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Tampa, Florida Zip Codes 33601 33602 33603 33604 33605 33606 33607 33608 33609 33610 33611 33613 33614 33615 33616 33617 33618 33619 33620 33621 33622 33623 33625 33626 33629 33630 33631 33633 33634 33635 33637 33647 33650 33655 33660 33661 33662 33663 33664 33672 33673 33674 33675 33677 33680 33681 33682 33684 33685 33686 33687 33688 33689 33690 33694 33697 Prior to the use of zip codes, cities were divided into regions and mail was addressed as Tampa 10, Florida, 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 Tampa's zip code is 3 it is located in the "3" zone that includes the following areas: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee.