The humble ZIP Code shows up in all kinds of surprising places. Planet Money looks at how it was born, how it transformed the mail and talks to one researcher who argues that it's gone too far.

The Staten Island Hunger Task Force, a coalition of numerous community groups working together to help feed needy Staten ...

As strong winds in Southern California contribute to the spread of a major wildfire, tools from NASA, Esri, and others help ...

The Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and Lidia fires are burning in Southern California, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate. Here are the latest updates.

Another fire has sparked amid strong winds and a number of other wildfires in Los Angeles County Wednesday evening. The ...

A central part of the city was under threat as a new fire broke out in the Hollywood Hills. Firefighters were already struggling to fight the worst blaze in Los Angeles history, and more than 100,000 ...

New Braunfels, San Antonio and Kyle were all in the top 10 for the hottest zip codes in the United States in 2024.

The ZIP code is less like a cold, clinical, ordered list of numbers, and more like a weird overgrown number garden. It ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Six of the nation’s 10 hottest zip codes in 2024 are in Texas, according to real estate side Opendoor. The site ranked the hottest zip codes nationwide by looking at the number of ...

TELL US WHAT YOU KIND OF SAW YESTERDAY AND WHAT YOU’RE SEEING NOW THIS MORNING WHEN WE FIRST DESCENDED INTO THE AREA, WE CAME ...

At least 70,000 people were ordered to evacuate after wind-driven wildfires erupted across Los Angeles County this week.

Michael Karlis is a Staff Writer at the San Antonio Current. He is a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., ...