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WTF Fun Fact 12795 – NYC Buildings With Their Own Zip Codes

At least 41 buildings in NYC have their own zip codes.

This is most common with skyscrapers, although a unique zip code isn’t about how tall a building is. In fact, it’s more about how many businesses it contains. But there are other reasons a building could have its own ZIP code.

Why do some buildings get a special zip code?

According to AMNY, cited below: “Unique ZIP codes are sometimes assigned based on the volume of mail at a particular address – and only when a ZIP+4 will not satisfy delivery, distribution, and customer requirements,” said U.S.Postal Service spokesman Xavier Hernandez, referring to the add-on code that further segments a geographic area.”

Again, size isn’t everything. The tallest building in the country, 1 World Trade Center, doesn’t have its own zip code. However, entities such as government agencies and universities do.

There are the 41 buildings that had their own zip codes in Manhattan in 2019, according to UPS:

  • 55 Water St. (10041)
  • Park Avenue Plaza, 55 E. 52nd St. (10055)
  • 666 Fifth Ave. (10103)
  • 1290 Avenue of the Americas (10104)
  • Alliance Bernstein Building, 1345 Avenue of the Americas (10105)
  • 888 Seventh Ave. (10106)
  • 250 W. 57th St. (10107)
  • 500 Fifth Ave. (10110)
  • 45 Rockefeller Center (10111)
  • 30 Rockefeller Center (10112)
  • 475 Riverside Dr. (10115)
  • Empire State Building, 350 Fifth Ave. (10118)
  • 1 Penn Plaza (10119)
  • 112 W. 34th St. (10120)
  • 2 Penn Plaza (10121)
  • 225 W. 34th St. (10122)
  • 745 Fifth Ave. (10151)
  • Seagram Building, 375 Park Ave. (10152)
  • General Motors Building, 767 Fifth Ave. (10153)
  • 345 Park Ave. (10154)
  • 964 Third Ave. (10155)
  • 605 Third Ave. (10158)
  • 500 E. 77th St. (10162) 
  • One Grand Central Place, 60 E. 42nd St. (10165)
  • Metlife Building, 200 Park Ave. (10166)
  • 245 Park Ave. (10167)
  • Chanin Building, 122 E. 42nd St. (10168)
  • Helmsley Building 230 Park Ave. (10169)
  • 420 Lexington Ave. (10170) 
  • 299 Park Ave. (10171) 
  • 277 Park Ave. (10172)
  • 355 Madison Ave. (10173) 
  • Chrysler Building, 405 Lexington Ave. (10174)
  • 521 Fifth Ave. (10175)
  • Fred F. French Building, 551 Fifth Ave. (10176)
  • 250 Park Ave. (10177)
  • 101 Park Ave. (10178)
  • Equitable Life Building, 120 Broadway (10271)
  • 26 Federal Plaza (10278)
  • Woolworth Building, 233 Broadway (10279)

– WTF fun facts

Source: “Why do some buildings have their own ZIP codes?” — AMNY

WTF Fun Fact – Buildings With A Single Zip Code

At least 43 buildings in New York City, like the General Motors and Empire State Buildings, have their own zip code due to their sheer size or amount of people who work there. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://commercialobserver.com/2012/09/the-vanity-zip/

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WTF Fun Fact - Facts About The Number 10000

This is our 10,000th Fact! Thanks to all for joining us on this factual journey! See you all at 20,000! – WTF Fun Facts

Other 10,000 related facts include:

  1. 10,000 is known as a Myriad in Ancient Greek.
  2. The Roman numeral for 10,000 comes out as a tasty: MMMMMMMMMM.
  3. Boeing produced it’s 10,000th 737 aircraft in March of 2018.
  4. Counting from 1 to 10,000 would take you about two hours.
  5. In birdwatching, 10,000 birds is known as a blog.
  6. There is no zip code 10000 in the USA.