variants
or less commonly ZIP code
plural zip codes also ZIP codes
1
: a number that identifies a particular postal delivery area in the U.S.
2
: the geographic area identified by a zip code
zip-coded; zip-coding; zip-codes
: to furnish with a zip code
Examples of zip code in a Sentence
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Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2024
In our country your zip code can determine your health status, and that’s problematic.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
Michelle Aslam, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2023
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Noun
In August, the PAC collected voter data but only directed certain zip codes to an official way to register to vote, a move that courted significant controversy.
—Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2024
In our country your zip code can determine your health status, and that’s problematic.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2024
Verb
Socioeconomic status is one factor that can limit a child’s access to the arts, but things like race and zip-code can play a role as well.
—Michelle Aslam, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2023
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“Zip code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zip%20code. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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