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Zip Code sorting raises questions about speed and accuracy
A Middletown Post Office analysis shows zip codes speed sorting for distant mail but offers no benefit for near routes. Clerks report most local mail is sorted by city or state name, though Suffern center uses zip for states like Illinois and Texas. Some letters arrive late when misaddressed or uncoded, while union leaders fear job losses if universal use reduces required sorting staff.
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Middletown
New York
West Orange
N.J
Suffern
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Iinois
California
Florida
Texas
Thomas J. Byrne
Postal Clerk Union
Congress
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