List of ZIP Code prefixes
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Each cell in this table contains a three-digit ZIP code prefix, the state where that ZIP code prefix is located, and the name of the United States Postal Service (USPS) Sectional Center Facility (SCF) that serves that ZIP code prefix, which may be in a different state. Each SCF may serve more than one three-digit ZIP code prefix. Each SCF serves local addresses whose five-digit ZIP codes start with the same set of prefixes.[1]
- An asterisk (*) indicates that the listed place name is the "default" place name for all addresses in the prefix, that is, that addresses for all ZIP codes beginning with that three-digit prefix will have that place name in the city portion of the address (example: 23219, 23224, and 23294 will all have "Richmond, Virginia" addresses, even if the mailing address is physically located elsewhere.).
- A dagger (†) indicates that the SCF serving this prefix is in a different state.
- A double dagger (‡) indicates that the prefix was not part of the original set of ZIP Codes when the system was introduced in 1963.
Starts with 0
[edit]| 000 Placeholders for areas with no proper zip code or addresses |
001 Destinations outside U.S. |
002 Destinations outside U.S. |
003 Not in use |
004 Destinations outside U.S. |
005 NY Holtsville IRS |
006 PR San Juan West |
007 PR San Juan East |
008 VI† Virgin Islands |
009 PR San Juan Main |
| 010 MA† Springfield Vicinity |
011 MA*† Springfield Main |
012 MA† Pittsfield |
013 MA Greenfield |
014 MA Fitchburg |
015 MA Worcester Vicinity |
016 MA* Worcester Main |
017 MA Framingham |
018 MA Woburn |
019 MA Lynn |
| 020 MA Brockton West |
021 MA Boston Main 1/East branches |
022 MA Boston Main 2 |
023 MA Brockton East |
024 MA Boston West branches |
025 MA† Hyannis West |
026 MA† Hyannis East |
027 MA† Providence (RI) East |
028 RI Providence West |
029 RI* Providence Main |
| 030 NH Manchester Vicinity |
031 NH* Manchester Main |
032 NH Concord Vicinity |
033 NH* Concord |
034 NH Keene |
035 NH† Littleton South |
036 NH† Bellows Falls (VT) East |
037 NH† White River Junction (VT) East |
038 NH Portsmouth West |
039 ME Portsmouth (NH) East |
| 040 ME Portland Vicinity |
041 ME* Portland Main |
042 ME Auburn |
043 ME Augusta |
044 ME Bangor |
045 ME Bath |
046 ME Ellsworth |
047 ME Houlton |
048 ME Rockland |
049 ME Waterville |
| 050 VT White River Junction West |
051 VT Bellows Falls West |
052 VT Bennington |
053 VT Brattleboro |
054 VT Burlington |
055 MA Andover IRS |
056 VT Montpelier |
057 VT Rutland |
058 VT St. Johnsbury |
059 VT Littleton (NH) North |
| 060 CT Hartford Vicinity |
061 CT* Hartford Main |
062 CT Willimantic |
063 CT New London |
064 CT New Haven Vicinity |
065 CT* New Haven Main |
066 CT*† Bridgeport |
067 CT Waterbury |
068 CT† Stamford Vicinity |
069 CT*† Stamford Main |
| 070 NJ Newark Vicinity |
071 NJ* Newark Main/branches |
072 NJ Elizabeth |
073 NJ Jersey City |
074 NJ Paterson Vicinity |
075 NJ* Paterson Main |
076 NJ Hackensack |
077 NJ Red Bank |
078 NJ Dover |
079 NJ Summit |
| 080 NJ Camden Vicinity |
081 NJ* Camden Main/branches |
082 NJ Atlantic City East |
083 NJ Atlantic City West |
084 NJ* Atlantic City Main |
085 NJ Trenton Vicinity |
086 NJ* Trenton Main |
087 NJ Lakewood |
088 NJ New Brunswick Vicinity |
089 NJ* New Brunswick Main |
| 090 AE Military Bases in DE |
091 AE Military Bases in DE |
092 AE Military Bases in DE |
093 AE Military Bases in IQ, AF, other |
