variants
or less commonly ZIP code
plural zip codes also ZIP codes
1
: a number that identifies a particular postal delivery area in the U.S.
2
: the geographic area identified by a zip code
zip-coded; zip-coding; zip-codes
: to furnish with a zip code
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2024
So there's this big gap between how people living in the zip codes feel about their own lives and futures and how economists say zip code is destiny.
—Nik Popli / Aspen, TIME, 30 June 2024
Michelle Aslam, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2023
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Noun
The bear got so much mail from fans — mostly children — that the post office gave it its own ZIP code.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2024
So there's this big gap between how people living in the zip codes feel about their own lives and futures and how economists say zip code is destiny.
—Nik Popli / Aspen, TIME, 30 June 2024
Verb
Socioeconomic status is one factor that can limit a child’s access to the arts, but things like race and zip-code can play a role as well.
—Michelle Aslam, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2023
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“Zip code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zip%20code. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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