USPS sells official ZIP Code boundary polygons at $10,000 to $150,000 a year
Materials dated September 18th, 2026 and an October 1st, 2026 USPS announcement document the delivery-derived polygons, with annual licenses listed at $10,000 for Internal use, $33,000 for Enterprise and $150,000 for Publication.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: Hacker News
Why it matters
ZIP Code boundaries underpin territory planning, insurance, routing and local analytics, while ZIP Codes themselves are delivery routes and Census ZCTAs are statistical areas built from Census blocks. USPS now sells delivery-derived polygons under Internal, Enterprise and Publication licenses listed at $10,000, $33,000 and $150,000 a year, giving large operators a USPS-sourced reference file whose accuracy against Census and vendor alternatives still has to be tested by buyers.
The United States Postal Service is selling USPS ZIP Code Boundaries, a national polygon map built from its delivery address and location information, under annual licenses listed at $10,000, $33,000 and $150,000.…
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