UPDATE: Transparency Board Official Calls Phantom ZIPs “Nonsense”

*Correction: The 18902 ZIP code in Pennsylvania is located in Doylestown, PA and is real. We apologize for the error.
The Federal Transportation Administration is sending more than $11 million to Pierce Transportation so residents of Washington’s 98900 ZIP Code get nine diesel-electric buses. The project is just getting off the ground and has created 52 [...]

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WV Watchdog Takes Phantom ZIPs to Airwaves

Watchdog Reporter Steven  Adams explaining phantom ZIP codes to WAJR AM:
An afternoon with Steve Adams

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Millions Sent to Colorado’s Phantom ZIPs

A website to track spending from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) shows that Colorado has received millions in funding or grants in zip codes that are erroneous or don’t belong in Colorado.
Recovery.gov provides a breakout of all Colorado spending by zip code.
For example, the breakout shows that zip code 87420 has received
$5,267,621 in [...]

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