Zip Codes less than 5 digits?

[aphex]

Saw this on the store locator for KMart...

(Add zeros if zip is less than 5. Ex:00123)

Ehhh? I used to live in 07480, i didn't write nor did i ever see anyone ever write 7480 as their zip....

Do people actually do that?

 

[imported_LoKe]

They're probably just being careful.

 

[DnetMHZ]

I always put the leading zeros

 

[KLin]

They should had just made their locator app add on the leading zeros if they were missing.

 

[neutralizer]

It's for the retards.

 

[Pepsi90919]

did you seriously just make this thread?

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: KLin
They should had just made their locator app add on the leading zeros if they were missing.

No kidding.

 

[EKKC]

Originally posted by: neutralizer
It's for the retards.

New Jersey and New England retards :laugh:

 

[DaWhim]

the northeast region above new york starts with 0 or 00.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
the northeast region above new york starts with 0 or 00.

yea, but have you ever seen someone up there write it without the 0's?

 

[FoBoT]

i can't wait until we adopt the metric zip code system

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: EKKC

Originally posted by: neutralizer
It's for the retards.

New Jersey and New England retards :laugh:

Like 06850?

 

[knightc2]

I didn't even realize they had zipcodes that started with a zero. Never paid attention to it I guess. Glad I don't work at a Post Office.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: knightc2
I didn't even realize they had zipcodes that started with a zero. Never paid attention to it I guess. Glad I don't work at a Post Office.

wow

 

[Stumps]

in Australia all Post Codes(zip for the yanks)are 4 digit, the town I live in is 2590

 

[mugs]

Maybe some Excel jockey wrote that thinking some zip codes really have less than 5 digits.

I was at a K-Mart behind a Canadian guy, and they have 3 letters and 3 numbers in their postal codes, but the input screen only takes 5 numbers. Figure that one out.

 

[Shawn]

It's for people from out of the country.

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

Originally posted by: Stumps
in Australia all Post Codes(zip for the yanks)are 4 digit, the town I live in is 2590

Was just about to mention that. We ship most of our products to Qantas in Lara, 3212.

 

[zerocool1]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
i can't wait until we adopt the metric zip code system

I can't wait till we adopt the metric system.

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: DaWhim
the northeast region above new york starts with 0 or 00.

yea, but have you ever seen someone up there write it without the 0's?

yes. countless number of time. I have a part time job with a research institute that developes and improves the software USPS uses to scan addresses. being say this, I know alot about zipcodes.