ZIP Code

zip codenoun/ˈzɪp koʊd/

• 1

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

  • 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.
• 2

  Any postal code.

  • For example, the foreign zip code H24 JZL is most certainly not a number.
  • Carrying the package to the stairs inside, I noticed it was addressed to Mom and me with a European zip code and stamp.
• 3

  A postal code, especially for addresses served by PhilPost, consisting of a four-figure number.

• 4

  hobbieslifestylesportsA grouping of athletes or teams with similar skill level.

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

zip codeverb/ˈzɪp koʊd/

• 1

  To provide with, or allocate to, a zip code.