Why this Data Center on North Broad has its Own ZIP Code

401 N. Broad St.

Across Philadelphia’s various neighborhoods spanning the Delaware River, into West Philly and up to the Northeast, live buildings and companies claiming their own ZIP code.

Out of the nearly 90 postal ZIP codes in city limits, 37 are dedicated to a company, organization or post office box. A handful are for a single building.

Thanks to the internet toolings of Comcast Accessibility Product Manager Michaelangelo Ilagan, we learned that one of these is the data center at 401 N. Broad St., home to a Sungard Availability Services’ data and workplace recovery center and Netrality Data Centers, an internet exchange point (IXP) that allows data to travel around close to home, which moved into the building in 2014.

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