The cache IS at the posted coordinates.
In order for you to qualify for this challenge, you must meet the challenge criteria. You may sign the log and post a note to the cache page at any time, but you may not claim your smiley until you have met all of the requirements.
ZIP Code history:
In 1963, in order to improve the efficeincy of sorting and delivering mail, the US Postal Service introduced five digit ZIP (Zoning Improvement Plan) Codes for every address across the country. The US was divided into ten numbered regions, 0 through 9. This system also included all overseas territories, military addresses (APO/FPO), diplomatic missions (DPO), and even some foreign nations that were previously administered by the US after World War II (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau). Within a region, the first digit of every zip code begins with the same number.
The zones are broken down as follows:
Zone 0:
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Maine
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- Puerto Rico
- Rhode Island
- US Virgin Islands
- Vermont
Zone 1:
- Delaware
- New York
- Pennsylvania
Zone 2:
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Zone 3:
- Alabama
- Florida
- Georgia
- Mississippi
- Tennessee
Zone 4:
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Ohio
Zone 5:
- Iowa
- Minnesota
- Montana
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
Zone 6:
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Nebraska
Zone 7:
- Arkansas
- Louisiana
- Oklahoma
- Texas
Zone 8:
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Idaho
- New Mexico
- Nevada
- Utah
- Wyoming
Zone 9:
- Alaska
- American Samoa
- California
- Guam
- Hawaii
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Oregon
- Washington
Your Goal:
Find at least one cache from each of the 10 ZIP code regions within the United States. A cache found in any state/district/territory in a particular zone will satisfy that entire zone.
The following caches will NOT be counted for this challenge:
- Locationless Caches
- Adventure Labs
- Caches from the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, or Palau
- Caches that would fall under the APO/FPO/DPO category (aka- foreign nations)
- This cache does not count for your Zone 2 requirement, you must find another cache within Zone 2.
Difficulty reflects for the challenge overall.
Please use this Project GC checker to help verify your eligibility:
