Re: CHAT: postcodes

=?iso-8859-1?q?bnathyuw?= scripsit:

U.S. ZIP (postal) codes, for the record, are 5 digits with a 4-digit extension
which nobody uses except people who send junk mail.  The 5 digits represent
hierarchical subdivisions of the country: thus 1xxxx means the northeastern
part of the country, and 100xx means Manhattan.  For the most part, there is
one 5-digit ZIP code per post office, although certain entities and buildings
that get lots of mail have their own unique codes.  For example, 55 Water St.,
New York NY has the 10041 code (it's a huge office building) though the
code for the surrounding area is 10004.  The World Trade Center buildings
formerly had their own codes.  Most people are aware of their home and work ZIP
codes.

The 4-digit extensions are generally not known to the public, and represent
things like carrier routes, blocks, individual buildings, etc.  The only
predictable property that it has is that in the case of a post office box,
it is the last 4 digits of the box number.  My country house has no
postal delivery service, but I do have a box for local mail, and there are
only a few hundred boxes.  Therefore, the following minimal address will reach
me from anywhere:

        Cowan
        12017-0042
        U.S.A.


> sw1a 0aa ( house of commons )
> sw1a 2aa ( buckingham palace )
The White House: 20500
The U.S. House of Representatives: 20515
The U.S. Senate: 20510

--
John Cowan                              jcowan@reutershealth.com
http://www.ccil.org/~cowan              http://www.reutershealth.com
Thor Heyerdahl recounts his attempt to prove Rudyard Kipling's theory
that the mongoose first came to India on a raft from Polynesia.
        --blurb for _Rikki-Kon-Tiki-Tavi_

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