Article: CARLISLE DETERMINED TO GET OWN ZIP CODE

Chances slim, Franklin postmaster tells council

CARLISLE - City Council will continue to seek reinstatement of the 45006 ZIP code for Carlisle, even though Franklin Postmaster Phil Johnson advised members that they have little chance of success.

Johnson said that the U.S. Postal Service considers ZIP codes to be commodities, and it usually approves new ZIPs only in areas that have experienced tremendous growth in the number of deliveries, necessitating a new number for operational reasons.

`We take great care in handing these out,' he told council at its meeting Tuesday evening. `We don't hand out ZIP codes unless there's a compelling reason.'

Noting there are only 11,500 deliveries in the ...

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