zip code directory

Postal number reference

A zip code directory is a reference listing postal codes for geographic areas, used to look up the correct code for addressing mail.

Before internet search, these were printed booklets consulted at post offices or kept in office supply drawers: She thumbed through the zip code directory to find the code for Tulsa.

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Listing of local numbers

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