I found this article a bit interesting so I thought I'd share it:
http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulto...1204123.htmlThe essence of the article is as follows:
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If residents agree to the change, postal officials say they'll designate at least seven ZIP codes as belonging to the North Fulton city, not the city of Atlanta as has long been the case.
It's an issue of financial concern to Sandy Springs residents who shop online; if their addresses automatically come up in search engines as being in Atlanta, consumers are charged 8 percent sales tax, as opposed to Sandy Springs' 7 percent.
I've heard of this before with ZIP Codes being used for everything from consumer purchases to insurance company premium ratings depending on what a resident's ZIP Code may be.
Now here's a thought: If commercial enterprises are so dependent upon the US Postal Service's ZIP Code system for such things as calculating sales tax on consumer purchases, or even establishing insurance premiums depending on the ZIP Code residency of an individual, and the USPS is proposing to change certain ZIP Codes to respond to such concerns, even though it would not seem to have any bearing on postal deliveries, why doesn't the USPS get compensated for the requested changes to their ZIP Code system? There must certainly be direct or indirect costs in making such changes, and if the USPS is looking for an added source of revenue, it seems that this could be another area to consider.
Posted 10/17/2011 10:54 pm
