Mr. Zip, a gangly cartoonish figure with wide friendly eyes and a neat blue mail carrier's uniform, emerged fifty years ago to help the U.S. Postal Service promote its newest idea: five numbers added ...

Today on All Things Considered, NPR's Andrea Seabrook reported that the U.S. Postal Service plans to launch next month a national "Portable ZIP Codes" program. Under the program, Americans would be ...

As long as the mail is being delivered with no problems, USPS is unlikely to build something new for city, letter writer says.

Mr. ZIP, informally "Zippy", was a cartoon character used in the 1960s by the United States Post Office Department, and later by its successor, the United States Postal Service, to encourage the ...

WATCH: Previous FOX 8 News coverage of Green’s push for a unique ZIP code.] GREEN, Ohio (WJW) – The city of Green announced a small win in its decades-long battle for the city to receive its own ZIP ...

One of the most important breakthroughs in modern communication lies in an overlooked place. It’s printed onto envelopes, just below the address. Although we think nothing of the ZIP Code these days, ...

Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - The Louisiana District of the United States Postal Service announced Monday that most mail delivery and retail operations in the 700, 701, 703, and 704 3-Digit ZIP Code areas ...

WILLMAR -- A study by the United States Postal Service could determine if some Minnesota post offices remain open. A list of 88 Minnesota post offices, including 14 in the 562 zip code area, was ...