A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS In Mathematics and Computer science, a digit is a symbol (a number symbol e An address is a Code and abstract concept expressing the fixed location of a home business or other building on the earth's surface Mail, or post, is a method for transmitting information and tangible objects wherein written Documents typically enclosed in Envelopes and also

Germany was the first country to introduce a postal code system, in 1941. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United Kingdom followed in 1959 and the United States in 1963. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

In February 2005, 117 of the 190 member countries of the Universal Postal Union had postal code systems. The Universal Postal Union ( UPU, French: Union postale universelle) is an International organization that coordinates postal policies among member Examples of countries that do not have national systems include Ireland, Hong Kong, Panama and Vietnam. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially

Although postal codes are usually assigned to geographical areas, special codes are sometimes assigned to individual addresses or to institutions that receive large volumes of mail, such as government agencies and large commercial companies. One example is the French Cedex system. Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting.

Contents 1 Usage conventions 1.1 National prefixes 2 Alphanumeric postal codes 3 Postal zone numbers 4 Postal codes in particular countries 4.1 Algeria 4.2 Argentina 4.3 Australia 4.4 Austria 4.5 Belgium 4.6 Brazil 4.7 Brunei 4.8 Bulgaria 4.9 Canada 4.10 Cape Verde 4.11 China 4.12 Cyprus 4.13 Czech Republic 4.14 Denmark 4.15 Finland 4.16 France 4.17 Germany 4.18 Greece 4.19 Hungary 4.20 India 4.21 Indonesia 4.22 Ireland 4.23 Israel 4.24 Italy 4.25 Japan 4.26 Liechtenstein 4.27 Lithuania 4.28 Malaysia 4.29 Mexico 4.30 Moldova 4.31 Montenegro 4.32 Morocco 4.33 Netherlands 4.34 New Zealand 4.35 Nigeria 4.36 Norway 4.37 Pakistan 4.38 Philippines 4.39 Poland 4.40 Portugal 4.41 Puerto Rico 4.42 Romania 4.43 Russia 4.44 San Marino 4.45 Serbia 4.46 Singapore 4.47 Slovakia 4.48 South Africa 4.49 South Korea 4.50 Spain 4.51 Sri Lanka 4.52 Sweden 4.53 Switzerland 4.54 Taiwan (Republic of China) 4.55 Thailand 4.56 Turkey 4.57 United Kingdom 4.58 United States 4.59 Vatican City 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

Usage conventions

Postal services have their own formats and placement rules for postal codes. In most English-speaking countries, the postal code forms the last item of the address, whereas in most continental European countries it precedes the name of the city or town.

National prefixes

In some countries (for instance continental Europe, where many countries use the same postcode format of four or five numeric digits) the numeric postal code is sometimes prefixed with a country code to avoid confusion when sending international mail to or from that country. Country codes are short alphabetic or numeric geographical Codes ( Geocodes developed to represent countries and dependent areas for use in data processing Recommendations by official bodies responsible for postal communications are confusing regarding this practice. ^[1] For many years, licence plate codes — for instance "D-" for Germany or "F-" for France — were used, although this was not accepted by the Universal Postal Union (UPU). On the international level the designation of origin for a Motor vehicle is distinguished by a supplementary international licence plate country code. The Universal Postal Union ( UPU, French: Union postale universelle) is an International organization that coordinates postal policies among member ^[1] Usage of ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes was recommended to be used starting in 1994,^[1] but did not become widely used. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter Country codes in the ISO 3166-1 standard to represent countries and dependent territories. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The European Committee for Standardization recommends use of ISO Alpha-2 codes for international postcodes^[1] and a UPU guide on international addressing states that "administrations may recommend" the use of ISO Alpha-2 codes. European Committee for Standardization or Comité Européen de Normalisation ( CEN) is a private non-profit organisation whose mission is to foster the European economy ^[2]

Alphanumeric postal codes

Most postal codes are numeric. The few independent nations using alphanumeric postal code systems (with letters and digits) are:

• Andorra
• Argentina
• Brunei
• Canada
• Jamaica
• Malta
• The Netherlands
• United Kingdom
• Venezuela

Postal zone numbers

Before postal codes as described here were used, large cities were often divided into postal zones or postal districts, usually numbered from 1 upwards within each city. Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra ( Catalan: Principat d'Andorra) is a small Landlocked country in western For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Brunei Darussalam, (bruːˈnaɪ in English officially the State of Brunei Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei Darussalam Jawi: برني دارالسلام Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the The newer postal code systems often incorporate the old zone numbers, as with London postal district numbers, for example. The London postal district is the area in England, currently of 241 square miles to which mail addressed to the LONDON Post town is delivered Ireland, still uses postal district numbers in Dublin. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Dublin postal districts are used by Ireland 's postal service known as An Post, to sort mail in Dublin. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. In New Zealand, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch were divided into postal zones, but these fell into disuse, and have now become redundant as a result of a new postcode system being introduced. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the Christchurch (Ōtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand

Postal codes in particular countries

Algeria

Main article: List of postal codes of Algerian cities

In Algeria, the postal codes of province capitals are composed of the province code and three zeros, for example: 16000 for Algiers, while the postal codes of other cities, towns, and villages in the province are the provincial code followed by three numerals. List of Postal codes of cities in Algeria; the first two numbers stand for the provincial code; postal codes of larger cities are mostly formed of the provincial code Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's ||-|} Algeria is currently divided into 48 Wilayas ( Provinces, 553 Daïras ( circles, or Counties) and 1541 Baladiyahs Algiers (الجزائر Algerian Arabic: Dzayer ( (From kabyle pronunciation Kabyle: Ledzayer, Alger) is the Capital and largest A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. See "list of postal codes of Algerian cities" for the postal codes of all of Algeria's 1,541 municipalities, and other places with their own postal code. List of Postal codes of cities in Algeria; the first two numbers stand for the provincial code; postal codes of larger cities are mostly formed of the provincial code A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or

Argentina

Main article: Argentine postal code

The Argentine postal code is a system that assigns at least one unique alphanumeric postal code to each municipality. The Argentine postal code is a system that assigns at least one unique alphanumeric Postal code to each Municipality. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or Some larger cities have several codes starting at a base code, and the codes of all municipalities with a population over 500 additionally show the side of the block where the address is located.

The CPA consists of three parts:

1. A single letter that encodes the province (for example, C for Capital Federal, Q for Neuquén). Regions See also Geography of Argentina The country is also divided into six or seven regions (seven when The Pampas is divided into the Pampas' plains Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Neuquén is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country at the northern end of Patagonia.
2. Four digits (the old postal code or a variation of it on the last digits) showing the municipality.
3. Three letters, identifying a side of the block where the address is located.

Until 1998 Argentina employed a four-digit postal code for each municipality, with the first digit representing a region in the country, except in the case of the city of Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern The CPA is intended to improve the quality and speed of mail delivery, but mail without a well-formed CPA will be delivered correctly as well.

Australia

Main article: Postcodes in Australia

Australian postcodes are numeric, consisting of four digits. Postcodes are used in Australia for the purposes of sorting and directing Mail. They were introduced in 1967 by the Postmaster-General's Department (PMG), the predecessor of Australia Post. | industry = Post | products = Postal service, Office supplies, Greeting cards | revenue = $4 For a history of the PMG / Australia Post see here.

Postcodes are published in small booklets available from post offices, and also in the white pages of telephone directories.

On envelopes and postcards there are usually four rectangular boxes printed in orange ink at the bottom right for the postal code digits.

Austria

Main article: List of postal codes in Austria

Austrian post codes were introduced in 1966 and consist of four numbers. Format Postal codes in Austria consist of four digits The first identifies a geographic delivery area within Austria The first indicates the state:

• 1xxx: Vienna
• 2xxx: Lower Austria (east of Vienna)
• 3xxx: Lower Austria (west of Vienna)
• 4xxx: Upper Austria
• 5xxx: Salzburg and east Upper Austria
• 6xxx: Tyrol and Vorarlberg (without East Tyrol)
• 7xxx: Burgenland
• 8xxx: Styria
• 9xxx: Carinthia and East Tyrol

The second number indicates the regional area in the state, the third number is for the routing allocation, following railways and post car routes and the fourth number indicates the post office. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Lower Austria (Niederösterreich is one of the nine states or Bundesländer in Austria. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Lower Austria (Niederösterreich is one of the nine states or Bundesländer in Austria. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Upper Austria (Oberösterreich Horní Rakousko is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7154 km² located adjacent to the German border Upper Austria (Oberösterreich Horní Rakousko is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Tyrol ( Tirol) is a state or Bundesland, located in the west of Austria. Vorarlberg is the westernmost state ( Land) of Austria. Though it is the second smallest in terms of area ( Vienna is the smallest it borders Burgenland ( Croatian Gradišće, Slovenian Gradiščansko, Hungarian Várvidék, Őrvidék or Felsőőrvidék Styria (Steiermark is a state or Bundesland, located in the southeast of Austria. Carinthia (Kärnten Koroška is the southernmost Austrian state or Land. Every post office has its own number. There are some exceptions to this rule: In Vienna, the second and third numbers show the district, so 1120 would be the twelfth district. Also, some cities close to the German border in Vorarlberg have Austrian and German postcodes.

There are also some special post codes: the airport has its own post code (1300), the UN (1400) and some big companies also have their own post code, for example the ORF, the Austrian National Broadcasting Service (1136). These special post codes are not listed in the public phonebook, though there is a book which contains them and can be bought at an Austrian post office.

Belgium

Main article: List of postal codes in Belgium

Belgian post codes are numeric and consist out of 4 numbers, although the last one is often zero. Belgian postal codes are numeric and consist of 4 numbers although the last one is often zero The first digit indicates the province (except for the 3xxx numbers that are shared by the eastern part of Flemish Brabant and Limburg and the and 1xxx that are shared by the Brussels Capital Region, the western part of Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant), the other numbers were given more or less at random. } Flemish Brabant ( Dutch: Vlaams-Brabant, French: Brabant flamand) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of } Flemish Brabant ( Dutch: Vlaams-Brabant, French: Brabant flamand) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Walloon Brabant ( French: Brabant-Wallon, Dutch: Waals-Brabant; Roman Payis is a province of Wallonia in Belgium The more zeros though the higher the number of inhabitants of that city in the province. For example: Brugge is the capital and largest urban centre of the coastal province of West Flanders so it gets the 8000 code, the second city is Kortrijk and gets 8500. Bruges (Brugge is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region also named Flanders, in Belgium. For the Dutch village see Kortrijk (Netherlands Kortrijk (official name in Dutch; French: Courtrai; Latin When writing the address, the postal code is put in front of the town name.

Special numbers are reserved for the EU institutions, NATO headquarters, public and commercial broadcasters (RTBF, RTL TVi, VRT and VTM), the different parliaments and other public institutions. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The North Atlantic Treaty RTBF or Radio télévision belge de la communauté française is the national broadcasting organisation of the government of the French-speaking southern vtm or Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij is the main commercial television station in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking north of Belgium.

Brazil

Main article: List of postal codes in Brazil

Postcodes in Brazil follow a nationwide scheme known as CEP (Código de Endereçamento Postal) (Postal Addressing Code) introduced in 1972 as a sequence of five digits. These are list of postal codes in Brazil. Since 1993 the eight digit form was introduced prior to 1993 the Brazilian postal codes formerly used the five digit form To keep mail services up with economic growth, a three-digit suffix was added in 1992.

Most cities with population around 100,000 and above have a CEP assigned to every public place and to some high-occupancy private spaces, like major commercial buildings and large residential condos. Small towns are assigned a general code, usually with attributed town code followed by the suffix -000.

Correios, Brazil's mail service, requests (but not requires) that the code be placed in the last line of the address and although totally unrequired (and even unwanted by automatic sorting machines) the acronym CEP is usually placed before the code, e. g. CEP 29145-586.

Valid examples for mailing in Brazil are:

Rua Helena, 260
Vila Olímpia
São Paulo - SP
CEP 04552-050

or

Rua Helena, 260
Vila Olímpia
São Paulo - SP
04552-050

Any CEP code can be obtained from Correio's website, if you have a Flash plugin [1] (in Portuguese). Adobe Flash (previously called Shockwave Flash and Macromedia Flash) is a set of Multimedia software created by Macromedia and currently

Brunei

Postal codes used in Brunei are alphanumeric, consisting of two letters followed by four digits in the format of YZ0000, where Y denotes the district code, Z denotes the mukim code, the first two digits denote the area or village code, and the last two digits denote the nearest post office code (e. Brunei Darussalam, (bruːˈnaɪ in English officially the State of Brunei Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei Darussalam Jawi: برني دارالسلام g. the postal code for Pantai Mentiri Golf Club is BU2529).

Bulgaria

Main article: List of postal codes in Bulgaria

Bulgarian postcodes are numeric, consisting of four digits. This is a list of Postal codes of all towns in Bulgaria.

Canada

Main article: Canadian postal code

A Canadian postal code is a string of six characters in the format X9X 9X9, where X is a letter and 9 is a digit, with a space separating the third and fourth characters. Postal codes by province and territoryA Canadian postal code An example is K1A 0B1, which is for Canada Post's Ottawa headquarters. The postal code H0H 0H0 is reserved for letters to Santa Claus. Ho ho ho is a rendition of a particular type of deep-throated laugh or chuckle Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply " Santa " is the

Cape Verde

Cape Verdean postal codes are numeric, consisting of four digits. The Republic of Cape Verde ( Portuguese: Cabo Verde, 'kabu 'veɾdɨ is a Republic located on an Archipelago in the Macaronesia The first digit indicates the island.

China

Main article: Postal code of China

Postal codes in the People's Republic of China have six digits. The Postal code for the People's Republic of China uses a numeric six-digit System for the whole country Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The first two digits show the province, province-equivalent municipality, or autonomous region; the third digit the postal zone; the fourth digit the prefectures or prefecture-level city; the last two digits the delivery post office. Prefecture, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and

Hong Kong and Macau have their independent postal systems, and have no postal codes. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics.
See Taiwan (Republic of China), which has its own set of postal codes. A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a

Cyprus

Four digit post codes were introduced in Cyprus on 1 October 1994. The system is organised around the six administrative districts for local government on the island, with each district allocated a numerical range. Most of the four digit numbers are allocated to small geographic areas, such as streets, urban communes or villages, although some are reserved for government use.

• Nicosia District: from 1000 to 2999
• Limassol District: from 3000 to 4999
• Famagusta District: from 5000 to 5999
• Larnaca District: from 6000 to 7999
• Paphos District: from 8000 to 8999
• Kyrenia District: from 9000 to 9999

Due to the division of Cyprus, following the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus in 1974, only the Greek-controlled Republic of Cyprus uses the post code system. The Turkish invasion of Cyprus, launched on July 20 1974, was a Turkish Military operation against a coup which had been staged by the Cypriot Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía

Interestingly the Turkish-occupied area of Cyprus does use a single Turkish post code for incoming mail from overseas, Mersin 10, with all post for the Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus routed via Mersin in southern Turkey.

The two British Sovereign Base Areas (or SBAs) of Cyprus are British Crown Dependencies and not part of the Republic of Cyprus. The Sovereign Base Areas are military bases located on territory in which the United Kingdom is sovereign but which are separated from the ordinary British territory The Crown Dependencies are possessions of The Crown in Right of the United Kingdom, as opposed to overseas territories or colonies of the United The Cypriot villages within these areas use the Cyprus post code system, but the British military organisations and personnel use the British Forces post coding system.

Czech Republic

Main article: List of postal codes in the Czech Republic

These system of postal codes (PSČ, stands for Czech: Poštovní směrovací číslo). Postal Codes in the Czech Republic consist of 5 numbers usually written with a space following the third digit (eg 123 45) Czech (ˈʧɛk čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers it is the majority language in the The postal code consists of five digits, usually written in the form XXX XX, with a space). Originally the first digit indicated a region: regional divisions have changed, but the codes have not. Thus the capital of the Czech Republic, Prague, is assigned codes starting with 1. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic.

When writing the address, the postal code is put in front of the town name, e. g. :

Na Příkopě 28
115 03 Praha 1

On envelopes and postcards there are usually five rectangular boxes below the address field for the postal code digits.

Denmark

Danish postal codes have four digits, except for five special purpose 3-digit codes. The self-governed territories of Greenland and the Faroe Islands have 4- and 3-digit codes, respectively. A federacy is a Form of government where one or several substate units enjoy considerably more independence than the majority of the substate units Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat meaning "Land of the Greenlanders" Grønland is a self-governing Danish Province located between the The Faroe Islands or Faeroe Islands or simply Faroe(s or Faeroes (Føroyar meaning " Sheep Islands" Færøerne Old Norse

New regulations add the country code DK to the postal codes, but in practice it is most often omitted.

The code is written before the city name.

Examples:
1000 København C (Copenhagen City)
6100 Haderslev
DK-9000 Aalborg

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Asiatisk Plads 2
DK-1448 Copenhagen K

or in Danish

Udenrigsministeriet
Asiatisk Plads 2
1448 København K - not necessarily with the DK - Be aware that the DK or Denmark must be used when mailed from abroad.

The postal codes follow a geographic pattern and most Danes can tell which region an address belongs to based on the postal code alone.

Finland

Main article: List of postal codes in Finland

Since 1971 Finland has used five-digit numeric postal codes. Postal codes in Finland are managed by Posti, the Finnish national Post office. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The first two digits designate the municipality or group of municipalities, the next two digits the district or village. The last digit is usually 0 in street addresses, except in some small communities where it may be 5; codes ending in 1 are for post office boxes. Corporations receiving large amounts of mail may have an own postal code. The special postal code 99999 is for Korvatunturi, the place where Santa Claus (or Joulupukki in Finnish) is said to live. Korvatunturi is a Fell in Urho Kekkonen National Park, Lapland on the border of Finland (in the municipality of Savukoski) and Russia Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply " Santa " is the Joulupukki is the Finnish name for Santa Claus or Father Christmas.

France

Main article: List of postal codes in France

France uses five-digit numeric postal codes, the first two digits normally representing the Département (with both Départements of Corsica receiving the "20" that Corsica had before being split in two Départements numbered 2A and 2B). Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Corsica (Corse Corsican and Italian: Corsica) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily The last three digits identify a more precise location, 000 being in general reserved for the préfecture. However, in Paris, Lyon and Marseille, the last two digits indicate the arrondissement. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ The city of Paris is divided into twenty arrondissements municipaux, more simply referred to as arrondissements (əˈɹɒndɨsmənt in For example, 80000 corresponds to Amiens which is the préfecture of the Somme or département 80, while 69008 corresponds to the 8^th arrondissement of Lyon. Amiens (amjɛ̃ is a city and commune in northern France, 120 km north of Paris. The Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France.

Germany

Main article: List of postal codes in Germany

German postal codes are numeric, consisting of five digits since 1993. __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. There were separate four-digit systems in place in West Germany and East Germany before 1990. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state Between 1990 and 1993 the old four-digit codes in the former West were prefixed with the letter "W", and in the former East with "O" (for "Ost", east in German). Even though the western system had kept some number ranges free specifically for later integration of the East should reunification come, it was decided that the time was right to create an entirely new system in the 1990s in which larger towns and cities would receive multiple postal codes, and companies receiving much mail (such as mail-order businesses) could get a private code assigned.

Greece

Main article: List of postal codes in Greece

All postal codes in Greece are numeric consisting of five digits. The Greek Postal code system is is administered by ELTA (Ελληνικά Ταχυδρομεία Hellenic Post) Until 1983 local three-digit systems existed in Athens and other cities.

Hungary

Hungarian postal codes are numeric, consisting of four digits. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The first digit is for the postal region, as listed below (with the postal centre indicated after the number):

• 1000 Budapest (*)
• 2000 Szentendre
• 3000 Hatvan
• 4000 Debrecen (*)
• 5000 Szolnok
• 5300 Karcag
• 6000 Kecskemét
• 7000 Sárbogárd
• 8000 Székesfehérvár
• 9000 Győr

Not all of the above are county capitals: Hatvan, Sárbogárd and Szentendre are major cities, but not county capitals. They are, however, all well communicated cities and big junctions.

In Budapest postal codes are in the format 1XYZ, where X and Y are the two digits of the district number (from 01 to 23) and the last digit is the identification number of the post office in the district (there are more than one in each district). A special system exists for PO Box deliveries, which do not follow the district system. These special postal codes refer to a specific post office rather than an area. Ironically, the "1000" postal code designates the Countrywide Logistics Centre, which is currently located outside the 1000 region, in Budaörs, which is in the 2000 region.

The rest of the country is structured as follows:

• County capitals are always designated a postcode ending with "00". However, some cities have postal codes ending on "00" without being a county capital.
• Cities generally have postcodes ending with "0".
• Smaller towns and villages have any other number.

Bigger cities were formerly divided into districts, which often lives on in postcodes. This can be confusing, as 3000 designates Hatvan, but 3001 doesn't designate District 1, but it is actually a PO Box postal code.

India

Main article: Postal Index Number

India's postal codes, known as Postal Index Numbers or PIN or pincodes, are a numeric sequence of six digits, such as Kamboi 384230. A Postal Index Number or PIN or Pincode is the post office numbering or Post code system used by India Post the Indian Postal India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A Postal Index Number or PIN or Pincode is the post office numbering or Post code system used by India Post the Indian Postal Kamboi is an ancient village/town located in chanasma taluka in Patan District, in the modern Indian State of Gujarat.

Indonesia

Indonesian post codes are numeric and consist of five numbers, and follow the name of the town or city. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. [2] The first three digits indicate the cities or regencies. This is the list of regencies and cities of Indonesia, one step lower hierarchy of the Indonesia administrative division below the provincial government (sometimes The system was used in East Timor until 1999. East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

Ireland

Aside from the Dublin postal districts, Ireland does not have a national post code system. Dublin postal districts are used by Ireland 's postal service known as An Post, to sort mail in Dublin. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. While the national postal service, An Post, has stated that the addressing system and sorting technologies preclude the need for postcodes for mail delivery, it has been suggested that other services (such as Ambulances) would benefit from a national system. An Post ( English literal translation 'The Post' Postal addresses in Ireland are similar to those in many other parts of the world In 2005, the Minister for Communications announced that postcodes would be introduced by 2008^[3], but the project had been shelved pending additional consultation and investigation into the need^[4]. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Minister for Communications Energy and Natural Resources (Aire Cumarsáide Fuinnimh agus Achmhainní Nádúrtha is the senior minister at the Department of Communications However, on February 24, 2008 The Sunday Times reported that the new Minister is finalising the system and hopes to bring the plans to cabinet before the summer of 2008 for introduction in 2009. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. ^[5] The proposal was reported as being a six character alphanumeric system with examples given for Galway city as GAL 123 and for Maynooth as MYN 123, where the 123 part would be different for each specific address. Alphanumeric is a is Portmanteau of Alphabetic and Numeric and is used to describe the collection of Latin letters and Arabic digits Galway (Gaillimh is the only city in the province of Connacht in Ireland. Maynooth ( Maigh Nuad in Irish) is a university town located in north County Kildare, Ireland. It also seems to keep a link to the existing Dublin postal districts with an example given for D4 becoming D04 123. This proposal would suggest that there could only be 999 buildings or specific addresses in an area Post Coded under this system. An Post was quoted as saying "it would be at the heart of the introduction". ^[5]

Israel

Israeli post codes (Hebrew: מיקוד‎ – Mikud) are numeric and consist of five digits. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. They are assigned from north to south, thus, Metula in the north has 10292 as its postal code, and Eilat in the south was assigned 88xxx. Eilat (Hebrew אילת should not be confused with the nearby kibbutz of Eilot (Hebrew אילות The capital city of Jerusalem postal codes start with the digit 9, though this doesn't correspond with its geographical location. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the Each postal code corresponds to a mail carrier route or RR, thus, when the letters are sorted by the postal code, they are assigned to a specific carrier. Army unit postal codes start with a 0 and are not changed even if a unit is roaming. An army (from Latin Armata "act of arming" via Old French armée) in the broadest sense is the land-based Armed forces The postal code is written on the right hand side of the location's name, regardless of which language the address is written in. Thus, Location 00000 both in English (location precedes the postal code) as well as in Hebrew (where it follows it).

Italy

Main article: List of postal codes in Italy

Italian post codes are numeric, consisting of five digits, such as 20121 Milan. Italy's: Postal code system is called CAP (Codice di Avviamento Postale Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Created in 1967, they are commonly known as CAP (Codice di Avviamento Postale, i. e. : Postal Sending Code). The first two digits denote the administrative province (two provinces when a new province was created after 1967); the third digit shows if the town is the chief-town of the province (odd number, usually 1 or 9, e. g. 07100 Sassari) or not (even, usually 0 or 8, e. Sassari (in Italian and Sassarese, Tàthari in Sardinian) is a town in the g. 10015 Ivrea); the last two digits the specific town or village or the delivery post office (only in new provinces created after 1992). Ivrea is a town and commune of the Province of Turin in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. In main cities like Rome, Milan, Naples, Venice the last digits designate the urban postal district (usually 00 or 70 in minor provincial chief-towns). Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the San Marino and the Vatican City are integrated into the Italian postcode system. The Most Serene Republic of San Marino (Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino is a country in the Apennine Mountains. Vatican City, officially the State of the Vatican City (Stato della Città del Vaticano is a Landlocked sovereign City-state whose territory

Japan

Japanese post codes are numeric, consisting of seven digits, such as 102-8166 Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū.

Liechtenstein

Main article: Postal codes in Switzerland and Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Lithuania's postal codes are numeric consisting of five digits. This page is a summary of the Postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the ^[6]

Malaysia

Main article: List of postal codes in Malaysia

All Malaysian postal codes are numeric, consisting of five digits. The postal codes used in Malaysia is a 5 digit code Listed below are the first 2 digits of codes assigned to each state and special administrative area For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The first two digits of the postal code denote the state or special administrative area (e. Malaysia is a Federation which consists of thirteen '''states''' ( Negeri) and three '''federal territories''' ( Wilayah Persekutuan g. 42000 Port Klang, Selangor). Port Klang ( Pelabuhan Klang) is the one of the main Ports of Malaysia, located in the district of Klang in the state of Selangor. Selangor ( Jawi script: سلاڠور population 72 million is one of the 13 states of Malaysia.

Mexico

Main article: List of postal codes in Mexico

All postal codes in Mexico are numeric consisting of five digits. Postal codes in Mexico are issued by SEPOMEX (Servicio Postal Mexicano

Moldova

Moldova's postal codes are alphanumeric, consisting of the letters MD followed by a dash followed by four digits, e. Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova ( Republica Moldova) is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania g. Chişinău MD-2001. Chişinău (kiʃi'nəw (also known as Kishinev, Кишинёв Kishinyov) is the capital and largest city of Moldova.

The first digit refers to a designated postal zone, the rest designate smaller administrative units or districts and streets within the municipal area.

See also Official site of Poşta Moldovei

Montenegro

Main article: List of postal codes in Montenegro

Morocco

Main article: List of postal codes in Morocco

Postal codes in Morocco consist of five digits, which indicate the wider area (first two digits), and the postal district (last three digits). List of Postal codes in Montenegro: 81000-81999 81000 - Podgorica 81101 - Podgorica 1 81102 - Podgorica Postal codes in Morocco consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first 2 digits and the postal district (last 3 digits Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa

The present system was introduced on January 1, 1997. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

Netherlands

Main article: List of postal codes in the Netherlands

Postal codes in the Netherlands are alphanumeric, consisting of four digits followed by two letters. Dutch Postal codes are Codes consisting of 4 digits followed by 2 Uppercase letters The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Adding the house number to the postcode will identify the address, making the street name and town name redundant. For example: 2597 GV 75 will direct a postal delivery to the International School of The Hague.

New Zealand

Main article: Postcodes in New Zealand

A new postcode system has been introduced in New Zealand for all mail, unlike the old system, which was only used for mail sent in bulk. In June 2006 New Zealand introduced a new Postcode system which unlike the previous system will apply to all items of mail whether sent from within the country or from New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island In June 2006 New Zealand introduced a new Postcode system which unlike the previous system will apply to all items of mail whether sent from within the country or from It has 1800 four-digit codes with a much finer granularity than the old codes, with each suburb and PostShop lobby having its own postal code. New Zealand Post Limited is the dominant Postal operator in New Zealand. The first two digits specify the area, the third digit specifies the type of delivery (street, PO Box, Private Bag, or Rural delivery), and the last digit specifies the specific lobby, RD number, or suburb. A post office box (often abbreviated PO Box or PO Box) is a uniquely-addressable lockable box located on the premises of a Post office station A Private Mail Bag, Locked Bag or caller service is a term for a special form of Postal delivery in some countries usually a government department or large Rural Letter Carriers deliver Mail in what was traditionally considered Rural areas of the United States.

Nigeria

Postal codes in Nigeria are numeric, consisting of six digits. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal NIPOST, the Nigerian Postal Service, divides the country into nine regions, which make up the first digit of the code. The Nigerian Postal Service, abbreviated as Nipost, is a government-owned and operated corporation, is the Nigerian Postal administration responsible The second and third digits, combined with the first, are the dispatch district for outgoing sorting. The last three digits are for delivery. The main postal head office in each region will have a postal code ending in 00001, for example Garki Main HO in Abuja has the postal code 970001 and Ikeja HO in Lagos has 100001. Abuja is the Capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria in the Federal Capital Territory Lagos ( pron ˈleɪgɒs or /ˈlɑːgoʊs/ overseas is the most populous Conurbation in Nigeria with

Norway

Since 18 March 1968 Norway has used a four-digit system: postnummersystemet. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The numbers start at 00 and increase with the distance from the capital city Oslo. (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. The highest post numbers are found in the county of Finnmark, near the Russian border, where they start with 95-99. The lowest post code in use is 0001 (0slo), the highest 9991 (Båtsfjord).

Pakistan

Pakistan's postcodes are 5-digit numbers that have been assigned throughout the country. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and For instance; Lahore Gulberg uses 54660, and Islamabad G. P. O. uses 44000. The postcodes can be found on the Pakistan Post website.

Philippines

Main article: List of ZIP Codes in the Philippines

The term "ZIP code" is used by the Philippine Postal Corporation for postal codes. In the Philippines, the Philippine ZIP code is used by the Philippine Postal Corporation (Philpost to simplify the distribution of mail The Philippine Postal Corporation, ( Filipino: Korporasyong Pilipino sa Koreo) abbreviated as PhilPost, is a government-owned and controlled corporation Unlike American ZIP codes, the Philippines' ZIP codes are four-digit numbers without any extensions. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP While the cities of Metro Manila use more than one code, towns and cities outside Metro Manila are assigned only one code per town or city. Metropolitan Manila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang

Poland

In Poland, postal codes were introduced in 1973. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. They consist of five digits divided into two groups of two and three digits, with hyphen between them. The whole country has been divided into 10 large areas (not following the administrative divisions—at the time, Poland was divided into 17 voivodeships, then 49, now 16). Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century Second and third digits are used to specify a particular area (originally the number of a regional sorting office, there was one in every county), and the last two are the number of a postal delivery branch. A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County

Clients receiving particularly large volumes of mail may have their own unique postal codes, the same goes for PO Box lobbies of the largest post offices.

Postal codes are written in Poland before the city/town/locality name, e. g. 00-001 Warszawa.

