31 Mar
1999
31 Mar
'99
2:36 p.m.
On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, Jerome Fine wrote:
Also depends on HOW MUCH of the Zip code you give here in the US. If you
give the simple 12345 format zipcode, then it applies to a large area
normally, however if you give a 12345-6789 format zipcode it can be
narrowed down to as little as a single person.
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So, if you are willing to give your zip/postal
code, in effect that is
an almost exact location of, at the most, a few hundred buildings
and often only a few dozen. My example is because my street
Maybe in your neck of the woods. Where I live a ZIP code can represent an
entire town of 60,000+ people (like mine for instance).