900 Households Can't use "Johns Creek" in Address

City officials want to take up issue in Washington, D.C.

By DOUG NURSE / www.ajc.com

Friday, August 22, 2008
Johns Creek officials met with representatives from the U.S. Post Office this week to explore ways for 900 households to be able to give Johns Creek as their address instead of Suwanee and Roswell. City leaders were shot down at every turn.

The city is served by five ZIP codes based in other municipalities. Most the 65,000 residents and businesses can use Johns Creek as long as the street address and ZIP code are correct.
The city would like for everyone within its boundaries to be able to proudly give Johns Creek as their home address.

The council raised these questions:

Could Johns Creek have its own ZIP code and post office? No, says the Post Office. It’s expensive, and reconfiguring routes doesn’t make business sense.

Could these Johns Creek residents be switched to a ZIP code that can use Johns Creek? Nope, says the mail service. Again, reconfiguring routes and re-mapping of areas would be problematic.
City officials say they’re not giving up. They’re going to try to meet with postal officials in Washington D.C.