The humble ZIP Code shows up in all kinds of surprising places. Planet Money looks at how it was born, how it transformed the mail and talks to one researcher who argues that it's gone too far.

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Construction costs in Midtown likely will jump now that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has updated its flood zone maps, raising the required ground elevations for future construction.

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RESIDENTS OF ELLICOTT CITY HEARD A BIG BOOM. MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE BEDROOM. SHE CAME OUT THERE HOLLERING, WHAT’S GOING ON? THE SOUND WAS A DETONATION FOR THE NORTH TUNNEL PROJECT. RAY MISER HAS ...

A light, 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Northern California on Wednesday ... U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map. Aftershocks can occur days, weeks or even years after ...

Scores of new California laws are going into effect in 2025 after Gov. Gavin Newsom took action on hundreds of bills that crossed his desk last year. Among the legislation Newsom signed into law ...

Even an inch of flood water can cause $25,000 worth of ... Availability FocusFlood is available in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi ...