Robert Moon (postal inspector)

Robert Aurand Moon (April 15, 1917, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA April 10, 2001, Leesburg, Florida, USA), sometimes called "Mr. ZIP", is considered the father of the ZIP Code or Zone Improvement Plan, a mechanism to route mail in the United States.[1]

Biography

In 1944, Moon developed the idea for the "ZIP Code" while working as a postal inspector in Philadelphia, although his system used only the first three digits of what would eventually become a five-digit and later a nine-digit system. The first Directory of Post Offices using five-digit ZIP code numbers would be published in 1963.[1]

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References

  1. Martin, Douglas (2001-04-14). "Robert Moon, an Inventor of the ZIP Code, Dies at 83". New York Times. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
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