#Us zip code phone number code#
#Us zip code phone number zip#

Courts in other states such as Massachusetts earlier this year have reviewed the issue.ДЄs for Ulta, I contacted Cynthia Payne, the companyвЂ™s senior vice president of store operations, to ask about Jo Anna DavisвЂ™s experience. California later confirmed the ruling in a law that bars firms from collecting personally identifying information during credit card transaction.

#Us zip code phone number zip#

The case eventually made its way up to the California Supreme Court, which ruled in 2011 that stores cannot require patrons to furnish their ZIP code. In the resulting case the Direct Marketing AssociationВ and privacyВ groups showed sharply different outlooks on the practice.

#Us zip code phone number code#

One woman sued, saying she provided her ZIP code thinking it was necessary to complete the credit card transaction.

In one high-profile case, the home furnishings and cookware chain Williams-SonomaВ matched names from its credit card sales and ZIP codesВ with a database to obtain addresses and other information for future marketing. Wikipedia)Д«ecause customers are usually not told that stores are building a marketing database from the transactions, some object. ZIP promoted the use of ZIP codes for the USPS during the 1960s and 1970s. GeoCapture matches the collected information to a comprehensive consumer database to return an address.вЂќ In a promotional brochure, they claim accuracy rates as high as 100%. How does this work? In one of their brochures, direct marketing services company Harte-HanksВ describes the GeoCapture service they offer retail businesses as follows: вЂњUsers simply capture name from the credit card swipe and request a customerвЂ™s ZIP code during the transaction. Why make such a big deal over five digits that only records that someone lives in the same area as many thousands of others? Because along with other information, the ZIP code may provide the final clueВ to figuring out your address, phone number and past purchasing details, if a sales clerk sees your name while swiping your credit card. The whole scene emerged only because DavisВ did not want to share her ZIP code. IвЂ™m sure I looked rather crazy myself,вЂќ Davis says. The manager locked the storeвЂ™s door and demanded it back. DavisВ asked for her receipt back, the manager refused, so she took it herself. The clerk called the manager, who showed irritation. The New Hill Post Office can be reached via telephone at (919) 362-8474.Concerned about her privacy, she declined to provide the information, prompting the clerk to remark that no one had ever refused before. Questions regarding the New Hill ZIP code should be directed to: The Apex Post Office can be reached via telephone at (919) 362-0395. Specific questions, concerns, or comments pertaining to any of the USPS Apex ZIP Codes should be directed to: Apex Post Office:

USPS ZIP codes are subject to modification at the USPSвЂ™s discretion. As such, ZIP codes 27502, 27523, and 27539 are assigned to Apex even though everyone with an Apex ZIP code does not live in Apex. Addresses are not necessarily located within the incorporated place name associated with the ZIP code. Mapped boundaries are based on United States Postal Service (USPS) delivery routes and are assigned default place names. ZIP codes do not exist with actual boundary lines but are represented by points of delivery (i.e. The ZCTAs have been modified to account for confirmed ZIP codes in use based on Chatham County GIS addressing data. Chatham County ZIP code boundaries are derived from ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) developed from 2010 Census data by the United States Census Bureau. Wake County ZIP code boundaries as depicted on the aforementioned map are compiled from Wake County Geographic Information System (GIS), which uses the best available sources and are used for reference purposes only. The Town of Apex is not responsible for any errors or omissions concerning the content and positional accuracy of the USPS ZIP code boundaries displayed. The general assignment of USPS ZIP codes depicted on the linked map (PDF) have been provided as a public service in cooperation with the United States Postal Service (USPS).