar system. With such an easy system,
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| more than one three digit codes assigned
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| | the postal service is able to make sure
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| to it. For example, the sectional center
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| | all of its customers are happy because
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| facility in Merrifield, North Virginia
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| | nothing is worse than losing your mail.
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