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Watch this 1967 film of a folk-pop group introducing Americans to the ZIP code [1]
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Date: 2023-05-04 22:08:13+00:00
In '67, it was still called the Post Office Department, like what they say in Miracle on 34th Street? Wonder when they changed it to the US Postal Service (USPS), what it’s called today. Also, when did ZIP+4 show up? I wanna say in the late 80s.
Thing is, the USPS is pretty darn efficient. If you don’t put a ZIP code on your envelope, it will still get there. They even read my mom’s and my mother-in-law’s really bad penmanship and the packages and letters still get here. If you use a well known neighborhood name in the address within (and instead of) a good size city, that will work too (though I’m sure the ZIP code will help). I’ve even received mail with my name on it that had some address a couple miles away. I do gots some respect.
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