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by atoav 1492 days ago
Non US ZIPs regularily have strings in them (e.g. Dutch ZIP codes) so a string would be appropriate.
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pwdisswordfish9 1484 days ago
This is half right. String would be more appropriate than an integer type even if that weren't true. ZIP codes really don't have anything to do with the fundamental numerical operations that are defined for integer types.
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dariusj18 1470 days ago
plus zip codes can start with "0". Excel always screws this up
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