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Yes, Chavez Ravine, or the more recent marketing term Dodgertown, has its own zip code, which will formally launch tomorrow when Los Angeles Postmaster Mark Anderson throws out the ceremonial first pitch. 90090 takes over the area around Dodger Stadium and the baseball club has named a section called Mannywood 90090. Blogger Mark Bodie who blogs over at The Mancave Memoirs has his own suggestion: "The next move for the Dodgers is to rename the parking lot 'Hell.'" Har, har!