For some credit card purchases in Canada, a postal code is required as a security measure. If using a credit card in the U.S., you may need to use a ZIP code instead. Many or all of the products on ...

Candice Reeves is a financial writer based out of Nova Scotia. She specializes in personal finance, investing, and cryptocurrency. Her work is featured in leading publications across various ...

Fifty years ago this week, the U.S. Postal Service rolled out ZIP codes in an effort to make it easier to sort a surge in post-war mail. The humble addition of five digits to every address in the ...

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Zone Improvement Plan, the network of ZIP codes we use for everything from mail delivery to credit card security. The U.S. Postal Service began using the ...

Today on All Things Considered, NPR's Andrea Seabrook reported that the U.S. Postal Service plans to launch next month a national "Portable ZIP Codes" program. Under the program, Americans would be ...

Urbandale has two primary ZIP codes. But it also has ZIP codes tied to Des Moines, Johnston, Grimes and Waukee, assigned with new developments.

VENICE -- Their winter homes haven't moved, but some returning snowbirds may find themselves with a new ZIP code. The U.S. Postal Service has moved the boundary of 34285, the ZIP code traditionally ...

Well, we’re just zipping right through this series, no? So far we’ve looked at various postal machines and how they work to flip mail around, cancel the postage, and sort it, all in a matter of ...