History of the ZIP Program, Copyright 1992 by Access Success ZIP version 1.0, released August 1992 Original release that returned a zip code or zip range when given a city in the U.S. Quick and easy operation from the DOS prompt. ZIP version 2.0, released November 1992 Added area codes to the database file and output. Added searches by state, zip, and area code. Utilized new indexing technology that facilitated multiple search options without more disk space.