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I grew up in a small town with a population of about 2,000. I remember one time I signed up for a website with my real name and city, but didn't want to give my

I grew up in a small town with a population of about 2,000. I remember one time I signed up for a website with my real name and city, but didn't want to give my home address so just made up "123 Main St" (my town doesn't have a "Main St"). Sure enough, they sent a spam postcard, addressed to my name @ 123 Main St. The post office, being friendly and knowing who all the residents are, still delivered it to my home, alas...

OnlyMortal 4y ago
In the UK we have postcodes. These have the same function as a US zip code. However, they can appear a bit random here and have a resolution of about three or four properties.
- nobody9999 4y ago
  >In the UK we have postcodes. These have the same function as a US zip code. The USPS wanted everyone to know about zip codes and provided a musical tutorial[0] as to why zip codes were a good idea... [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4WGNjSYKNU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4WGNjSYKNU