Zip Code Domains - Numerical

Well to tell you the truth, I dont think people would be comfortable with using actual ZIP Codes as their domain names. Out of the blue someone could do a reverse search and get information such as phone number, actual locations and etc. It might work, but I dont think many people would actually want to do something like that.

I would pass on zipcodes myself.

Some really popular ones may get some interest like Hollywood, Downtown Vegas, Key West, or resort towns, but I'd guess that may be about .1% of them or less. I'll bet those are already registered. Big cities have many zip codes, so it would be confusing.

Zip Code domains dont sound like a good idea except 90210 :p

Originally posted by insanity
Zip Code domains dont sound like a good idea except 90210 :p

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Developed, too! :talk:
Link: http://www.90210.com

ugh, I was thinking the same thing, and was going to see which TLD's were registered, but they're all registered

I own mine - But it's a small town (lots of tourist though)
I had #1 google result for a few months and yahoo for 28460 - Disappeared on google / #7 on Yahoo - Get a few clickthrus a week - No real advertsing or much Development on it "28460.com"

I'll Probably end up buying all in the county (12-13 Total) Just for the heck of it .... lol ...


Thanks for your Input -

don't think that will work but it's nice to see somebody thinking out of the box for a change new ideas are always good

Yea this is all kind of a hobby for me - (It actually relaxes me to stress out as long as it's over names/sites) - As long as I'm not in the hole -It's alright -

I like this idea...in fact, GoDaddy just grabbed the zipcode of my city today!

once a bunch of people start doing it, a lot more will start and they will be more popular, not much resale value though, just pleasure

You are right they are becoming more popular. I live in Destin and that one is already snagged and being developed www.32541.com

I have to disagree strongly on the point that they will not have much value. A lot of people said the same thing about .tv and .in but boy are a lot of people profiting from those odd extentions today.

Book :wave:

I actually registered a local city zip near my home in 2003 and it does quite well.
Someone now owns the dot net.
And since it's 5 numbers it wasnt such a bad idea. I say go for it. I set it up as a
local message board and invited other local site owners to link to as there own.

well, lets all register the 10000 postal codes as .infos and make a local search (yea right)

I live in a suburb of about 50,000 people and my zip has been deved as well.
http://60016.com/

lol - This thread is like 15 Months old - But funny it came up with another thread just being opened

http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=116774&highlight=zip+codes

i dont know about domains, but when i opening business, i am ordering 800 phone number with the end of zip code my business in. People love it. so may be they would love and zip code domains

Zip code idea does not sound good.

As I live in Australia I have a shorter postal code. mine is taken i think, actually, i thnk it may be avaliable in .com.au :D

I am in the uk so we dont have zip codes as such. Ours are area codes ie

br79qt.

Dont think I would bother

i don't think i like this idea at all. but after all, i don't live in the US so i'm not too concerned about this issue.

insanity said:

Zip Code domains dont sound like a good idea except 90210 :p

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I'm with ya

all4cost said:

4) - Lets Build the Ultimate Local Search - ... lol ....

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Kind of hard to compete with Google and Yahoo on search.

http://local.google.com/
http://local.yahoo.com/

Directory site maybe, but with search you're competing with state-of-the-art technology.

There's probably some potential with US zip codes to turn them into local interest sites, travel guides, etc.

Wouldn't really work in most countries though. In Canada, each postal code is 6 characters (LNLNLN), and is unique to just a few houses (sometimes one house if it's on a big enough property), so it wouldn't be cost effective to register them.