Portugal

Main article: List of postal codes in Portugal

The Portuguese postal code (código postal) is formed by four digits, a hyphen, then three digits, followed by a postal location of up to 25 characters in capitals. Aveiro district Mealhada municipality 3050 - Antes 3050 - Barcouço 3050 - Casal Comba Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. This location is the name of the town, sometimes followed by a three-letter abbreviation of the municipality, e. g. 4455-111 PARADELA VNB

Postal codes are given at the building block level and also to designated addresses with high volumes of mail.

The first digit designates one of nine postal regions; the following two digits designate postal distribution centers; the fourth digit is 0 if it belongs to a capital of municipality, 5 if not, or any other digit if it is a designated address; the last three digits sort building blocks and designated addresses. The more important the city, the more rounded is the number formed by the first four digits.

Prior to 1976, only Lisbon had used a system, of six zones (Lisboa 1 to Lisboa 6). Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. In 1976, a national postal code system was introduced, with a four-digit structure, and designated addresses added "CODEX" (abbreviation of código extraordinário) to the postal location (example: 2001 SANTARÉM CODEX). In 1994, three extra digits were introduced and the "codex" expression was dropped.

Postal regions (first digit of postal code):^[7]
1 (pink) - City of Lisbon
2 (red) - Lisbon District except City of Lisbon, Santarém District, part of Leiria and Setúbal Districts
3 (yellow) - Coimbra and Aveiro Districts, part of Leiria and Viseu Districts
4 (green) - Viana do Castelo, Braga and Porto Districts, part of Viseu and Vila Real Districts
5 (blue) - Bragança District, most of Vila Real District, part of Viseu and Guarda Districts
6 (brown) - Castelo Branco and Guarda Districts, part of Portalegre District
7 (violet) - Beja and Évora Districts, part of Portalegre and Setúbal Districts
8 (black) - Faro District (=Algarve)
9 (not in map) - Madeira Islands and Azores

Portuguese postal codes search: CTT Correios

Puerto Rico

Main article: ZIP Code

Puerto Rico uses five-digit numeric "ZIP codes" similar to the United States. The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Romania

On 1 May 2003 four-digit postal codes (one for each city) were replaced by six-digit codes. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The digits represent (from left to right) the postal area; the county; the city/commune; the last three, depending on the size of the city/commune, represent the commune/city, the street, or the house/building.

Source: www.posta-romana.ro

Russia

Post codes in Russia are six digits long. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending To assist in their machine reading, envelopes are printed with a nine-segment outline for each digit, which the sender fills in.

San Marino

Main article: List of postal codes in Italy

San Marino is integrated into the postcode system of Italy. Italy's: Postal code system is called CAP (Codice di Avviamento Postale The Most Serene Republic of San Marino (Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino is a country in the Apennine Mountains. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest It uses a five-digit numeric CAP of Emilia Romagna (Codice di Avviamento Postale, i. Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. The capital is Bologna. e. : Postal Sending Code).

Serbia

Main article: List of postal codes in Serbia

Serbian postal codes consist of five digits. Serbian Postal codes consist of exactly five digits First two digits roughly correspond to the corresponding district, and district seat cities usually have 000 as Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The first two digits roughly correspond to the corresponding district; district seat cities usually have 000 as the last three digits, while smaller towns and villages have non-round last three digits. See also Subdivisions of Serbia Districts (Окрузи Okruzi) are the Administrative units of Serbia, comprising several municipalities

According to http://www.posta.co.yu/AdresniKod/Adresovanje_eng.asp, since 1 Jan 2005 a six-digit postcode format has been introduced.

Singapore

Main article: Singapore Post

Singapore postal codes have consisted of six digits since 1995, replacing the four-digit system introduced in 1979. Singapore Post Limited ( SingPost) is Singapore's designated Public Postal Licensee which provides domestic and international postal services Singapore Singapore Post Limited ( SingPost) is Singapore's designated Public Postal Licensee which provides domestic and international postal services Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
History of Singapore’s postal code system:
1950 – Singapore’s postal service started with a 2-digit postal code system to demarcate Singapore into 28 postal sectors.
1979 - With rapid pace of industrial, housing and urban development, the mail volume grew and the 28 postal districts were subdivided into 81 sectors, hence the 2-digit postal code system evolved into 4 digits.
1995 - The 6-digit postal code was introduced for the mechanised sorting of mail to delivery sequence i. e. the order in which mail is being delivered. Under the new system, every house or building is assigned with a unique 6-digit postal code. The first two digits represent the sector which came from the last two digits of the old 4-digit code. The last four digits define the point of delivery i. e. house or building. ^[8]

Slovakia

Main article: List of postal codes in Slovakia

These system of postal codes (PSČ, stands for Slovak: Poštovné smerové číslo). Slovak Post (Slovenská pošta in 2006 offered a service for the lookup of Postal codes (poštové smerové číslo PSČ in Slovakia. The Slovak language ( slovenčina, slovenský jazyk, not to be confused with Slovenščina) sometimes referred to as "Slovakian" The postal code consists of five digits, usually written in the form XXX XX, with a space). Originally the first digit indicated a region: regional divisions have changed, but the codes have not. Thus the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava, is assigned codes starting with 8. ARTICLE TEXT BEGINS AFTER THESE COMMENTS - PLEASE READ 1 Please do not edit the lead without reading

When writing the address, the postal code is put in front of the town name. On envelopes and postcards there are usually five rectangular boxes below the address field for the postal code digits.

South Africa

Main article: List of postal codes in South Africa

South African postal codes are numeric, consisting of four digits. Post Codes were introduced in South Africa in 1975, with the introduction of automated sorting The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa For a list of postal codes or to search by Location or Post Code see South African Post Office.

South Korea

Main article: List of postal codes in South Korea

South Korean postal codes consist of six digits with a dash after the first three digits. South Korean postal codes consist of six digits three then a dash followed by three more South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː The first three digits before dash are region codes, and rest three after dash is minor delivery codes. Short orange bars under the postal codes are also postal codes, used mainly for registered mail. For searching postal codes, use epost on-line postal code service.

Spain

Main article: List of postal codes in Spain

Spanish postal codes are numeric, consisting of five digits. Postal codes were introduced and standardized in Spain in 1976 when Correos (the national postal service of Spain introduced automated mail sorting Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The first two digits (ranging 01–52) of the postal code correspond to one of the fifty provinces of Spain (as listed in general alphabetical order, with some exceptions), plus the two autonomous cities on the African coast.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan postal codes are numeric, consisting of five digits. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island There are postal codes for every post office and sub-post office. Search for the postal codes here.

