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Shorten to Five Digits Insert a new column to the right of your current zip code column. Type or copy and paste =LEFT(C2,5) , replacing C2 with your cell's identifier. Drag the formula down the rest of your column.

The correct format for a numeric ZIP+4 code is five digits, a hyphen, and four digits. The first five digits represent the 5-digit ZIP Code; the sixth and seventh digits (the first two after the hyphen) identify an area known as a sector; the eighth and ninth digits identify a smaller area known as a segment.

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.

ZIP Codes are numbered with the first digit representing a certain group of U.S. states, the second and third digits together representing a region in that group (or perhaps a large city) and the fourth and fifth digits representing a group of delivery addresses within that region.

Create a custom postal code format Select the cell or range of cells that you want to format. On the Home tab, next to General, in the Number Format box. ... In the Format Cells dialog box, under Category, click Custom. In the Type list, select the number format that you want to customize.

5 Digit United States ZIP Codes is the range from 00501 to 99950. The full name of the country is United States of America (USA), commonly known as United States (US) or simply America.

Use the Format Cells option to convert number to text in Excel Select the range with the numeric values you want to format as text. Right click on them and pick the Format Cells? option from the menu list. Tip. ... On the Format Cells window select Text under the Number tab and click OK.