A postal code is a five digit code used to deliver mail and packages. There is also another type of postal code, the ZIP + 4 code. According to unitedstateszipcodes.org, the ZIP + 4 was established in ...

Let’s break down the zip code digit by digit, starting with the 4. The first digit in the zip code is a regional number. These numbers are assigned from 0-9 spreading East to West. The 4 was assigned ...

After the 5-digit ZIP code gets the mail to your local post office, the "plus 4" code gets it to your neighborhood. "Do you have to write it on your letters?" asked WCCO reporter Jason DeRusha.

English: USA 10-cent postage stamp, 1973: "It all depends on ZIP code". (Photo credit: Wikipedia) How is it that a simple five-digit ZIP code provides any insight into who you are? After ...