zip code

noun

a system used in the U.S. to facilitate the delivery of mail, consisting of a five- or nine-digit code printed directly after the address, the first five digits (initial code) indicating the state and post office or postal zone, the last four (expanded code) the box section or number, portion of a rural route, building, or other specific delivery location.

Also, ZIP code, Zip code.

Origin

1960-65, Americanism; Z(one) I(mprovement) P(rogram)

zip-code

[zip-kohd] /ˈzɪpˌkoʊd/

verb (used with object), zip-coded, zip-coding.

to provide or mark with a zip code:

Zip-code all mail.

Also, ZIP-code, Zip-code.

Examples from the web for zip code

If you don't know the name of your library or library system, you can search by city or zip code.
Then it goes through by zip code and identifies which models work best in each neighborhood.
Enter your zip code to begin calculating your energy use.
Discuss with your friends all of the sounds that you think make your zip code unique.
Please enter your zip code for specific delivery options and prices where you live.
Decipher a scrawled form or the zip code on an envelope.
The shabby chic table opposite, for instance, is in my zip code range and seriously tempting.
Search by zip code for incentives and rebates in your area.
Then type in your zip code and see if a retailer close to you pops up.
Gardeners can register their zip code into the online map and their zone will pop up.

British Dictionary definitions for zip code

zip code

noun

the US equivalent of postcode

Word Origin

C20: from z(one) i(mprovement) p(lan)