zip code

¹

or ZIP code, Zip code

noun

1. a system used in the U.S. to facilitate the delivery of mail, consisting of a five- or nine-digit code printed directly after the address, the first five digits initial code indicating the state and post office or postal zone, the last four expanded code the box section or number, portion of a rural route, building, or other specific delivery location.

zip-code

²

or ZIP-code, Zip-code

[ zip-kohd ]

verb (used with object)

, zip-cod·ed, zip-cod·ing.

1. to provide or mark with a zip code:

   Zip-code all mail.

zip code

noun

1. See postcode
   the US equivalent of postcode

Word History and Origins

Origin of zip code¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1960–65, Z(one) I(mprovement) P(rogram)

Word History and Origins

Origin of zip code¹

C20: from z ( one ) i ( mprovement ) p ( lan )

Example Sentences

The company updated its ad policies after it found that housing, employment and credit ads were being targeted based on a users’ zip code, age, gender and marital status.

From Search Engine Land

But, at the end of the day, which one you receive will boil down to your zip code, local health care infrastructure, and the total number of available doses.

From Fortune

Results are shared with public-health authorities through the accompanying mobile app, with has users fill out their zip code and date of birth, the FDA said.

From Fortune

One of the greatest determinants of physical and economic health is the zip code in which you were born.

From Nautilus

Hosts post their pool and its amenities on the app, and those looking to swim can search for pools in their area by zip code and filter searches by amenities and voilà — you just book a time!

From Essence.com

“Type in your ZIP code and blood drives close to you will come up,” Dudley said.

From The Daily Beast

Such sightings are not uncommon in 32799, the most active ZIP Code in Florida for close encounters of the ursine kind.

From The Daily Beast

But add her zip code into the mix, and it becomes a plotline straight out of a Tom Clancy thriller.

From The Daily Beast

Mullins also noted contemptously that the zip code from which McAuliffe had raised the most money was 90210.

From The Daily Beast

It is routine for store clerks to ask for a zip code and email address when you buy a pair of jeans at the mall.

From The Daily Beast