MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- They are the five numbers that stand for home. Since 1963, ZIP codes have been a part of just about every piece of mail that travels through our system. But what do those numbers ...

Mr. Zip, a gangly cartoonish figure with wide friendly eyes and a neat blue mail carrier's uniform, emerged fifty years ago to help the U.S. Postal Service promote its newest idea: five numbers added ...

On July 1, 1963, the U.S. Post Office Department introduced the ZIP code program to get a handle on the heaping surplus of mail. Today, those five digits represent much more for American society. Back ...

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