Zip-a-dee-doo-dah
In ranking the 150 Most Expensive Zip Codes in the U.S. (based on median home price), Forbes pointed out this little fact that I should have known:
In case you ever wondered, ZIP stands for
Zoning Improvement Plan. A relatively recent innovation, the codes only
came about in the 1960s when the U.S. Postal Service decided it needed
to figure out a better way to manage an increase in population, as well
as an influx of business mail.
Zoning Improvement Plan. A relatively recent innovation, the codes only
came about in the 1960s when the U.S. Postal Service decided it needed
to figure out a better way to manage an increase in population, as well
as an influx of business mail.
Unsurprisingly, 4 San Francisco zip codes made the list: 94123 (the
Marina at #37), 94118 (the Inner Richmond / Laurel Heights at
#82), 94114 (the ‘Stro at #90), and 94121 (the Outer Richmond / Sea
Cliff at #139).
For a second, I was caught off-guard by my childhood
neighborhood’s high ranking (relative to the rest of SF), until a
remembered that the modest Inner Richmond is flanked by nice detached
housing to east (Laurel Heights) and the north (Lake Street).
gpapilion
April 28, 2005 @ 3:36 pm
I’ve lived in two of the four zip codes, and worked in a third. I guess I have it pretty good.