U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, left, and Assemblyman James Tedisco hold a poster as the push to secure a zip code for Halfmoon is announced at Halfmoon Town Hall Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, in ...

The ZIP code system was introduced in the U.S. in 1963, and while they're most commonly known for helping with mail ...

A rural Connecticut town has only 600 addresses listed, but it six zip codes, making getting mail a headache. It may take federal legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress to change that.

Overwhelmed by the growth of the suburbs and the constant creation of new addresses, the U.S. Postal Service has informed 8,574 customers in the 18103 ZIP code area that their mailing code will ...