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.

ALTADENA, Calif. — A fast-moving wildfire broke out Tuesday in the inland foothills northeast of Los Angeles hours after another blaze tore through the city’s Pacific Palisades neighborhood along the ...

85253 (Paradise Valley): With a median household income of $182,150, this ZIP code is right in the middle of Paradise Valley, ...

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

Similarly, ZIP codes in Boca Raton (33432); Boca Grande, outside Cape Coral (33921); and Inlet Beach, near Destin (32461) all ...

Of the five main regions on Kauai, Hawaii’s northernmost island in the Pacific Ocean, the North Shore is known for its beaches, mountains and greenery. Then there is Kilauea, which was developed in ...

A total of 39 communities across the country are expected to get their own zip codes in 2025, including Caledonia and Mount ...

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Forecasters warned Tuesday of “life-threatening, destructive” gusts that could last for days while toppling trees and bringing extreme fire risk.