zip code
Address number sequence
A zip code is a numerical code used by the U.S.
Postal Service to identify delivery areas, consisting of five digits (or nine in the extended ZIP+4 format).
The code helps sort and route mail efficiently: What's your zip code?
By extension, zip codes serve as rough geographic identifiers in forms, surveys, and demographic analysis. (ZIP code is the official styling, from Zone Improvement Plan.)
Sending via post
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- stampMark-making device
- letterWritten symbol or message
postcard · mail · carrier · courier · package · parcel · shipment · delivery
Indefinite bounded area
- areaExtent of surface
- districtBounded administrative area
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- countyLocal administrative division
state · territory · zone · boundary · locale · community · suburb · township
All inhabitants combined
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- censusOfficial population count
- median incomeMiddle-ranked earnings figure
- householdDomestic unit of residents
statistics · socioeconomic · survey · market research · targeting · segmentation · redlining · disparity
Path selection process
- sortingArranging into sequence
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- dispatchSend with speed
- freightGoods being transported
surcharge · transit time · fulfillment · warehouse · hub · last mile
Public urban roadway
- avenueBroad urban roadway
- apartmentRented unit in building
- suiteConnected hotel rooms
- residencePlace one inhabits
home · building · dwelling · condominium · townhouse · location · house number · unit
mailing
Sending via post
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- stampMark-making device
letter · postcard · mail · carrier · courier · package · parcel · shipment · delivery · tracking
region
Indefinite bounded area
- areaExtent of surface
- districtBounded administrative area
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
county · state · territory · zone · boundary · locale · community · suburb · township · municipality
population
All inhabitants combined
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- censusOfficial population count
- median incomeMiddle-ranked earnings figure
household · statistics · socioeconomic · survey · market research · targeting · segmentation · redlining · disparity · gentrification
routing
Path selection process
- sortingArranging into sequence
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- dispatchSend with speed
freight · surcharge · transit time · fulfillment · warehouse · hub · last mile
street
Public urban roadway
residence · home · building · dwelling · condominium · townhouse · location · house number · unit · floor
geolocation
Digital position identification
- geocodingConverting places to coordinates
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
coordinates · autofill · validation · lookup · database · API · search · filtering · locator · weather
- addressesstreet address, mailing address, home address, city, state
- codespassword, binary, DNA, RNA, passcode
- mailletter, letters, mail, email, envelope
- postalmail, mail delivery, stamp, stamps, mail service
- postal systempost office, mailbox, stamp, stamps, envelope
- numeric codesphone number, serial number, account number, tracking number, credit card number
zip codestreet address
Building's numbered position
GPS coordinates · street number · latitude and longitude · mailing address
zip codestreet address
Building's numbered position
house number · building number · apartment number · suite number · P.O. box