It's very easy to chalk up certain facets of our lives to just being "the way it's always been." From daylight savings time to time zones, most of us don't even give a second thought to the meaning ...

Along with Mr. Zip, The Swingin’ Six made ZIP codes mainstream. | Brianga, Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 3.0 With upbeat songs and catchy lyrics, the 1960s band The Swingin’ Six helped usher in a new ...

Everyone knows the ZIP code 90210—but what about these other notable codes around the country? The Zone Improvement Plan, otherwise known as the ZIP code, is the network of postal codes the U.S.

The House passed two bills Monday night that would authorize the U.S. Postal Service to create 76 new ZIP codes for communities nationwide. This is not the first proposed ZIP code upgrade. In December ...