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This refers to the first three digits of any ZIP Code. The first digit, 0-9 designates the general area of the country with numbers starting lower in the east and increasing as you move west. For example 0 covers Maine while 9 refers to California. The next two digits referred to one of the 455 Sectional Center Facilities (SCFs) in the US.
