How to lookup zip code information?

Ok, so the question is: How to lookup information regarding your zip code? Is there any website that provides a free and fast zip code looking up service? The answer is: many websites providing such services over there, but it is not really easy to pick one appropriate one for you :-) In this article, I will introduce a new website for this: zipcode-lookup.com

So, which services does the zipcode-lookup.com website provide? I can list some of valuable services it will provide as follows:

• Zip code lookup service: just go to zipcode-lookup.com website, input your zip code, and you will find relevant information.
• Zip code based on states: It will help listing zip codes by states (coming soon).
• Zip code based on area codes: it will also allow to get all zip codes based on area code
• Zip code map: zip code will be illustrated on Google map so we can interact with map-based service easily.

Just one thing: the website is currently constructing, so its services will be released gradually.

What is zip code?

According to Wikipedia: ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS) since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan,[1]is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the code in thepostal address. The basic format consists of five decimal numerical digits. An extended ZIP+4 code, introduced in the 1980s, includes the five digits of the ZIP code, a hyphen, and four more digits that determine a more specific location within a given ZIP code. The term ZIP code was originally registered as a servicemark (a type of trademark) by the U.S. Postal Service, but its registration has since expired.[2]

ZIP codes designate only delivery points within the United States and its dependencies, as well as locations of its armed forces. There are no ZIP codes reserved for designating mail bound for foreign destinations (with the exception of U.S. military units stationed outside of the United States), and therefore, international outbound mail should not include an American ZIP code in the delivery address (many overseas countries use postal codes and these can be included in a foreign address, usually after the name of the province, state or region). The last line of a foreign address must only show the name of the country of destination.[3]

During this blog, you can find out how to lookup a zip code, and how to write an application for zip code lookup