Zip code

//ˈzɪp koʊd// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of ZIP Code. alt-of, alternative
Noun
  1. 1
    Uncommon form of zip code. form-of, uncommon
  2. 2
    A postal code, especially for addresses served by the US Postal Service, consisting of a five- or nine-figure number. US

    "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."

  3. 3
    Alternative form of zip code. alt-of, alternative

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

  4. 4
    Alternative form of ZIP Code. alt-of, alternative
  5. 5
    a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail wordnet
Show 3 more definitions
  1. 6
    Any postal code. US, broadly

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

  2. 7
    A postal code, especially for addresses served by PhilPost, consisting of a four-figure number. Philippines
  3. 8
    A grouping of athletes or teams with similar skill level. broadly

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

Verb
  1. 1
    To provide with, or allocate to, a zip code. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

Trademark of United States Postal Service, from ZIP (“Zone Improvement Plan”), introduced 1963.

Etymology 2

From ZIP Code, a trademark of the United States Postal Service, from ZIP (“Zone Improvement Plan”), introduced 1963.

Etymology 3

From ZIP Code, a trademark of the United States Postal Service, from ZIP (“Zone Improvement Plan”), introduced 1963.

Next best steps

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: zipcode