zip code

See also: zipcode, ZIP code, and ZIP Code

English

Alternative forms

ZIP code, Zip Code, ZIP Code, Zip code, ZIP CODE, zipcode

Etymology

From ZIP Code the USPS-owned trademark of the system; ZIP from Zone Improvement Plan.

Noun

zip code (plural zip codes)

(chiefly US) A postal code, especially for addresses served by the US Postal Service, consisting of a five- or nine-figure number.

Hypernyms

postal code, post code

Related terms

ZIP plus 4
ZIP + 4

Translations

postcode — see postcode

US postal code

Finnish: zip-koodi
Japanese: ジップコード (jippu kōdo)

Navajo: kéyah binahósʼaʼ bibéézh, nahósʼaʼ bibéézh

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