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| San Jose, California Zip Codes | 95101
95102
95103
95106
95108
95109
95110
95111
95112
95113
95114
95115
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95118
95119
95120
95121
95122
95123
95124
95125
95126
95127
95128
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95131
95132
95133
95134
95135
95136
95137
95138
95139
95140
95141
| 95148
95150
95151
95152
95153
95154
95155
95156
95157
95158
95159
95160
| 95164
95170
95171
95172
95173
95190
95191
95192
95193
95194
95196
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Prior to the use of zip codes, cities were divided into regions and mail was addressed as San Jose 10, California, for example, to show which region of the city the mail was intended for. As cities continued to grow this system was not sufficient and was replaced by the Zip Code. ZipCodes went into effect in 1963. The United States Postal Service (USPS) initially used a cartoon character Mr. Zip to promote the use of zip codes. In 1983 the zipcode added the last four digits in an attempt to more narrowly define an address.
The first three digits of a zip code indicate the sectional center facility which will ultimately sort and distribute that piece of mail. All mail to that 5 digit zipcode will first arrive at the sectional center facility then after sorting continue along to its exact destination.
Since the first digit of San Jose's zip code is 9 it is located in the "9" zone that includes the following areas: Alaska, American Samoa, California, Guam, Hawaii, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Palau, Washington, Army Post Office Pacific, and Fleet Post Office Pacific . | |
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