ZIP Code

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-002172",
  "term": "ZIP Code",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "A ZIP (Zone Improvement Plan) Code is a five-digit code assigned by the U.S. Postal Service to a section of a street, a collection of streets, an establishment, structure, or group of post office boxes, for the delivery of mail.\n\nThe Census Bureau uses only five-digit ZIP codes for the addresses and address ranges in most 2010 Census and Census 2000 operations.",
  "see_also": [
    "ZIP Code Tabulation Area"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/zip-code/"
}