zip code
/ˈzɪp koʊd/
zip code noun: a postal code, especially for addresses served by the US Postal Service, consisting of a five- or nine-figure number.
Noun (1)
zip code (plural zip codes)
- A postal code, especially for addresses served by the US Postal Service, consisting of a five- or nine-figure number.
- 90210 was a television show popular in the 1990s about a group of high school students and their families who all lived in the zip code 90210 in Beverly Hills, California, an affluent suburb of Los Angeles.2009, Judy Root Aulette, Judith G. Wittner, Kristin Blakely, Gendered Worlds, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 351
- Synonyms:
- zip
- Any postal code.
- For example, the foreign zip code H24 JZL is most certainly not a number.1990, Alan Simpson, Paul Lichtman, The First Book of Lotus 1-2-3, H.W. Sams & Company, →ISBN
- Carrying the package to the stairs inside, I noticed it was addressed to Mom and me with a European zip code and stamp.2011, Jaime Reed, Burning Emerald, Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN, page 46
- Synonyms:
- postal code, postcode
- A postal code, especially for addresses served by PhilPost, consisting of a four-figure number.
- A grouping of athletes or teams with similar skill level.
- Wallace and Brewer are almost certain to finish 1-2 in some order – no one else is even in the same zip code.
Verb
zip code (third-person singular simple present zip codes, present participle zip coding, simple past and past participle zip coded)
- To provide with, or allocate to, a zip code.
Noun (2) capitalized: ZIP Code
ZIP Code (plural ZIP Codes)
- Uncommon form of zip code.
Noun (3) capitalized: ZIP code
ZIP code (plural ZIP codes)
- Alternative form of zip code.
- New York State had two ZIP codes in the top 10 nationally, both in the Hamptons, famous for its high-end beachfront properties.2024 November 28, Josh Ocampo, “Expensive ZIP Codes Have Something in Common”, in The New York Times
Proper noun capitalized: Zip Code
Zip Code (plural Zip Codes)
- Alternative form of ZIP Code.
Noun (4) capitalized: Zip code
Zip code (plural Zip codes)
- Alternative form of ZIP Code.
Synonyms of zip code
Forms of zip code
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | zip codes |
| alternative form | zipcode |
| alternative form | ZIP Code |
| alternative form | ZIP code |
| alternative form | Zip Code |
| alternative form | Zip code |
| plural | ZIP Codes |
| plural | ZIP codes |
| plural | Zip codes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | zip codes |
| present participle | zip coding |
| past participle | zip coded |
| past | zip coded |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Zip Codes |
Origin of zip code
From ZIP Code, a trademark of the United States Postal Service, from ZIP (“Zone Improvement Plan”), introduced 1963.
Trademark of United States Postal Service, from ZIP (“Zone Improvement Plan”), introduced 1963.
Words formed from zip code
Questions about zip code
- What does zip code mean?
- Zip code means a postal code, especially for addresses served by the US Postal Service, consisting of a five- or nine-figure number.
- What part of speech is zip code?
- Zip code can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce zip code?
- Zip code is pronounced /ˈzɪp koʊd/ (US).
- What is the plural of zip code?
- The plural of zip code is zip codes.
Words near zip code in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: zip code (page history and authors); ZIP Code (page history and authors); ZIP code (page history and authors); Zip Code (page history and authors); Zip code (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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