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ProfessorGAC

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7. That's What I Was Going To Say

Reply to MichMan (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 1, 2026, 01:56 PM

Feb 1

We only have 6,000 people here.
Would take a mail carrier a couple weeks at most to know what address was what house or apartment.
So, the other 4 digits are probably superfluous.

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Do ya think the extra 4 digits on a zip code make the mail move and be delivered faster? [View all] a kennedy Feb 1 OP

Yes. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 1 #1

Probably depends on the size of the city MichMan Feb 1 #2

That's What I Was Going To Say ProfessorGAC Feb 1 #7

Retired postal worker here, and the answer is; D. Spaulding Feb 1 #3

Good to know..thanks Deuxcents Feb 1 #5

Is it ok if I put the zip code, regardless of number of digits, under the city?? a kennedy Feb 1 #6

That shouldn't matter. D. Spaulding Feb 1 #9

I dunno, the extra weight from four more numbers per envelope really adds up... RockRaven Feb 1 #4

Probably LogDog75 Feb 1 #8