ZIP Guessr

Five ZIP codes a day. Tap where you think each one is. The closer you land, the more points. Same five for everyone.

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Score

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How scoring works

Up to 1,000 points a ZIP: full marks within 5 miles, about 750 at 100 miles, about 100 at 800 miles. 🟩 under 50 mi · 🟨 under 250 · 🟧 under 750 · 🟥 farther.

Pro tip: the first digit runs east to west, 0 in New England to 9 on the Pacific. new ZIPs at midnight

Learn the map, digit by digit

ZIP codes aren’t random. The Postal Service numbered the country from the Northeast to the Pacific, so the first digit alone puts you in the right part of the map. These are the colors the hint paints on:

0New England & NJCT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, RI, VT, PR, VI

1New York & PADE, NY, PA

2Mid-AtlanticDC, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV

3SoutheastAL, FL, GA, MS, TN

4Great LakesIN, KY, MI, OH

5Upper MidwestIA, MN, MT, ND, SD, WI

6CentralIL, KS, MO, NE

7South CentralAR, LA, OK, TX

8Mountain WestAZ, CO, ID, NM, NV, UT, WY

9PacificAK, CA, HI, OR, WA, GU

Want to study first? Zoom around the ZIP code map, or browse ZIP codes by state.

Questions people actually ask

How do I play ZIP Guessr?

Each round shows a ZIP code and its outline. Tap the map where you think it is, then lock in your guess. You score up to 1,000 points depending on how close you land. Five rounds a day, the same five for everyone.

When do new ZIP codes come out?

At midnight in your time zone. Your progress and streak stay in this browser, so you can come back to finish a game you started.

Is there a trick to reading ZIP codes?

Yes. The first digit runs roughly east to west: 0 is New England, 1 New York and Pennsylvania, 3 the Southeast, 6 the Midwest, 7 Texas and the South-Central states, 8 the Mountain West and 9 the Pacific. The first three digits narrow it to one sorting center.

Can I play more than five?

After today’s game, start a practice round for five new random ZIPs. Practice scores don’t count toward your streak.

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Updated 2026-11-10 · Where the data comes from