094 AE Military Bases in UK |
095 AE Military Naval/Marine |
096 AE Military Bases in ES, IT |
097 AE Military Bases in EU, GL, CA |
098 AE Military Africa/Middle East |
099 AE Military Africa/Middle East |
Starts with 1
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[edit]| 800 CO Denver North |
801 CO Denver South |
802 CO* Denver Main |
803 CO Boulder |
804 CO Golden |
805 CO Longmont |
806 CO Brighton |
807 CO Fort Morgan |
808 CO Colorado Springs Vicinity |
809 CO* Colorado Springs Main |
| 810 CO Pueblo |
811 CO Alamosa |
812 CO Salida |
813 CO† Durango |
814 CO Montrose |
815 CO Grand Junction |
816 CO Glenwood Springs |
817 Not in use |
818 Not in use |
819 Not in use |
| 820 WY Cheyenne |
821 WY*†‡ Yellowstone National Park |
822 WY Wheatland |
823 WY Rawlins |
824 WY Worland |
825 WY Riverton |
826 WY Casper |
827 WY Newcastle |
828 WY Sheridan |
829 WY† Rock Springs |
| 830 WY† Jackson |
831 WY† Kemmerer |
832 ID† Pocatello |
833 ID Twin Falls |
834 ID† Idaho Falls |
835 ID† Lewiston East |
836 ID Boise Vicinity |
837 ID* Boise Main |
838 ID† Spokane (WA) East |
839 Not in use |
| 840 UT Salt Lake City Vicinity |
841 UT* Salt Lake City Main |
842 UT Ogden IRS |
843 UT Ogden Vicinity |
844 UT* Ogden Main |
845 UT Price |
846 UT Provo |
847 UT Richfield |
848 Not in use |
849 Not in use |
| 850 AZ* Phoenix Main |
851 AZ‡ Mesa South |
852 AZ Mesa |
853 AZ Glendale |
854 Not in use |
855 AZ Globe |
856 AZ Tucson Vicinity |
857 AZ* Tucson Main |
858 Not in use |
859 AZ Show Low |
| 860 AZ Flagstaff |
861 Not in use |
862 Not in use |
863 AZ Prescott |
864 AZ† Kingman |
865 AZ† Gallup (NM) West |
866 Not in use |
867 Not in use |
868 Not in use |
869 Not in use |
| 870 NM Albuquerque Vicinity |
871 NM* Albuquerque Main |
872 Not in use |
873 NM Gallup |
874 NM Farmington |
875 NM Santa Fe |
876 Not in use |
877 NM Las Vegas |
878 NM Socorro |
879 NM Truth or Consequences |
| 880 NM† Las Cruces |
881 NM† Clovis |
882 NM† Roswell |
883 NM† Carrizozo |
884 NM Tucumcari |
885 TX* El Paso PO Boxes |
886 Not in use |
887 Not in use |
888 North Pole, Santa Claus |
889 NV‡ The Lakes Unique |
| 890 NV Las Vegas Vicinity |
891 NV* Las Vegas Main |
892 Not in use |
893 NV Ely |
894 NV Reno East |
895 NV* Reno Main |
896 Not in use |
897 NV Carson City |
898 NV† Elko |
899 Not in use |
Starts with 9
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- Originally, the surrounding offices in Puerto Rico overlapped alphabetically. 006 was assigned for A-L, and 007 was assigned for M-Z.
- In the original lineup, Brockton city-proper was in its own prefix, 024. On July 1, 1998, Brockton switched over to 023, which covers the communities east of Brockton. On that same day, the west branches of Boston that were all originally under the 021 prefix, such as Lexington, Brookline, and Newton, were moved to the 024 prefix after a new SCF opened in Waltham, Massachusetts.[2]
- The 201 prefix was introduced on July 1, 1992, after a new SCF opened at Dulles International Airport.[3][4]
- In the original lineup, both the 207 and 208 prefixes were for anything surrounding Silver Spring, Maryland, split alphabetically with 207 from A-K and 208 from L-Z. The branches of Washington, D.C. that extended into Maryland were moved to 207, 208, or 209, and the codes were re-distributed, with all of Montgomery County serving 208 and Prince George's County serving 207.[5]
- All of the ZIP Codes under the 219 prefix are located in Cecil County, Maryland.
