ZIP Code Facts & Stats

Every count on this page is measured from the same database we publish — recounted with each monthly release, not quoted from anyone else.

November, 2026 Facts & Stats

U.S. Counts Number Percent
Total U.S. ZIP Codes 41,514 100%
General ZIP Codes 29,808 71.8%
PO Box ZIP Codes 9,119 22.0%
Military ZIP Codes 572 1.4%
Unique/Business ZIP Codes 2,015 4.9%
Total Multi County ZIP Codes 9,708 23.4%
Total General ZIP Codes Observing DST 29,313 98.3%
Total General ZIP Codes NOT Observing DST 495 1.7%
Total Unique City Names 29,613 100%
Total Unique City Alias Names 60,072 100%
Avg Population (Census 2020) Per ZIP Code 8,062 100%
Avg Population Estimate (Nov, 2026) Per ZIP Code 8,592 100%
Avg Number of Changes to ZIP Codes Per Month 392.3 0.9%
Avg Number of Changes to ZIP Codes Per Year 4,707.6 11.3%
Canadian Counts Number Percent
Total Canadian Postal Codes 883,729 100%
Total Canadian FSA's 1,668 100%
Total Unique City Names 7,598 100%

November, 2026 ZIP Code Counts by U.S. State

Delivery counts are USPS delivery points — the addresses a carrier actually serves — not households or businesses from the Census.

U.S. State/Territory Total ZIP Codes Percent Residential Delivery Business Delivery
Armed Forces Americas 58 0.1% 0 0
Armed Forces 346 0.8% 0 0
Alaska 273 0.7% 212,215 16,290
Alabama 798 1.9% 2,292,407 140,299
Armed Forces Pacific 168 0.4% 0 0
Arkansas 708 1.7% 1,347,571 84,569
American Samoa 1 0.0% 0 0
Arizona 518 1.2% 3,073,347 151,151
California 2,571 6.2% 14,246,568 1,090,861
Colorado 644 1.6% 2,489,013 149,573
Connecticut 420 1.0% 1,503,614 103,064
District of Columbia 301 0.7% 368,543 20,758
Delaware 96 0.2% 459,313 24,434
Florida 1,457 3.5% 10,288,579 616,181
Federated States of Micronesia 4 0.0% 0 0
Georgia 942 2.3% 4,580,893 283,811
Guam 12 0.0% 19,295 2,530
Hawaii 137 0.3% 473,278 32,405
Iowa 1,056 2.5% 1,336,871 76,195
Idaho 320 0.8% 775,788 47,527
Illinois 1,569 3.8% 5,091,673 323,059
Indiana 958 2.3% 2,900,367 161,300
Kansas 755 1.8% 1,217,052 76,787
Kentucky 944 2.3% 1,961,556 107,930
Louisiana 719 1.7% 2,029,771 140,940
Massachusetts 679 1.6% 2,856,919 195,520
Maryland 602 1.5% 2,510,369 141,472
Maine 484 1.2% 613,154 34,758
Marshall Islands 3 0.0% 0 0
Michigan 1,160 2.8% 4,309,962 246,170
Minnesota 957 2.3% 2,460,821 126,618
Missouri 1,156 2.8% 2,707,969 162,029
Northern Mariana Islands 3 0.0% 0 0
Mississippi 516 1.2% 1,278,417 81,203
Montana 408 1.0% 437,823 31,439
North Carolina 1,080 2.6% 4,948,440 269,133
North Dakota 424 1.0% 328,407 20,975
Nebraska 624 1.5% 817,200 50,455
New Hampshire 281 0.7% 577,970 37,982
New Jersey 721 1.7% 3,646,514 248,228
New Mexico 430 1.0% 792,851 51,423
Nevada 243 0.6% 1,308,055 73,559
New York 2,143 5.2% 7,680,142 497,692
Ohio 1,413 3.4% 5,107,887 289,240
Oklahoma 765 1.8% 1,688,884 116,091
Oregon 480 1.2% 1,770,749 104,401
Pennsylvania 2,161 5.2% 5,449,742 327,030
Puerto Rico 174 0.4% 1,029,989 58,647
Palau 2 0.0% 0 0
Rhode Island 90 0.2% 455,392 32,690
South Carolina 534 1.3% 2,518,038 139,105
South Dakota 413 1.0% 369,133 24,314
Tennessee 789 1.9% 3,203,651 189,273
Texas 2,598 6.3% 12,632,988 816,283
Utah 344 0.8% 1,219,871 74,406
Virginia 1,211 2.9% 3,673,154 205,376
Virgin Islands 16 0.0% 15,818 3,072
Vermont 308 0.7% 265,578 16,146
Washington 716 1.7% 3,220,304 166,532
Wisconsin 877 2.1% 2,626,587 140,619
West Virginia 852 2.1% 741,671 39,990
Wyoming 197 0.5% 216,056 15,896

The column above sums to 41,629 against 41,514 ZIP Codes nationally. The difference is the ZIP Codes that cross a state line — each is listed under every state its delivery area reaches.

Postal Code Counts by Canadian Province

Canadian Province Total Postal Codes Percent Unique FSAs
Alberta 90,940 10.3% 156
British Columbia 120,264 13.6% 193
Manitoba 26,807 3.0% 76
New Brunswick 59,241 6.7% 111
Newfoundland and Labrador 11,798 1.3% 35
Nova Scotia 29,193 3.3% 77
Northwest Territories 548 0.1% 3
Nunavut 53 0.0% 3
Ontario 293,281 33.2% 530
Prince Edward Island 4,187 0.5% 7
Quebec 222,846 25.2% 422
Saskatchewan 23,537 2.7% 53
Yukon 1,035 0.1% 3

The FSA column sums to 1,669 against 1,668 nationally, because one forward sortation area spans a provincial boundary and is counted under both provinces.

The Shape of the ZIP Code File

Four things the raw counts above do not show. Every figure here is measured from the same file, at the same moment, as everything else on this page.

Where the digits land

The first digit splits the country into ten bands running roughly north-east to west, so every ZIP Code beginning 0 falls in the same band whatever its remaining four digits. They are nowhere near equal — see the prefix maps for what each one covers.

  • Prefix ZIP Codes Share
  • 0XXXX 3,521 8.5%
  • 1XXXX 4,397 10.6%
  • 2XXXX 4,546 11.0%
  • 3XXXX 4,554 11.0%
  • 4XXXX 4,474 10.8%
  • 5XXXX 4,109 9.9%
  • 6XXXX 4,084 9.8%
  • 7XXXX 4,710 11.3%
  • 8XXXX 2,754 6.6%
  • 9XXXX 4,365 10.5%

Share is of all 41,514 U.S. ZIP Codes. Unlike the state table further down, this one reconciles exactly — every ZIP Code has exactly one first digit.

A ZIP Code is a delivery route, not an area

455 general ZIP Codes with no residential delivery
140,148,219 residential delivery points
8,677,431 business delivery points

This is why a ZIP Code and a Census ZCTA are not the same thing. A ZIP Code with no residential deliveries has no residents to count, so the Census has nothing to build a ZCTA from — and the ZIP simply will not appear in a Census-derived file.

Ours is not Census-derived. The U.S. ZIP Code Database is built from USPS delivery data, so all 41,514 ZIP Codes are in it — including the 455 above that a ZCTA-based list has no way to represent.

See the ZIP Code Database

ZIP Codes that cross a state line

112 ZIP Codes whose delivery area reaches into another state

Mail routes follow roads, not borders. Where an address is easier to serve from a post office on the other side of a state line, the ZIP Code goes with it — so the ZIP is filed under its home state while part of its delivery area sits in another. 51640 is a Hamburg, Iowa ZIP Code that also delivers into Missouri and Nebraska.

