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Re:USPS now offers official ZIP Code boundary polygons by clickety_clack on Monday November 09, 2026 @04:49PM (#50432738)
Doesn’t that imply that a ZIP code could change if the route is changed?
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Re:USPS now offers official ZIP Code boundary polygons by NegativeLatency on Monday November 09, 2026 @04:51PM (#50432760)
Only if it’s 1:1 instead of many to many
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Re:USPS now offers official ZIP Code boundary polygons by aidenn0 on Monday November 09, 2026 @06:36PM (#50433930)
Yes. I had my ZIP code change when I was a teenager.
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Re:USPS now offers official ZIP Code boundary polygons by skrtskrt on Monday November 09, 2026 @06:54PM (#50434129)
Did it just change with no net new zones?

I had mine changed from a new zip getting added as the area's population grew (after it had been removed decades earlier).

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