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I am not sure that is completely true. I thought ZIP codes could not cross state lines (at least in the US). And after looking at them, I couldn't find any th
by joshfinnie 17y ago
I am not sure that is completely true. I thought ZIP codes could not cross state lines (at least in the US). And after looking at them, I couldn't find any that were not unique.[http://www.aggdata.com/free/zip-code http://www.aggdata.com/free/zip-code]
Edit: Sorry, There are a few that cross state lines, when using the first two digits as the state code. However, each ZIP code is unique to a town; therefore, one could use it in the above scenario.
- showerst 17y agoWikipedia used to have a list of them, I remember there being at least 5, possibly more.
- tokenadult 17y agoGoogle brought me to this article; I'm showing the jump to near where the issue is mentioned. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_code#By_geography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_code#By_geography
- freiheit 17y ago"Each ZIP code is unique to a town"? No, not really. Small towns without their own post office typically share a ZIP code with the closest city because that's where the post office that delivers their mail is.
- joshfinnie 17y agoI guess my point is, the ZIP code should be a pretty good indication of the state that the person resides in. No, it is not perfect, but I think it lends itself to be somethng that can help with the OPs concerns.