There is still a feeling of excitement when you get something in the mail, or rather when you get something in the mail that is not a credit card bill. Unfortunately, credit cards, and paying for them ...

It's very easy to chalk up certain facets of our lives to just being "the way it's always been." From daylight savings time to time zones, most of us don't even give a second thought to the meaning ...

How is it that a simple five-digit ZIP code provides any insight into who you are? After reading my recent article on how stores often ask for our ZIP codes to build marketing profiles, Michael ...

Candice Reeves is a financial writer based out of Nova Scotia. She specializes in personal finance, investing, and cryptocurrency. Her work is featured in leading publications across various ...

As coronavirus cases continue to increase across Florida, the Department of Health added a new tool to help residents keep track of where cases are popping up by zip code. To find the amount of ...

Mr. Zip, a gangly cartoonish figure with wide friendly eyes and a neat blue mail carrier's uniform, emerged fifty years ago to help the U.S. Postal Service promote its newest idea: five numbers added ...

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. The ...