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ZIP codes: Delivering more than you bargained for

ZIP codes: Delivering more than you bargained for

Update: 2024-09-10
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Psst, your ZIP code is telling all your secrets. In fact, so much is hidden in that short string of digits at the end of your address – we're talking pride, discrimination and marketing gold. Starting with a bulging wartime mail sack and ending with a cup of tea down an Irish country road – this is the winding journey of the postal code.
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