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Restaurant ZIP Code

Friday April 7, 2006
I was at IHOP, having pancakes this morning, when I heard a neighboring patron herald to the waiter while she was on her cellular phone. She asked the waiter for the ZIP Code of the restaurant! I quickly presumed that she wasn't talking to a friend who wanted to mail a letter to the IHOP but instead, was asking for the ZIP Code, to better help the friend obtain online driving directions from a place like Google Maps, etc. Fortunately, the waiter knew the ZIP Code but I'm sure that question wasn't asked much a decade ago. Have you had similar experiences? Share by clicking "comments" below!

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April 14, 2006 at 3:06 pm
(1) reyna Larmer-Doolittle says:

i have found that zip codes are the single most useful bit of information i can have when i am searching the maps on the internet. before beginning to rely more on the net than paper maps, not so.
rey

January 9, 2008 at 3:59 am
(2) US zip code map says:

I would recommend http://www.zipcodesmapped.com/ for any US zip code map.
You can use this to find any US zip code maps. You can search by (City, State OR Zip). they have all the maps showing zip codes and major mile streets in all of the united states. The service is free. Search for five Digit Zip Code and find the Maps for all 50 states. A Free ZIP Code Finder which can do wonders for you.

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