Since 1963, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has used ZIP codes, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, to represent sizable geographic areas. However, there are five particular buildings that are so special, they have their own ZIP code. These buildings eventually became the more complex string of numbers we know today. Some buildings within the United States are large enough to require their own ZIP code.
THE WHITE HOUSE
The history of the nation’s capital began when President George Washington signed an Act of Congress in December of 1790, declaring that the federal government would reside in a district not exceeding ten miles square on the river Potomac. President Washington, together with city planner Pierre L’Enfant, chose the site for the new residence, which is now 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY CAMPUS
Focus on the Family is an American evangelical Christian tax-exempt non-profit organization founded in 1977 by psychologist James Dobson. It is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is one of a number of evangelical parachurch organizations that rose to prominence in the 1980s.
DODGER STADIUM
Dodger Stadium is the only current MLB Park (excluding the most recently built parks) that has never changed its capacity. It has always held 56,000 fans, due to a conditional-use permit limiting its capacity.
WILLIS (SEARS) TOWER
Willis Tower, formerly named Sears Tower, is a 108-story, 1451-foot (442 m) skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. At the time of its completion in 1974, it was the tallest building in the world, surpassing the World Trade Centre towers in New York.
THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark Art Deco skyscraper in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. Its name is derived from the nickname for the state of New York, The Empire State. It stood as the world’s tallest building for more than forty years, from its completion in 1931 until construction of the World Trade Centre’s North Tower was completed in 1972. Following the destruction of the World Trade Centre in 2001, the Empire State Building once again became the tallest building in New York City and New York State.