Sweden

Since 12 May 1968 Sweden has used five-digit numeric post codes sorted by geographical location. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Numbers starting with 10-19 are part of Stockholm; otherwise, the lower numbers are part of the bigger city areas in the south, and increase northwards. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the

When writing a Swedish address the first line is for the name of the person, second is for the name of the street and number of the building (if it's in a city) or the name and/or number of the house (if it's in the country) and third line is for the postal code followed by the name of the city (or even a small village).

A typical address would look like this:

Erik Svensson (First and last name)

Solrosstigen 1a (Street)

123 45 CITY

First digit	Region	Cities with their own second digit
1	Parts of Stockholm County	Stockholm (10–11 and some smaller isolated ranges)
2	Skåne County and parts of Kronoberg County and Blekinge County	Malmö (20–21), Lund (22), Helsingborg (25)
3	Parts of Jönköping County, Kronoberg County, Kalmar County, Blekinge County and Halland County	Halmstad (30), Växjö (35), Kalmar (39)
4	Parts of Västra Götaland County and Halland County	Gothenburg (40–41)
5	Parts of Östergötland County, Jönköping County, Kalmar County and Västra Götaland County	Borås (50), Jönköping (55), Linköping (58)
6	Södermanland County, Gotland County, Värmland County and parts of Östergötland County, Västra Götaland County and Örebro County	Norrköping (60), Eskilstuna (63), Karlstad (65)
7	Uppsala County, Västmanland County, Dalarna County and parts of Stockholm County and Örebro County	Örebro (70), Västerås (72), Uppsala (75)
8	Gävleborg County, Västernorrland County and Jämtland County	Gävle (80), Sundsvall (85)
9	Västerbotten County and Norrbotten County	Umeå (90), Luleå (97)

Switzerland

Main article: Postal codes in Switzerland and Liechtenstein

Switzerland uses four-digit numeric post codes, sorted by geographical location (from west to east, following railways and post car routes). Stockholm County ( Stockholms län) is a county or Län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the Skåne County ( Skåne län) is the southernmost county or Län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Kronoberg County ( Kronobergs län) is a County or Län in southern Sweden. Blekinge County ( Blekinge län) is a county or Län in the south of Sweden. (lɵnd is a city in the province of Scania, southern Sweden. The town has 76188 inhabitants out of a muncipal total of 105000 Helsingborg (between 1912 and 1971 spelled Hälsingborg) is a city in Scania in the southernmost part of Sweden, which has a population Jönköping County ( Jönköpings län) is a county or Län in southern Sweden. Kronoberg County ( Kronobergs län) is a County or Län in southern Sweden. Kalmar County ( Kalmar län) is a county or Län in southern Sweden. Blekinge County ( Blekinge län) is a county or Län in the south of Sweden. Halland County ( Hallands län) is a county ( Län) on the western coast of Sweden. Halmstad is a port university industrial and recreational city at the mouth of the Nissan River in the province of Halland on the Växjö (vɛkːɧøː is a city in Småland in southern Sweden. Kalmar is a city in Småland in the south-east of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. Västra Götaland County or Western Gothland County ( Västra Götalands län) is a county or Län on the western coast of Sweden Halland County ( Hallands län) is a county ( Län) on the western coast of Sweden. Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. Östergötland County ( Östergötlands län) is a county or Län on the south east of Sweden. Jönköping County ( Jönköpings län) is a county or Län in southern Sweden. Kalmar County ( Kalmar län) is a county or Län in southern Sweden. Västra Götaland County or Western Gothland County ( Västra Götalands län) is a county or Län on the western coast of Sweden Jönköping is a city in Småland in southern Sweden with 84423 inhabitants (2005 Linköping is a city in southern Sweden, with a population of 97885 (2006 Södermanland County ( Södermanlands län) is a county or Län on the south east coast of Sweden. Gotland County ( Gotlands län) is a county or Län of Sweden. Värmland County ( Värmlands län) is a county or Län in west central Sweden. Östergötland County ( Östergötlands län) is a county or Län on the south east of Sweden. Västra Götaland County or Western Gothland County ( Västra Götalands län) is a county or Län on the western coast of Sweden Örebro County (Örebro län is a county or Län in central Sweden. Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland Eskilstuna (ˈɛscɪlsˌtʰʉːna is a city in Södermanland, Sweden and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality. Karlstad is a city in Värmland, Sweden. The city has 58544 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 83500 Uppsala County ( Uppsala län) is a county or Län on the eastern coast of Sweden. Västmanland County ( Västmanlands län) is a county or Län in central Sweden. Dalarna County ( Dalarnas län) is a county or Län in middle Sweden. Stockholm County ( Stockholms län) is a county or Län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. Örebro County (Örebro län is a county or Län in central Sweden. Örebro is a city in Närke in central Sweden. Örebro is the seat of Örebro Municipality and the capital of Örebro County. Västerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Uppsala ˈɵpˌsɑːla (older spelling Upsala) is the capital of Uppsala County ( Uppsala län) and the fourth largest city of Gävleborg County ( Gävleborgs län) is a county or Län on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. Västernorrland County ( Västernorrlands län) is a county or Län in the north of Sweden. Jämtland County ( Jämtlands län) is a county or Län in the middle of Sweden. Gävle is a city in east central Sweden with 68700 inhabitants ( 2005) Sundsvall is a city (pop 49400 in Medelpad, lower Norrland in central Sweden. Västerbotten County ( Västerbottens län) is a county or Län in the north of Sweden. Norrbotten County ( Norrbottens län) is a Swedish county or Län in the extreme north of Sweden. Umeå (ʉːmеоː, Uumaja Ubmi is a University city in Västerbotten, Sweden. Luleå () ( Lule sami: Luleju, Finnish: Luulaja) is a city (pop This page is a summary of the Postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation

Taiwan (Republic of China)

Main article: List of postal codes in the Republic of China

The Republic of China government uses postal codes of three + two digits in Taiwan. Postal or ZIP Codes in the Republic of China ( Taiwan) are five digits REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. [3] There are 368 sets of three-digit codes for rural townships, urban townships, county-controlled cities, districts (Hsinchu City and Chiayi City have districts coded 300 and 600 respectively without three-digit subdivisions), and the uninhabited island groups of Pratas Islands, Spratly Islands, and Diaoyutai Islands (claimed by the ROC, currently controlled by Japan). Hsinchu City ( POJ: Sin-tek is a city in northern Taiwan. Hsinchu is popularly nicknamed "The Windy City" Chiayi City (sometimes romanized as Jiayi) ( Taiwanese: Ka-gī chhī is a city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. The Pratas Islands or Dongsha Islands ( consists of three islands located in northeastern South China Sea, 340 km southeast of Hong Kong. The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 100 reefs islets and islands occupying in total less than five square kilometres and spread over more than 400000 square kilometres Omitting the supplementary two digits is ordinarily acceptable, but a five-digit code will speed up the mail.

The first digit is for a large postal zone, as follows:

• 0 Unused
• 1 Taipei City
• 2 Keelung City, Taipei County, Yilan County, Lienchiang County (Matsu), Diaoyutai Islands
• 3 Hsinchu City, Hsinchu County, Taoyuan County, Miaoli County
• 4 Taichung City, Taichung County
• 5 Changhua City, Nantou County
• 6 Chiayi City, Chiayi County, Yunlin County
• 7 Tainan City, Tainan County
• 8 Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung County, Penghu County, Pratas Islands, Spratly Islands
• 9 Pingtung County, Taitung County, Hualien County

Thailand

Thailand postcodes, introduced on 25 February 2525 B. Taipei ( Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak-chhī Jhuyin Fuhao: ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˋ Hakka: Thòi-pet-sṳ has been the capital of Keelung City (also Jilong or Chilung) ( is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. Taipei County ( is located in northern Taiwan and encircles Taipei City. The Matsu Islands (also Mazu Islands ( are a minor Archipelago of 19 Islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait administered as Lienchiang Hsinchu City ( POJ: Sin-tek is a city in northern Taiwan. Hsinchu is popularly nicknamed "The Windy City" Hsinchu County is a county in northwestern Taiwan. It is officially administered as a county of Taiwan Miaoli County is a county in western Taiwan. Miaoli is officially administered as a county of Taiwan. Taichung ( is a city located in west-central Taiwan with a population of just over one million people making it the third largest city on the island after Taipei Taichung County ( is a county in central Taiwan, surrounding but not including Taichung City. Changhua City ( is the county seat of Changhua County in Taiwan. Nantou County ( is the second largest county of Taiwan. It is also the only county which does not share a border with the ocean Chiayi City (sometimes romanized as Jiayi) ( Taiwanese: Ka-gī chhī is a city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. Chiayi County ( POJ: Ka-gī-kōan is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. Yunlin County ( is a county in Western Taiwan. Yunlin County is officially a county of Taiwan province Tainan County is a county located in southern Taiwan. The name "Tainan" means simply "Southern Taiwan" Kaohsiung County ( POJ: Ko-hiông-kōan is a county in southern Taiwan administered as a county of Taiwan. The Pescadores ( from Portuguese, "fishermen" pron pɨʃ The Pratas Islands or Dongsha Islands ( consists of three islands located in northeastern South China Sea, 340 km southeast of Hong Kong. The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 100 reefs islets and islands occupying in total less than five square kilometres and spread over more than 400000 square kilometres Pingtung County ( is a county in Southern Taiwan. Pingtung County is officially administered as a county of Taiwan. Taitung County is a county in eastern Taiwan. The name means "Eastern Taiwan" Hualien County is the largest county in Taiwan and is located on the mountainous eastern coast of Taiwan The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj E. (A. D. 1982), have 5 digits. The first two specify the province. The third and fourth digits specify a district (amphoe). An amphoe (sometimes also amphur, อำเภอ am-pʰəː is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. The fifth digit, if 0, is the main delivering post office for that postal district; if non-zero, is a sub-post office (which receives but does not deliver mail) in that district. The district containing the provincial capital uses xx000 (e. g. Chumphon province codes are 86xxx, and Chumphon city district is 86000). Generally each district has its own postcode, although some larger districts are split into two or more postcodes, and some districts share a code. In about half a dozen cases, postcodes overlap province boundaries, to include one or more sub-districts (tambon) that are more easily accessible from the neighbouring province. Tambon (ตำบล is a local government unit in Thailand. Below District ( Amphoe) and Province ( Changwat

Turkey

Turkey postcodes have five digits. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The first two digits are the province code in ISO 3166-2:TR (also first two digits of car licence codes), e. ISO 3166-2TR is an International Organization for Standardization standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Turkey g. postcodes of areas in Istanbul begins with 34. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey The last three digits represent the area in the province.

United Kingdom

Main article: UK postcodes

UK postcodes are alphanumeric and between five and eight characters long (including a single space separating the outward and inward parts of the code), e. UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located g. the code for the House of Commons is SW1A 0AA. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords These codes were introduced by the Royal Mail between 1959 and 1974. Royal Mail is the national postal service of the United Kingdom. They have been widely adopted not just for their original purpose of automating the sorting of mail, but for many other purposes — see Postcode lottery. In the United Kingdom, the term postcode lottery refers to the way the allocation of Postcodes which often bears little relation to local government boundaries

The 'Outward' part of the postcode denotes the postal district - for example RH for the Redhill area, and then the following number distinguishes the Posttown - broadly speaking the Delivery Office which services the local area. So RH1 is Redhill itself, RH10 is Crawley. With larger towns there may be more than 1 number in the outward section - Crawley includes RH10 and RH11. The 'Inward' part denotes particular parts of the town / Delivery Office area, with the first part - the number - being an area, and the final two letters denoting a group of houses within that area.

You may see a series of five-digit codes on business mail. This is called Mailsort— but is only available for mailings of 'a minimum of 4,000 letter-sized items'. Mailsort is a five-digit address-coding scheme used by the Royal Mail (the UK 's postal service) and its business customers for the automatic direction of ^[9] Mail users who handover mail to Royal Mail sorted by Mailsort code receive discounts based on the type of mail and level of sorting they do.

United States

Main article: ZIP Code

The United States uses five-digit numeric "ZIP codes". The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Since 1983 the US Postal Service has promoted an extended version called "ZIP+4", which adds a hyphen and four additional digits following the main ZIP code, to identify a smaller geographical area or single large entity.

Vatican City

Main article: List of postal codes in Italy

The Vatican City is integrated into the postcode system of Italy. Italy's: Postal code system is called CAP (Codice di Avviamento Postale Vatican City, officially the State of the Vatican City (Stato della Città del Vaticano is a Landlocked sovereign City-state whose territory Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest It uses a five-digit numeric CAP of Rome (Codice di Avviamento Postale, i. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 e. : Postal Sending Code).

See also

• List of postal codes
• Mailing address format by country

References

External links

• Universal Postal Union
  • Addressing
  • Postcodes
• Reference on World Postcodes

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