Today in History

July 1, 1963

The First Zip Code

On July 1, 1963, the United States Post Office introduced non-mandatory ZIP for the entire country. Employee Robert Moon first submitted his proposal for the idea while working as a postal inspector in 1944. In 1967, the Post Office began mandating Zip Codes for second and third-class bulk mail.

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