| If you have ever been in a dilemma when you want to | | | | zip codes for this city. Each of the names is a link to |
| send a piece of mail to an address in the US and do | | | | further information, but you will have to delve further |
| not know the zip code, you are not alone. However, | | | | using the address of the person in order to know |
| there is a way you can fine zip code addresses for | | | | which sip code to use. |
| every address in the country. There are many | | | | You will never realize the type of useful information |
| different sites that offer this service free. You can | | | | you can get from using a site for finding US zip codes. |
| search by city or if you remember the first digit of the | | | | Along with giving you the correct five digit number, you |
| zip code you can conduct the search in this way as | | | | will also get information about the latitude and longitude |
| well. | | | | of the city so that you can locate it on a map if you |
| To use one of these online services, you don't even | | | | don't know where it is located in the US. You will also |
| have to know the street address of the person to | | | | get the time zone, which is helpful if you live in a |
| whom you are sending mail. You do need it though to | | | | different state or country and want to make sure you |
| address the envelope. All you have to do is choose | | | | don't place the call too early or too late. |
| the starting letter of the city from the sidebar menu. | | | | The five digits of each zip code in the US have a |
| This will bring up a list of all the cities in the US that | | | | meaning behind them. There are mail sorting facilities |
| start with that letter of the alphabet. There will be | | | | throughout the country and each of these has a |
| pages of city names, but for your convenience they | | | | three-digit number. Each sectional center facility is |
| are all arranged in alphabetical order. | | | | responsible for a group of states and the first number |
| To make this easier, let's work through an example. If | | | | refers to that group. The New England states, for |
| you want the zip code for Akron, Ohio, you first | | | | example, have zip codes starting with 0. The next two |
| choose "Cities starting with A" from the sidebar. This | | | | digits identify the center and the last two digits identify |
| will bring up pages of cities all over the country. You | | | | the state or the city within a state. The zip codes for |
| use this list like you would a dictionary looking at the | | | | California all start with 9. |
| last name in the list on the first page. You will have to | | | | If you don't have the zip code to accompany the |
| skip through about five pages of names until you | | | | address, it is very likely that the mail will not get |
| locate Akron, Ohio. Now you see that there are eleven | | | | delivered to the right person. |