On July 1, 1963, the U.S. Post Office Department introduced the ZIP code program to get a handle on the heaping surplus of mail. Today, those five digits represent much more for American society. Back ...

The House passed two bills Monday night that would authorize the U.S. Postal Service to create 76 new ZIP codes for communities nationwide. These bipartisan bills, led by Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL) ...

Everyone knows the ZIP code 90210—but what about these other notable codes around the country? The Zone Improvement Plan, otherwise known as the ZIP code, is the network of postal codes the U.S.

This is not the first proposed ZIP code upgrade. In December 2024, Boebert’s previous version of the ZIP code bill passed unanimously in the House. However, the bill lost momentum, and the Senate ...