One of the advantages for employees in a group health plan is the contribution most employers make toward the cost of the health coverage premium â in many cases, employers pay one-half or more of the monthly premium for an employee.
The basic format consists of five decimal numerical digits. An extended ZIP+4 code, introduced in 1983, includes the five digits of the ZIP code, a hyphen, and four additional digits that determine a more specific location within a given ZIP code. The USPS provides a free online lookup tool for ZIP codes.
A ZIP Code is a five digit number that identifies a specific geographic mail delivery area. The acronym ZIP refers to Zone Improvement Plan, a plan implemented by the USPS in the early 1960âs to improve the sorting and delivery of mail. There are approximately 43,000 ZIP Codes in the United States.