ZIP Code
English
Etymology
from Zone Improvement Plan
Noun
- (US) A postal code for addresses served by the US Postal Service, consisting of a five- or nine-figure number.
- (US) A trademark of the US Postal Service for such postal codes.
- (US) A region within which all addresses share a given five-digit ZIP Code.
- A lot of people in this area have lived in the same ZIP Code their whole lives.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- (US postal code): postal code, postcode
Related terms
- ZIP plus 4
- ZIP + 4
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