A WV city needs a new ZIP Code

A few months ago, I wrote a piece saying Berkeley County by now has overtaken Cabell County as the second most populous county in the state, based on population estimates by the Census Bureau and rates of growth since the 2000 Census.

Now here's another tidbit pointing to what's going on in the Eastern Panhandle, via The Associated Press.

It seems the U.S. Postal Service has added three ZIP codes to Martinsburg to handle the influx of new residents. According to the AP, Postal Service officials say the number of people moving to the area was close to overwhelming sorting equipment at the Martinsburg Post Office. Postal Service sorters can handle only 25,000 addresses per ZIP code, and Martinsburg’s 25401 ZIP code recently moved past the 24,000 mark.

When was the last time something like that happened around here?