The monthly mean minimum and maximum temperatures over the year in Stockholm, Sweden. Show the average temperatures in Stockholm in Celsius Â» Data from nearest weather station: Stockholm, Sweden (0.0 Miles).
The postal service started the use of postal zones for large cities in 1943. By the early 1960s a more general system was needed. On July 1, 1963, ZIP codes were created for the whole country but they were not mandatory. In 1967, these were made mandatory for many types of mail. The system was soon used for all mail.
Best Answer: Marketing Dictionary: ZIP code. Abbreviation for Zoning Improvement Plan code established by the U.S. Postal Service to identify numerically the destination of a mailing piece for easier sorting and dispatching. The original five-digit zip code has been expanded by four digits and is now called the ZIP + 4 code (see nine-digit zip code). Business Dictionary: Zip Code. Five-digit numerical code defined by the U.S. Postal Service to simplify and expedite mail distribution.