Talk:ZIP Code

message: This article makes only passing reference to 11 digit ZIPs, whereas it concentrates a lot on ZIP+4. I'd like to see more information on ZIP11. I remember when it was first implemented, but I know very little about it. --Tim Sabin (talk) 16:08, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think there's anyone continually working on this article, you may want to do a little research yourself.  Wikipedia will be the better for it.--Wehwalt (talk) 16:20, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Here is one source for Zip+6 (also given as Zip+4+2): https://dataladder.com/blog/2017/09/21/zip-4-2-equals-zip-plus-6/ WilliamKF (talk) 19:14, 13 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  There is no such thing as a ZIP+6, just a ZIP+4. You are referring to the Intelligent Mail barcode instead, but individuals would never write out the extra two digits on their own and its not technically part of the ZIP code.--2601:642:C301:119A:9DF5:701B:DAFA:9F10 (talk) 01:08, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  11-digit ZIP 

message: Second address format shows a proper ZIP Code address as:
 Mr. John Smith
 3256 Epiphenomenal Avenue
 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416
The previous paragraph stated:
“Simultaneously with the introduction of the ZIP code, two-letter state abbreviations were introduced. These were to be written with both letters capitalized.”
Therefore, the proper address format with ZIP Code and two-letter state abbreviation should be:
 Mr. John Smith
 3256 Epiphenomenal Avenue
 Minneapolis, MN 55416
Just a minor correction from a retired old postmaster.
Paul L. Fletcher
1816 N. Moreland Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46222-4828  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.251.236.211 (talk) 22:23, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  RE: ZIP Code, Background 

message: As of this writing, the article states that postal zones in big cities (such as "Minneapolis 16") began in 1943. But I have been looking at journal and magazine advertisements from 1920, and have seen several examples of them. Here are two: Boston 9, Mass. and Boston 9, Mass.. Perhaps someone can look deeper into the history of these zone numbers. Possibly me, later, although not right now. — ¾-10 21:03, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Postal zones in big cities are seen in advertisements from 1920 

message: The requirement of the vast majority of US pay-at-the-pump, er, pumps, is a royal pain to visitors from Abroad who don't have a ZIP code.  A gas station cashier in Mesquite NV told me that visitors can get a special ZIP code from their card's issuer, but I suspect that this may only apply to Canadians (she specifically mentioned "snowbirds") as no-one I asked back here in the UK, nor British ex-pats, had ever heard of such a thing.  If Jane of Mesquite is correct then it could be worth a mention from someone who knows what they're talking about. Mr Larrington (talk) 16:25, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Credit Card Authorisations 

message: The page https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Time_Warner&oldid=811646121#1960s says: "In 1963, recommendations from Time Inc. based on how it delivered magazines led to the introduction of ZIP codes by the United States Post Office."
The page ZIP Code says nothing about the influence of Time Warner. Can somebody help to clarify this!? Thanks!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.54.130.124 (talk) 11:46, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Influence of Time Warner on introduction of Zip codes? 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Is it really "ZIP Code"? Wiktionary (which is extremely strict) uses "ZIP code".
--Mortense (talk) 15:51, 19 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: "ZIP Code". The two words together (well, the acronym and the word together) are a trademark, basically a brand name, for what are generically known as postal codes. See https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction_input. Largoplazo (talk) 16:25, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

text: I just moved and updated the Wiktionary entry. Largoplazo (talk) 16:33, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

text: BTW, this article was moved from ZIP code to ZIP Code in 2016 subsequent to a discussion that I initiated at Talk:ZIP Code/Archive 1#Requested move 13 August 2016. Largoplazo (talk) 16:36, 19 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Readded to the main talk. It's not clear why that was archived (to the incorrect archive) while things six years older remained here. Dekimasuよ! 18:10, 11 March 2018 (UTC)

text: I think we should think of it as a genericized trademark, because it otherwise looks pretty messed up. InedibleHulk (talk) 00:25, 11 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Indeed, Wikipedia should reflect the common usage, not try to impose an arguably more correct usage. fgnievinski (talk) 18:14, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  "ZIP code" vs. "ZIP Code" 

message: Distribution location for ZIP Code 34119 8.26.227.206 (talk) 18:08, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: If that is a question, there must be better places to ask it. —Tamfang (talk) 06:19, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Distribution area for ZIP Code 34119