postal delivery zone

noun

variants or postal zone
: one of the numbered sections into which a large city or metropolitan area is divided in the U.S. postal system so that placing the appropriate number after the name of the post office in the address on postal matter facilitates sorting and delivery of the mail

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“Postal delivery zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postal%20delivery%20zone. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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