Meaning of ZIP Code | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A postal code, especially for addresses served by the US Postal Service, consisting of a five- or nine-figure number.
   US
2. Uncommon form of zip code.
   form-of, uncommon
3. Any postal code.
   US, broadly
4. A postal code, especially for addresses served by PhilPost, consisting of a four-figure number.
   Philippines
5. A grouping of athletes or teams with similar skill level.
   broadly

Examples

“90210 was a television show popular in the 1990s about a group of high school students and their families who all lived in the zip code 90210 in Beverly Hills, California, an affluent suburb of Los Angeles.”

“For example, the foreign zip code H24 JZL is most certainly not a number.”

“Carrying the package to the stairs inside, I noticed it was addressed to Mom and me with a European zip code and stamp.”

“Wallace and Brewer are almost certain to finish 1-2 in some order – no one else is even in the same zip code.”

“New York State had two ZIP codes in the top 10 nationally, both in the Hamptons, famous for its high-end beachfront properties.”

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