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  2. ZIP Code - Wikipedia

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    A ZIP Code (an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan [1]) is a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The term ZIP was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently and quickly [2] (zipping along) when senders use the code in the postal address. Introduced on July 1, 1963, the basic format comprised five ...

  3. ZIP Code Tabulation Area - Wikipedia

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    ZCTAs are generalized area representations of the United States Postal Service (USPS) ZIP code service areas, but are not the same as ZIP codes. Individual USPS ZIP codes can cross state , place, county , census tract , census block group and census block boundaries, so the Census Bureau asserts that "there is no correlation between ZIP codes ...

  4. Near West Side, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The United States Postal Service (USPS) operates the main Chicago Post Office at 433 West Harrison Street in the Near West Side. [27] [28] The post office is the only 24-hour post office in the United States. [29] USPS also operates the Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office at 116 South Western Avenue. [30]

  5. POSTNET - Wikipedia

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    POSTNET. POSTNET ( Post al N umeric E ncoding T echnique) is a barcode symbology used by the United States Postal Service to assist in directing mail. The ZIP Code or ZIP+4 code is encoded in half- and full-height bars. [ 1] Most often, the delivery point is added, usually being the last two digits of the address or PO box number.

  6. Geographic - National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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    ZCTAs are approximations of United States Postal Service (USPS) 5-digit ZIP Code service areas that the Census Bureau creates using census blocks to present statistical data from censuses and surveys. The ZCTA locale assignments are based on NCES locale boundaries and reflect the locale that accounts for the largest areal proportion of the ZCTA.

  7. Postal address verification - Wikipedia

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    Postal address verification (also known as address , address validation, address verification and CASS certification [1]) is the process used to check the validity and deliverability of a physical mailing address. According to the United States Postal Service, an address is valid (or mailable) if it is CASS-certified, meaning that it exists ...

  8. List of ZIP Code prefixes - Wikipedia

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    Each cell in this table contains a three-digit ZIP code prefix, the state where that ZIP code prefix is located, and the name of the United States Postal Service (USPS) Sectional Center Facility (SCF) that serves that ZIP code prefix, which may be in a different state. Each SCF may serve more than one three-digit ZIP code prefix.

  9. Beverly Hills, California - Wikipedia

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    1652672, 2409840. Website. beverlyhills.org. Beverly Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. A notable and historic suburb of Los Angeles, it is located just southwest of the Hollywood Hills, approximately 12.2 miles (19.6 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles. [7]