ZIP CodeCityHome stateAlso reaches into
51640HamburgIAMO, NE
57717Belle FourcheSDMT, WY
82082Pine BluffsWYCO, NE
03579ErrolNHME
19973SeafordDEMD
20135BluemontVAWV
30555Mc CaysvilleGATN
30559Mineral BluffGANC
35958BryantALGA
36855Five PointsALGA
42602AlbanyKYTN
51001AkronIASD
51023HawardenIASD
51557MondaminIANE
54540Land O LakesWIMI
56136HendricksMNSD
56144JasperMNSD
56164PipestoneMNSD
56219Browns ValleyMNSD
56220CanbyMNSD

The most recently introduced ZIP Codes

The USPS adds and retires ZIP Codes every month. These are the newest general-delivery ZIP Codes in the current file.

ZIP CodeCityStateIntroduced
77352LivingstonTX2026-06
84048LehiUT2025-06
85144San Tan ValleyAZ2023-06
85288TempeAZ2021-06
72405JonesboroAR2019-06

Top 10 Lists of US ZIP Codes

* All data here can be calculated by you from our U.S. ZIP Code Database.

Top 10 ZIP Codes by 2020 Census Population

# ZIP Code City Number
108701Lakewood, NJ135,256
277494Katy, TX130,872
377449Katy, TX128,180
411368Corona, NY117,110
560629Chicago, IL114,453
678660Pflugerville, TX110,955
777084Houston, TX109,808
877433Cypress, TX106,663
911220Brooklyn, NY105,797
1011373Elmhurst, NY105,712

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Nov, 2026 Population Estimate

# ZIP Code City Number
177433Cypress, TX167,127
277494Katy, TX164,825
377449Katy, TX156,334
478660Pflugerville, TX150,933
578641Leander, TX142,272
634787Winter Garden, FL134,410
778245San Antonio, TX133,317
808701Lakewood, NJ132,760
978130New Braunfels, TX129,148
1077084Houston, TX128,348

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Average Persons Per Household

# ZIP Code City Number
119345Immaculata, PA79
298447Tacoma, WA58
376798Waco, TX58
493740Fresno, CA53
528308Pope Army Airfield, NC48
628533Cherry Point, NC43
783460Rexburg, ID43
832228Jacksonville, FL35
956321Collegeville, MN32
1027593Wilsons Mills, NC31

Top 20 ZIP Codes by Income Per Household

# ZIP Code City Number
199546Adak, AK$250,001
294507Alamo, CA$250,001
367513Alexander, KS$250,001
410502Ardsley, NY$250,001
510504Armonk, NY$250,001
694027Atherton, CA$250,001
724412Bacova, VA$250,001
820838Barnesville, MD$250,001
910506Bedford, NY$250,001
1007926Brookside, NJ$250,001
1118912Buckingham, PA$250,001
1258323Calvin, ND$250,001
1301741Carlisle, MA$250,001
1415421Chalk Hill, PA$250,001
1510514Chappaqua, NY$250,001
1622904Charlottesville, VA$250,001
1781128Chromo, CO$250,001
1881220Cimarron, CO$250,001
1911724Cold Spring Harbor, NY$250,001
2006022Collinsville, CT$250,001

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Male Population

# ZIP Code City Number
108701Lakewood, NJ67,766
277494Katy, TX64,182
377449Katy, TX62,049
411368Corona, NY61,079
560629Chicago, IL56,835
678660Pflugerville, TX54,595
777084Houston, TX53,401
811220Brooklyn, NY53,003
911373Elmhurst, NY52,702
1077433Cypress, TX52,263

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Female Population

# ZIP Code City Number
108701Lakewood, NJ67,490
277494Katy, TX66,690
377449Katy, TX66,131
460629Chicago, IL57,618
577084Houston, TX56,407
678660Pflugerville, TX56,360
711368Corona, NY56,031
811226Brooklyn, NY55,932
911236Brooklyn, NY55,770
1010467Bronx, NY55,104

