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Your Post Code Is the Directions, Not the Destination
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CGP Grey explains that postal codes are routing instructions for mail rather than geographic regions. He looks at the quirks and problems this causes.
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HN recommends it whenever zip codes, addresses or geospatial data come up, as a clear explanation of the hidden pattern in post codes.
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If you find this interesting and you haven't watched it, Go watch "The hidden pattern in post codes" [1] [1] [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗Zip codes are just weird to use for anything other than mail in general because they’re set up based off infrastructure. CGP Grey has a great video on this: [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗CGP Grey, a youtube channel, has a video on some of the problems of the postal codes and addresses from earlier this year that I learned about alternates to my familiar US based system. [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗See also this CGP Grey video where he talks about post codes / zip codes in general and mentions Ireland's system. [VIDEO]
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