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.

As Southern California winds contribute to the spread of a major wildfire, map tools from NASA and Esri help first responders ...

The Kenneth Fire sparked along the 24000 block of West Victory Boulevard Thursday afternoon. According to Los Angeles Fire Department, the fire is burning toward the south. It's burned about 1,000 ...

RELATED: Los Angeles County wildfires latest: Death toll expected to rise as fires rage through Los Angeles Started: Southeast of Palisades Drive around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday Started: Near Altadena Drive ...

Officials urge residents to prepare for extended outages, asking public to report problems as temperatures drop ...

A live-updating map of novel coronavirus cases by zip code, courtesy of ESRI/JHU. Click on an area or use the search tool to enter a zip code. Use the + and - buttons to zoom in and out on the map.

For the hidden gems, Opendoor analyzed the number of new listings in its markets before calculating the percentage increase ...

Some Houston-area cities are making headlines. Opendoor Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: OPEN), an online real estate company that buys and sells residential real estate, released its 2024 ranking of ...

People looking to buy a home in Davidson County are looking to more affordable zip codes that have not been as popular.

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

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