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The ZIP Code Boundary Review Process requires any municipality or community group seeking a ZIP code change to submit the request in writing to the USPS district manager who is responsible for the area along with any rationale and justification.

Due to an increase in population or to the improve postal operations, the US Postal Service® will occasionally add a new ZIP Code or change ZIP Code boundaries.

5-digit ZIP codes rarely change. Because ZIP+4 codes are based on delivery routes, they change when the postal delivery routes are updated by the USPS. That's why ZIP+4 codes can change as often as once a month, since there are several factors that can result in the USPS updating its delivery routes.

Because ZIP+4 codes are based on delivery routes, they change when the postal delivery routes are updated by the USPS. That's why ZIP+4 codes can change as often as once a month, since there are several factors that can result in the USPS updating its delivery routes.

Are zip codes ever deleted from use? Over 1,000 ZIP codes have been decomissioned as post offices close or the needs of the United States Postal Service change.

The current postal codes in the United States range from 00001 ? 99950. The lowest and highest of these postal codes are both specific to areas in Alaska; The 00001 code is for the N Dillingham area, and the postal code 99950 is for Ketchikan, AK.

History & Development The ZIP in ZIP Code stands for Zone Improvement Plan, and it was introduced July 1, 1963, as part of a larger Postal Service Nationwide Improved Mail Service (NIMS) plan to improve the speed of mail delivery.

Originally Answered: If I put the wrong city down but the right zip code down for a package will it go to the correct address? It should. Postal clerks can check the city to get right zip. IF questioned, it's sent to a clerk for more work to do so.

Change Zip CodesFrom the Practice Management (Front Office) View, go to Lists General Setup Zip/Postal Code List.Highlight the City and click Edit.Make the necessary changes.Click OK.

But the Postal Service can suspend the office for a lease or staffing issue or the condition building, and as explained in the Postal Service's Discontinuance Guide, suspensions are one of the factors that may prompt a study to discontinue.