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While only the first 5 digits of a zip code are required to send mail, you'll find that your customers can enjoy expedited delivery time stemming from the specific geographical information translated by a ZIP+4 code.

Your ZIP+4 is a basic five-digit code with four digits added as an extra identifier. It helps to identify a geographic segment within the five-digit delivery area, such as a city block, a group of apartments, an individual high-volume receiver of mail, or a post office box.

The letters ZIP is an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan. The letters are written properly in capital letters. The word ZIP was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and more quickly, when senders use it.

Like British, Irish and Dutch postcodes, Canada's postal codes are alphanumeric. They are in the format A1A 1A1, where A is a letter and 1 is a digit, with a space separating the third and fourth characters.

The most complete ZIP Code is a nine-digit number consisting of five digits, a hyphen, and four digits, which the USPS describes by its trademark ZIP+4. The correct format for a numeric ZIP+4 code is five digits, a hyphen, and four digits.

The standard ZIP code notation used by the United States Postal service uses five digits to identify a delivery area. An example of a standard US ZIP code is 90210.

Also called ?plus-four codes?, ?add-on codes?, or ?add-ons?, the ZIP+4 code starts with the standard five-digit ZIP Code. The four extra numbers are added after a hyphen to complete the ZIP+4. So what do the extra numbers mean? These last 4 digits represent specific delivery routes within delivery areas.

It's important to note that the ZIP+4 codes are only appended to the original 5-digit USPS® Zip Code after the address has been validated and standardized. Why do these added 4 digits matter? These additional appended numbers help to ensure the quickest and most accurate mailing process possible.

The extra 4 digits on ZIP Codes identify segments of fluid postal delivery routes. They're not permanent lines, so those last 4 digits on 9-digit ZIP Codes can change regularly. Five-digit ZIP Codes also change, but they do so infrequently; it's less likely that you will live in a ZIP Code when it changes.

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