- Certain prefixes in West Virginia have two main offices. In these instances, one main office is given the first code, followed by the usual alphabetical order, then resetting to the second main office, followed by its surrounding offices alphabetically.
- The 269 prefix was active until 1965, and served seven communities directly west of Winchester, Virginia. These codes are now part of the 268 prefix, which also includes certain offices originally part of 267.[5]
- On July 1, 2002, the 398 prefix was introduced by splitting the western half of the Albany SCF.[6]
- Two cities in Pinellas County, Florida have changed their ZIP codes twice: Clearwater and Largo. It was originally under the 335 prefix, which itself originally served a wider vicinity for anything surrounding Tampa. The northern portion of that area was eventually split off to form a new prefix, 346.[7] On July 1, 1998, Clearwater changed its codes from the 346 prefix back to the 337 prefix, which currently covers the entirety of the county. Originally, that prefix covered only St. Petersburg.[8]
- In the original lineup, some post offices in Kentucky had ZIP Codes that were not located with in the boundaries of their respective prefixes. The only existing example of this is Closplint, whose ZIP code is 40927, even though it is located in Harlan County, which is under the 408 prefix.
- The SCF for the Davenport, Iowa area (527 and 528) is located in Rock Island, Illinois.[1]
- Five independent branches of Chicago were originally under the 606 prefix: Riverdale, Elmwood Park, Niles, Cicero, and Alsip.
- Before getting its own prefix with just one code, Yellowstone National Park was under the 830 range, with ZIP Code 83020.
- On July 1, 2009, the rural communities outside of Mesa, Arizona in the 852 prefix were switched to a new prefix, 851, due to the rapid growth of the Phoenix metropolitan area. The 852 prefix now primarily only serves the major eastern cities in the metro: Chandler, Gilbert, Scottsdale, and Tempe.[9]
- The 925 prefix originally covered only Riverside, California. The surrounding offices were originally under the 923 prefix.
- The present-day 926 prefix range only covers the southern and coastal portion of Orange County. This includes, Irvine, which originally had only ZIP Code, 92650. With the rapid growth of the city, however, it needed new codes, and it was eventually moved to the 927 range with Santa Ana. On July 1, 1996, the northern portion of Orange County redistributed many of its ZIP Codes to the 927 and 928 prefixes. With this change, Irvine was moved back to 926.[10]
- Originally, the 957 prefix only served offices distantly east of Sacramento. However, with the rapid growth of suburbs in the Sacramento metropolitan area, some cities under 956 were assigned new ZIP Codes starting with 957. The offices surrounding Lake Tahoe were also changed to the 961 prefix.
- The 969 prefix serves Pacific Islands that are also U.S. territories, with the exception of Palau, which was a U.S. territory in 1963. The office for Canton Island (96901) was discontinued in 1965. Pago Pago, American Samoa (originally 96920) and Wake Island (originally 96930) both had their ZIP Codes changed.[5]
- The now-discontinued 987 prefix was military-only and served U.S. military bases situated in Japan and Alaska. The SCF for the prefix was located in Seattle.[11]
- All three ZIP codes under the 994 range are located in Asotin County, Washington.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "L002 3-Digit ZIP Code Prefix Matrix". pe.usps.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "Tech 8". sourcesoft.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "IN THE NEWS". Washington Post. 1992-04-13. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ Pae, Peter (1996-01-30). "NEW ZIP CODES ARE IN THE CARDS FOR PARTS OF N.VA". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ a b c United States Postal Service (1963). Directory of post offices, with ZIP codes. Publication. Washington: United States Postal Service; for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
- ^ "Zip Code Change". www.walb.com. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
- ^ "Area ZIP codes change in July". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "New ZIP codes now in effect". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "Many Central Arizona Postal Customers' ZIP Codes to change by a single digit starting July 1, 2009". about.usps.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ "Code Breakers - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. 1996-04-20. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- ^ Secretary, United States Department of Transportation Office of the (1992). DOT Mailer's Handbook. U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary of Transportation.