Gothamist

Williamsburg Residents Riled Up Over New Zip Code

Williamsburg is pretty attached to its 11211 zip code—it's practically part of the branding of the neighborhood. So that may explain why residents are simply horrified by the piece of mail they ...
The Brooklyn Paper

Hip ZIP ripped! Williamsburg waterfront goes from 11211 to 11249

Brooklyn’s hippest ZIP is getting split. Williamsburg’s waterfront will be cut out of the fashionably skinny 11211 ZIP code and saddled with the uglier 11249 postal code next month thanks to a booming ...
Gothamist

Map: Separating The 11211s From the 11249s In Williamsburg

Last week the USPS announced that parts of Williamsburg would be stripped of the hip 11211 zip code, only to be given a less palindromic one: 11249. The USPS has now sent us (in the mail!) a map of ...
New York Magazine

Parts of Williamsburg to Lose Hip Palindromic 11211 ZIP Code

Curbed today brings us the distressing news that, because of a “large increase in population and in the number of companies doing business,” WIlliamsburg is set to be torn asunder. Instead of mostly ...
The Village Voice

Postal Service Rather Insensitive About Hipster Attachment to 11211 Zip Code

As Joe pointed out last week, certain Williamsburg residents are now being informed by mail that they will be losing their 11211 zip code. This is a big deal, because even though almost no one ...