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 ...

We all have one, we know it by heart, and we share it with our neighbors. But chances are you haven't thought that much about this ubiquitous part of American life — the ZIP code. We all know about ...

The House passed two bills Monday night that would authorize the U.S. Postal Service to create 76 new ZIP codes for communities nationwide. This is not the first proposed ZIP code upgrade. In December ...

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 ...