post the first 3 digits of your zip code, and use this handy dandy chart to see who is in which zones from where you are. The first 3 of my zip code are 350.
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Regular box shops do NOT have to go to zone 5 -8, they only have to go to a different zip code. Only hazmat must go to zones 5 - 8 because they need to be guaranteed that they will be shipped by air. The purpose of the hazmat shops is to limit the damage caused to aircraft, people, and to other packages by the contents.
I only do regular box shops and I am open to mailing partners from anywhere except the city I live in, because my entire city is a single zip code. IF I get a hazmat shop (which almost never happens), I send something to my mother who is on the bare edge of zone 8 from me.. or to MN to a different family member, but that is beyond zone 8 and costs extra.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/01/2022 09:31PM by Morledzep.