Postal code
A postal code is a series of letters and numbers appended to an postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. Every nation has a different format and placement for the postal code.
Here are some postal code formats:
- Key: Ns are numbers. Ls are letters.
- Australia
- known as the post code: NNNN, (in general, the first digit gives the state)
- Belgium
- NNNN (in general, the first digit gives the province)
- Brazil
- NNNNN-NNN
- Canada
- LNL NLN (the first letter is for a region - province, part of a province, or large city)
- France
- NNNNN, the first two digits give the departement number
- Japan
- NNN-NNNN
- Netherlands
- NNNN LL
- UK
- known as the postcode: LN NLL, LLN NLL, LNN NLL, or LLNN NLL but other variants are also used.
- USA
- known as the zip code: NNNNN or NNNNN-NNNN
External Link
- Addressing Formats published by the Universal Postal Union.
