Dumb Question

[Beachbummette]

I know, I know...some people say there are no dumb questions but...

Last Friday I went to our new post office in Watersound to get my little P. O. Box, number and key. I was given a our new number and key and our wonderful postal worker Kitty gives me a card with my new address and I was surprised to see my address is not Santa Rosa Beach... it is actually Watersound, Fl with a new zip code and everything!

The new address is P. O. Box XXXXXX Watersound, Fl 32461...but it gets more confusing....my physical address (which is back behind the new gates at the main building) is our lot # (she says we lucked up on this one) and street name...Watersound, Fl 32413! It has a different zip code! WTF?!!! How'd we get two zip codes?! Or another zip code at all.

Does anyone know how this works? I know that Seaside, Seagrove and everywhere else is actually Santa Rosa Beach, Fl.

Enquiring minds want to know...btw our postal lady could not explain it either! I know one of our lovely SoWal ladies husband is with the USPS...maybe she can explain.

 

[30A Skunkape]

Don't think too hard or you might go postal:funn:

 

[Mermaid]

BB, WaterSound must have two zip codes from what I can see. (I know that Seaside has its own zip code.) Since zip codes go by location, and your PO box and your house are obviously in two different locations, then it goes to follow that it is possible to have two different zip codes. It's unusual, given how small WaterSound is, but certainly not impossible. Our post office building here in Indianapolis has a different zip code than our street address even though they're only 13 blocks apart. The same must be true of your situation.

 

[Miss Kitty]

I had to read that twice...postal worker Kitty????

 

[Smiling JOe]

The mailing address for that end of 30A are a Panama City Beach zip code, even though it isn't even in Bay County. Very confusing to most people. Also screws up real estate searches by zipcodes. Anywho, these community Post Office Branches, like Alys Beach, WaterColor, Seaside, and WaterSound, illiminate that Panama City Beach address, by creating their own zip codes and town names. Sounds much more prestigeous to people paying big bucks for real estate in that area.

"Hey, Betty, just send that package to me at the beach...555 SuperNice Way, Panama City Beach, FL..."

" Panama City Beach? I thought you lived in WaterSound. " Do you really live in WaterSound or Panama City Beach -- that Spring Break Capital of the Panhandle?"

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Make sense now? ;-)

 

[30A Skunkape]

The mailing address for that end of 30A are a Panama City Beach zip code, even though it isn't even in Bay County. Very confusing to most people. Also screws up real estate searches by zipcodes. Anywho, these community Post Office Branches, like Alys Beach, WaterColor, Seaside, and WaterSound, illiminate that Panama City Beach address, by creating their own zip codes and town names. Sounds much more prestigeous to people paying big bucks for real estate in that area.

"Hey, Betty, just send that package to me at the beach...555 SuperNice Way, Panama City Beach, FL..."

" Panama City Beach? I thought you lived in WaterSound. " Do you really live in WaterSound or Panama City Beach -- that Spring Break Capital of the Panhandle?"

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Make sense now? ;-)

I knew SJ would have some insight. :clap_1:

 

[ItzKatzTime]

When I get confused I eat something sweet....makes me feel better!;-)

 

[Beachbummette]

BB, WaterSound must have two zip codes from what I can see. (I know that Seaside has its own zip code.) Since zip codes go by location, and your PO box and your house are obviously in two different locations, then it goes to follow that it is possible to have two different zip codes. It's unusual, given how small WaterSound is, but certainly not impossible. Our post office building here in Indianapolis has a different zip code than our street address even though they're only 13 blocks apart. The same must be true of your situation.

I used to have a P. O. Box at Seaside and the zip code was still the same as Santa Rosa Beach 32459

The mailing address for that end of 30A are a Panama City Beach zip code, even though it isn't even in Bay County. Very confusing to most people. Also screws up real estate searches by zipcodes. Anywho, these community Post Office Branches, like Alys Beach, WaterColor, Seaside, and WaterSound, illiminate that Panama City Beach address, by creating their own zip codes and town names. Sounds much more prestigeous to people paying big bucks for real estate in that area.

"Hey, Betty, just send that package to me at the beach...555 SuperNice Way, Panama City Beach, FL..."

" Panama City Beach? I thought you lived in WaterSound. " Do you really live in WaterSound or Panama City Beach -- that Spring Break Capital of the Panhandle?"

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Make sense now? ;-)

I know I have done some loans for folks in Seacrest and all of that end of 30-A was a Panama City address. Was very confusing.

I know Rosemary Beach has there own name and zip code...I have friends that live there and has had for a long time.

I guess my question is...how does this get set up? Does someone go the USPS and say "Hey, I want my own zip code and the name my town address" Who does this? Did Rosemary Beach, Watersound/St. Joe go to the USPS and request this?

Nope...still does not make sense? Speak slow...I am naturally blonde!;-)

 

[Smiling JOe]

I guess my question is...how does this get set up? Does someone go the USPS and say "Hey, I want my own zip code and the name my town address" Who does this? Did Rosemary Beach, Watersound/St. Joe go to the USPS and request this?

Nope...still does not make sense? Speak slow...I am naturally blonde!;-)

You did a marvelous job of answering your own questions. Yes and yes, but the zip code is only for the Post Office Boxes, as I understand it, not the physical address.

 

[Teresa]

BB: it's nothing new but confusing at first. Rosemary beach Post office has its own zip - 32461. it looks like Watersound's new PO must be using the same. of course, this is for PO Box addresses only.

the zip 32413 applies to the physical location of properties on that end of 30A.

in watersound, you'll probably only use a PO Box address for mail purposes, other than UPS/Fedex deliveries to the house.