diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d86b99..a2541c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ OpenWeather::Current.rectangle_zone(12, 32, 15, 37, 10, options)
 # get current weather for cities around a point
 OpenWeather::Current.circle_zone(55.5, 37.5, 10, options)
 
+# get current weather by zip code (zip,country_code)
+OpenWeather::Current.zip("33704,US", options)
+
 # By default temperature is returned in fahrenheit to get the current weather in degrees celsius use unit as follows.
 options = { units: "metric", APPID: "1111111111" }
 OpenWeather::Current.city("Cochin, IN", options)
@@ -117,7 +120,7 @@ OpenWeather::History.city_id("1273874", options)
 OpenWeather::History.geocode(9.94, 76.26, options)
 ```
 
-Doucumentation about the weather forecast end-point:
+Documentation about the weather forecast end-point:
 http://openweathermap.org/forecast
 
 
diff --git a/lib/open_weather/api.rb b/lib/open_weather/api.rb
index 62aaa3f..51d4c56 100644
--- a/lib/open_weather/api.rb
+++ b/lib/open_weather/api.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ def city_id(id, options = {})
     def geocode(lat, lon, options = {})
       new(options.merge(lat: lat, lon: lon)).retrieve
     end
+
+    # Zip code format: '33704,US'
+    # Usage: OpenWeather::Current.zip('33704,US')
+    def zip(zip_code, options = {})
+      new(options.merge(zip: zip_code)).retrieve
+    end
   end
 
   module SeveralCitiesClassMethods
diff --git a/lib/open_weather/base.rb b/lib/open_weather/base.rb
index f34cf94..f025f13 100644
--- a/lib/open_weather/base.rb
+++ b/lib/open_weather/base.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def success?
     private
 
     def extract_options!(options)
-      valid_options = [ :id, :lat, :lon, :cnt, :city, :lang, :units, :APPID,
+      valid_options = [ :id, :zip, :lat, :lon, :cnt, :city, :lang, :units, :APPID,
         :country, :bbox, :q, :type, :start, :end]
 
       options.keys.each { |k| options.delete(k) unless valid_options.include?(k) }
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/cassettes/api/current_zip_invalid.yml b/spec/fixtures/cassettes/api/current_zip_invalid.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6cd416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/cassettes/api/current_zip_invalid.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+---
+http_interactions:
+- request:
+    method: get
+    uri: http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?zip=00000%2CUS
+    body:
+      encoding: US-ASCII
+      string: ''
+    headers:
+      Accept-Encoding:
+      - gzip;q=1.0,deflate;q=0.6,identity;q=0.3
+      Accept:
+      - "*/*"
+      User-Agent:
+      - Ruby
+      Host:
+      - api.openweathermap.org
+  response:
+    status:
+      code: 200
+      message: OK
+    headers:
+      Server:
+      - nginx
+      Date:
+      - Thu, 28 Aug 2014 10:50:49 GMT
+      Content-Type:
+      - application/json; charset=utf-8
+      Transfer-Encoding:
+      - chunked
+      Connection:
+      - keep-alive
+      X-Source:
+      - back
+      Access-Control-Allow-Origin:
+      - "*"
+      Access-Control-Allow-Credentials:
+      - 'true'
+      Access-Control-Allow-Methods:
+      - GET, POST
+    body:
+      encoding: UTF-8
+      string: |
+        {"message":"city not found","cod":"404"}
+    http_version:
+  recorded_at: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 10:50:49 GMT
+recorded_with: VCR 2.9.2
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/cassettes/api/current_zip_valid.yml b/spec/fixtures/cassettes/api/current_zip_valid.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..828ae41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/cassettes/api/current_zip_valid.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+---
+http_interactions:
+- request:
+    method: get
+    uri: http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?zip=33704%2CUS
+    body:
+      encoding: US-ASCII
+      string: ''
+    headers:
+      Accept-Encoding:
+      - gzip;q=1.0,deflate;q=0.6,identity;q=0.3
+      Accept:
+      - "*/*"
+      User-Agent:
+      - Ruby
+      Host:
+      - api.openweathermap.org
+  response:
+    status:
+      code: 200
+      message: OK
+    headers:
+      Server:
+      - nginx
+      Date:
+      - Thu, 28 Aug 2014 10:50:48 GMT
+      Content-Type:
+      - application/json; charset=utf-8
+      Transfer-Encoding:
+      - chunked
+      Connection:
+      - keep-alive
+      X-Source:
+      - back
+      Access-Control-Allow-Origin:
+      - "*"
+      Access-Control-Allow-Credentials:
+      - 'true'
+      Access-Control-Allow-Methods:
+      - GET, POST
+    body:
+      encoding: UTF-8
+      string: |
+        {"coord":{"lon":-82.64,"lat":27.77},"sys":{"message":0.0191,"country":"US","sunrise":1409186752,"sunset":1409231181},"weather":[{"id":800,"main":"Clear","description":"sky is clear","icon":"01d"}],"base":"cmc stations","main":{"temp":299.15,"temp_min":299.15,"temp_max":299.15,"pressure":1016,"sea_level":1016,"grnd_level":1015,"humidity":72},"wind":{"speed":3.6,"deg":170},"clouds":{"all":0},"dt":1409222627,"id":4172131,"name":"St. Petersburg","cod":200}
+    http_version:
+  recorded_at: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 10:50:48 GMT
+recorded_with: VCR 2.9.2
diff --git a/spec/open_weather/api_spec.rb b/spec/open_weather/api_spec.rb
index 2a71474..abde3ec 100644
--- a/spec/open_weather/api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/open_weather/api_spec.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,22 @@
     end
   end
 
+  context '.zip' do
+    it 'returns current weather for a valid zip code' do
+      response = VCR.use_cassette('api/current_zip_valid') do
+        OpenWeather::Current.zip('33704,US')
+      end
+      response['cod'].should eq(200)
+    end
+
+    it 'returns error if the zip code is invalid' do
+      response = VCR.use_cassette('api/current_zip_invalid') do
+        OpenWeather::Current.zip('00000,US')
+      end
+      response['cod'].should eq('404')
+    end
+  end
+
   context '.geocode' do
     it 'return current weather for geocode of cochi' do
       response = VCR.use_cassette('api/current_geocode_valid') do