Top 10 Oldest ZIP Codes by Median Age

# ZIP Code City Number
140049Nerinx, KY87
246624South Bend, IN87
314302Niagara Falls, NY87
420422Washington, DC86
532079Penney Farms, FL85
640061Saint Catharine, KY85
717606Lancaster, PA85
835052Cook Springs, AL84
940041Masonic Home, KY84
1011005Floral Park, NY83

Top 10 Oldest ZIP Codes by Male Median Age

# ZIP Code City Number
146624South Bend, IN87
214302Niagara Falls, NY87
320422Washington, DC86
432079Penney Farms, FL85
517606Lancaster, PA84
618413Clifford, PA83
740041Masonic Home, KY82
819736Yorklyn, DE82
919436Gwynedd, PA82
1017247Quincy, PA82

Top 10 Oldest ZIP Codes by Female Median Age

# ZIP Code City Number
140049Nerinx, KY88
254946King, WI87
346624South Bend, IN87
414302Niagara Falls, NY87
507939Lyons, NJ86
632079Penney Farms, FL86
766622Topeka, KS86
840061Saint Catharine, KY85
929177White Rock, SC85
1017606Lancaster, PA85

Top 10 Youngest ZIP Codes by Median Age

# ZIP Code City Number
111451Jamaica, NY1
232203Jacksonville, FL1
335185Westover, AL2
476902San Angelo, TX2
510111New York, NY2
639324Clara, MS3
705746Gaysville, VT5
820892Bethesda, MD6
996850Honolulu, HI9
1078585Salineno, TX9

Top 10 Youngest ZIP Codes by Male Median Age

# ZIP Code City Number
132203Jacksonville, FL1
211451Jamaica, NY1
380646Lucerne, CO1
435185Westover, AL2
510111New York, NY2
610112New York, NY2
738733Cleveland, MS2
876902San Angelo, TX2
940221Louisville, KY3
1078540Edinburg, TX3

Top 10 Youngest ZIP Codes by Female Median Age

# ZIP Code City Number
139324 Clara, MS3
278585 Salineno, TX5
305746 Gaysville, VT5
436753 Mc Williams, AL6
577468 Pledger, TX6
643530 Jewell, OH6
797709 Bend, OR6
896850 Honolulu, HI6
920892 Bethesda, MD6
1075680 Minden, TX7
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Top 10 Lists of Canadian Postal Codes

* All data here can be calculated by you from our Canadian Postal Code Database.

Top 10 Canadian FSA's (Forward Sortation Area) by Population

# FSA State Number
1J0KQC149,238
2K0KON115,850
3K0AON111,626
4L9TON110,956
5L5MON106,468
6V3SBC104,997
7L7AON104,009
8L4NON100,835
9L6YON97,601
10V3WBC95,970

Top 10 Canadian FSA's (Forward Sortation Area) by Private Dwellings

# FSA State Number
1J0KQC78,999
2K0KON53,153
3K0LON48,786
4K0AON43,737
5G0RQC43,153
6M5VON42,449
7G0AQC42,396
8J0TQC42,290
9V0NBC39,578
10V0EBC39,107

Top 10 Canadian Postal Codes's by Elevation

# FSA State Number
1T0K 2M0AB2,205.00
2V0B 1G9BC2,199.00
3V0B 2K0BC2,177.00
4V0A 1E0BC2,092.00
5V0K 2L0BC2,052.00
6T0L 2H0AB1,905.00
7T0L 1E0AB1,758.00
8Y0B 1Y2YT1,620.00
9Y0B 1Y1YT1,620.00
10V0N 3C0BC1,585.00
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The same idea north of the border: every Canadian figure on this page is a query against the Postal Code Database, updated on its own monthly cycle from Canada Post licensed data.

  • 883,729postal codes
  • 1,668forward sortation areas
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