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alex_uk
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American people, what are the 4 digits that sometimes appear after a regular 5 digit zipcode for?

ie, 12345-4321

What do the last 4 digits indicate?

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Nov 12 2004 1:57PM
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foxyness
Posts: 169 - Karma: 10
no clue my zip code is just 84098








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Nov 12 2004 2:00PM
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aggro_sk8
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dude, none of us even know, and we dont use em.
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Nov 12 2004 2:00PM
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alex_uk
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Well 3 people managed to answer in quick chat..
You're probably the kind that votes Bush ;).

Anyway, ignore this now.
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Nov 12 2004 2:02PM
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Insomniac
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I've only seen those for big cities like ones in California and stuff. I've always thought it was just like a sub-zip code. Like more exact? I could be wrong.
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Nov 12 2004 2:02PM
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alex_uk
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It's for house numbers in big states, like cali.
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Nov 12 2004 2:05PM
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nut
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it denotes a PO box





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Nov 12 2004 2:39PM
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DYFI
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mines just 01201 biznitch



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Nov 12 2004 2:51PM
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Melvs
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it's a extension to identify your specific house. everyone has one.
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Nov 12 2004 3:21PM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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yeah melvs is right its not your p.o box everyone has one.


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Nov 12 2004 3:25PM
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katesd
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interesting... i have to enter american zip codes into a program at work when they send cheques... never knew what those extra 4 were for.


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Nov 12 2004 4:01PM
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nut
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my bad, i just noticed that whenever I send a check for my car loan, those last 4 digits coorespond to the po box. Same with my student loan. Here's the real explanation if anyone cares:

ZIP+4
In 1983, the Postal Service began using an expanded ZIP Code system called 'ZIP+4', which are often called 'plus-four codes'. A ZIP+4 code uses of the basic 5-digit ZIP plus an additional 4-digits to identify a geographic segment within the 5-digit delivery area, such as a city block or a group of apartments or an individual high-volume receiver of mail, or any other unit that could use an extra identifier to aid in efficient mail sorting and delivery. Use of the plus-four code is not required, but it helps the Postal Service direct mail more efficiently and accurately because it reduces handling and significantly decreases the potential for human error and possibility of misdelivery.







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Nov 12 2004 4:40PM
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Sdot
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You guys are all a bunch of morons (other than 'nut'). Like he said (or found, rather), it doesn't identify an individual house or P.O. Box, but a specific area within a zip code. It's not just for California or individual states with more crowded areas. Alaska has them, as well. The neighborhood I lived in had 2330 for their code within a larger area that had the five-digit zip. Idiots.


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Nov 12 2004 4:53PM
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jack_tha_ripper
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mine is 3040
guess where i live
Nov 12 2004 4:59PM
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jack_tha_ripper
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by the way that is my whole zip code, not just part of it
Nov 12 2004 5:00PM
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mammothpunks
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that is wierd, cause whenever i get mail and the address has 4 extra numbers, its always my po box number

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Nov 12 2004 5:00PM
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Sdot
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jack, I'm going to guess: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia


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Nov 12 2004 5:01PM
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Sdot
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Sorry abuot the rant, the P.O. Box part was partially correct, but that only applies if you have a P.O. Box. As far as house addresses go, see my previous post.


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Nov 12 2004 5:02PM
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Melvs
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ya, I get them to my house (in a neighborhood int he woods in a small town), and it has a 4 number thing sometimes. maybe it's for the whole neighborhood.
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Nov 12 2004 5:07PM
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the description said...'high volume mail receivers'...there's the explanation. If it's the address of the Admission Office of a college, it's likely to have that code, since they are expected to get a lot of crap




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Nov 12 2004 6:56PM
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FUJATIVE24
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it is for denotion of a PO Box like mines 06094-0165, my PO Box number is 165






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Nov 12 2004 7:10PM
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Sdot
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^Sometimes. There are other uses.


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Nov 12 2004 8:22PM
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Skier1990
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Its for a certian area or town in a zipcode, it is for the postal service only it helps them when sorting mail
Nov 12 2004 9:42PM
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ScratchCobra66
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Big cities use them to divide up zip codes even more.







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Nov 13 2004 7:44AM
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Itsbackfliptime
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^all cities not just big ones.

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Nov 13 2004 8:57AM
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ScratchCobra66
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^ Yeah i know, and i should specify, not all big cities do it either.







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Nov 13 2004 9:00AM
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guddgulf17
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no idea in the slightest. go to the postal services website maybe that has it
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Nov 13 2004 9:08AM
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Justo8484
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everyone has them, i dont know what mine is off hand, but it breaks down your zip code even further, kind of like a zip code inside a zip code
Nov 13 2004 10:07AM
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DAMICO
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44512-2828 bitches...

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Nov 13 2004 12:19PM
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skifree919
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i rep the 07458 zip code. I dont believe i have the 4 extra numbers



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Nov 13 2004 12:23PM
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Sdot
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...The question has already been answered. Why is it still going on?


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Nov 13 2004 1:36PM
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Insomniac
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I was just gonna say that.
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Nov 13 2004 3:33PM
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SkierX
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Alright, I'm going to settle this...

You all have the last portion of the zip code. The first portion denotes your town. You all know that part. The second part denotes your exact house.

Basically, if you wanted to, for postal service purposes, you could write just the full entire 9-digit postal code, and they could deliver it.

Problem is, it is more difficult, as well as MUCH harder to remember for people.
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Nov 14 2004 10:56PM
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jack_tha_ripper
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geese sdot, howd u guess where i lived, must ave been a challenge, not like its in my profile, lol
Nov 14 2004 11:47PM
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