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From: Woody on 19 Oct 2006 13:28 Elana Kehoe <elanais(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > > > CA95014 ? > > > > that is the state and zip code of apple in california. actually > > 95014-2084, as california ran out of zip codes. > > Erm, no. > > The ZIP+4 is to help with sorting *inside* the zip code, not cause > people ran out of zip codes. Well, yes, if there were more zip codes, you wouldn't have to sort inside it > formerly of 94040, 10964, 02543, 04843 and 04848 Formerly of CA 94133-3616 -- Woody www.alienrat.com
From: Paul Russell on 19 Oct 2006 17:32 Elana Kehoe wrote: > Tim Streater <tim.streater(a)dante.org.uk> wrote: > > >>In article <4pp3svFjttn5U2(a)individual.net>, >> Paul Russell <prussell(a)sonic.net> wrote: >> >> >>>Elana Kehoe wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>>CA95014 ? >>>>> >>>>>that is the state and zip code of apple in california. actually >>>>>95014-2084, as california ran out of zip codes. >>>> >>>> >>>>Erm, no. >>>> >>>>The ZIP+4 is to help with sorting *inside* the zip code, not cause >>>>people ran out of zip codes. >>>> >>>>E >>>>formerly of 94040, 10964, 02543, 04843 and 04848 >>> >>>Yes, it was telephone area codes that CA ran out of. >>> >>>Paul >>>formerly of (831) >> >>It's been happening for 20 years - used to be you call back and forth >>between 415 and 408 without the long-distance prefix, then they >>scratched that, then 415 was split to give Oakland etc 710, then since I >>left 415 got split again so it only covers SF - Palo Alto etc is now 650. >> >>They also didn't use to force you to prefix long distance calls with a >>1, but they do that now to increase the number of area codes. >> >>I must say I found their system better - all local numbers 7 digits, >>with 3 extra digits for long distance. Rather better than ours with >>local numbers of 8, 7, 6 and I believe still 5 digits in some places. >> >>(Formerly of 94025 and 415). > > > I lived there during the 650 split, as well as the LA split of 213/310. > The 650 split was not happy, since with all the companies in Sili > Valley, they all had to change their letterhead, etc. But for some it > at least is still seen as a badge of honor. Of course, most of those > companies have since gone under. > > Up until a few years ago, where my parents live, all you had to dial was > the last 4 digits of the phone number and it would go through. > > E > 914, 617, 508, 207, 818, 415, 650 There's a great Simpsons episode where Springfield get split into 2 area codes ("A Tale of Two Springfields"). Paul
From: Elana Kehoe on 20 Oct 2006 11:13 Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > Elana Kehoe <elanais(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > > CA95014 ? > > > > > > that is the state and zip code of apple in california. actually > > > 95014-2084, as california ran out of zip codes. > > > > Erm, no. > > > > The ZIP+4 is to help with sorting *inside* the zip code, not cause > > people ran out of zip codes. > > Well, yes, if there were more zip codes, you wouldn't have to sort > inside it I believe it's for the more densely populated zip codes, to make it simpler. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_Code > > formerly of 94040, 10964, 02543, 04843 and 04848 > > Formerly of CA 94133-3616 Lovely area, innit?
From: Woody on 20 Oct 2006 11:21 On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 15:13:23 GMT, Elana Kehoe wrote: > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > >> Elana Kehoe <elanais(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>> > > CA95014 ? >>> > >>> > that is the state and zip code of apple in california. actually >>> > 95014-2084, as california ran out of zip codes. >>> >>> Erm, no. >>> >>> The ZIP+4 is to help with sorting *inside* the zip code, not cause >>> people ran out of zip codes. >> >> Well, yes, if there were more zip codes, you wouldn't have to sort >> inside it > > I believe it's for the more densely populated zip codes, to make it > simpler. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP_Code > >>> formerly of 94040, 10964, 02543, 04843 and 04848 >> >> Formerly of CA 94133-3616 > > Lovely area, innit? I loved it, Sab hated it. Lovely scenery though (and very nice apartment) although not cheap at $2700 a month 10 years ago! -- Woody
From: Peter Ceresole on 20 Oct 2006 12:29
Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > >> Formerly of CA 94133-3616 > > > > Lovely area, innit? > > I loved it, Sab hated it. Lovely scenery though (and very nice apartment) > although not cheap at $2700 a month 10 years ago! Near Columbus and Broadway, and City Lights. My favourite intersection in the US of A. What did Sab find to hate? -- Peter |