List of postal routing systems

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  • No use of postcodes

    • The list of post control systems includes, according to the Universal Postal Union 117 states that a post control system have introduced (as of 2003).

    Note: The list of states in the world currently includes 194 states (all UN members plus Vatican City) and twelve other territories for which the status of a "state" is disputed.

    countries

    With zip code

    The following important information is missing from this article or section:
    The table below does not yet contain all states that have introduced postcodes. A detailed list is available in the English language Wikipedia: en: Postal code # Formats of postal codes by country and time and en: List of postal codes . It would be nice if someone could fill in this data in the table below.
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    country Introduction of the zip code Digits ZIP (example) Remarks
    Egypt 5 12345
    Åland 5 22345 Together with Finland with the first two digits 22.
    Albania Oct 11, 2006 4th 1054
    Algeria 5 12340 The first two digits stand for a province, the remaining three for a municipality.
    Andorra   2004 3 AD501 in collaboration with France and Spain
    Antarctica various British Antarctic Territory: BIQQ 1ZZ, Australian Antarctic Territory: 7151. ZIP codes for McMurdo (96599) and Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station (96598) according to the US-American APO system, McMurdo Station, Air Post Office, Christchurch 8140 , New Zealand allows routing via New Zealand bypassing the USA.
    Argentina   1974 alphanumeric B1636FDA 1974 numeric 4-digit. 1998 Change decided: 8-digit, mostly including the former 4-digit code, to be used from April 1999 onwards.
    Armenia 0Apr 1, 2006 4th 0010 Before that the 6-digit system of the Soviet Union was used.
    Azerbaijan 4th AZ1234 Before that the 6-digit system of the Soviet Union was used.
    Australia   1967 4th 1234 The zip code is written at the end of the address.
    Bahrain 3 or 4 864 Starts with the county number (1 to 12).
    Belgium   1969 4th 1234
    Bulgaria ? 4th 1234
    Brazil  May 1971 8th 12345-678 First introduced in May 1971 with 5 digits. In May 1992 it was expanded to 8 positions in the form 54330-355. The first 5 digits designate regions and their sectors. The last 3 digits are either 000 or usually denote a street.
    Chile 7th 1234567
    123-4567    		 optional hyphen between 3rd and 4th digit
    China 6th 123456 is either in Hong Kong or in Macau used
    Costa Rica  March 2007 5 40104 1 digit for the province, 2 for the canton and another 2 for the district
    Denmark   1967 4th 1234
    Germany 0July 1, 1993 5 12345
    German Empire   1941 2 12b Two digits and some with letters. After the Second World War, it was used in a slightly different form. In 1962 in the Federal Republic of Germany and in 1965 in the GDR, each was replaced by a new four-digit system.
    Federal Republic of Germany until June 1993   1962 1 to 4 (+3) 1234 (city 56) For a long time it was customary in large cities to leave out zeros at the end of the postcode, sometimes it was necessary to add the number of the delivery post office after the name of the city as a quasi extension for the postcode (e.g. "8000 Munich 60") , e.g. In some cases there were even three-digit special numbers (e.g. “ ZDF, password“ Hitparade ” , 65 Mainz 500”).
    After the German unit, a “W-” before the zip code was used to distinguish it. A completely new five-digit system was introduced on July 1, 1993.
    Germany (GDR)   1965 4th 1234 After German unity, an "O-" in front of the zip code to differentiate. A completely new five-digit system was introduced on July 1, 1993.
    Ecuador  Dec 2007 6th EC123456
    Estonia 5 12345
    Faroe Islands 3 123
    France and Monaco 03rd June 1972 5 12345 The first two digits indicate the number of the department. The number 98 applies to Monaco.
    France and Monaco until June 1972 Oct 26, 1965 alphanumeric 12 ABC Number of the department followed by the first three letters of the place name (example: 13 MAR seille).
    Finland   1971 5 12345
    Georgia 4th 1234
    Greece   1983 5 12345 Replaced an older system that was used in large cities and was appended to the place name (example: Athens 123 ).
    Guatemala ? 5 13025
    guernsey ? alphanumeric see: Postal code (United Kingdom)
    Hong Kong
    India Aug 15, 1972 6th 123456 is called PIN (Postal Index Number)
    Indonesia 5 12345
    Iraq   2004 5 12345
    Iran 10 12345-01234
    Ireland  July 2015 alphanumeric A65 F4E2
    Iceland ? 3 123
    Isle of Man ? alphanumeric see: Postal code (United Kingdom)
    Israel 0Feb. 1, 2013. 7th 1234587 Was expanded to seven positions in 2013.
    Italy   1967 5 12345 The Italian system also includes San Marino (zip code 47890 to 47899) and the Vatican City (zip code: 00120).
    Japan   1968 7th 123-4567  The formats 123 and 123-45 were used until Feb. 1998.
    jersey ? alphanumeric see: Postal code (United Kingdom)
    Canada   1971 alphanumeric A0A 0A0 similar to the UK system ; Introduced piece by piece between 1971 (Ottawa) and 1975. The letters D, F, I, O, Q, and U are not used to avoid confusion with other letters or numbers.
    Kazakhstan 0Dec. 1, 2004 6th 123456
    Kenya 5 12345
    Colombia   2009 6th 123456 The first two digits stand for the 32 departments .
    Korea   2015 5 12345 The system was changed from xxx-xxx to xxxxx on August 1st, 2015.
    Kosovo   2004 5 12345 Was introduced by UNMIK , but the Serbian system is e.g. T. still used.
    Croatia ? 5 12345
    Latvia 4th LV-1234
    Lithuania 5 12345
    Luxembourg   1980 4th 1234
    Macau ? ? ?
    Madagascar 3 123 The first digit stands for the province: 1xx = Antananarivo , 2xx = Antsiranana , 3xx = Fianarantsoa , 4xx = Mahajanga , 5xx = Toamasina , 6xx = Toliara
    Malta   1991 alphanumeric VLT 1117 Initially only 2 digits, but expanded to 4 digits in 2007. The letters in front of it are abbreviations for the respective place / district (VLT = Valletta ).
    Mexico ? 5 12345
    Monaco 5 12345 Integrated in the French system, starts with "MC 980" then 00 ... 08, 15
    New Zealand   1977 4th 1234 System was reformed in June 2008
    Netherlands   1978 alphanumeric 1234 AB
    Nigeria 6th 123456
    Norway 18 Mar 1968 4th 1234 ordered from south to north
    Austria 0Jan. 1, 1966 4th 1234 first digit roughly by federal state (exceptions: Lower Austria, Vbg.), 1 ... 6 roughly from Vienna north of the Alps, 7 ... 9 south, each running westward
    Pakistan 6th 123456
    Palestine 3 123 West Bank: 100-899, Gaza: 900-999. The system is currently not in practical use
    Peru   2011 5 12345 before 2011 only in the Lima and Callao regions
    Poland 0Jan. 1, 1973 5 12-345
    Portugal   1976 7th 1234-567 Reformed in 1994, previously 4 digits
    Romania 0May 1, 2003 6th 123456
    Russia 6th 123456 is written on its own line
    Sweden   1968 5 123 45
    Switzerland and Liechtenstein   1964 4 (internal 6) 1234 Liechtenstein (ZIP: 9485 to 9498) is included in the Swiss system. 6 digits are used internally (two more attached at the end).
    Spain   1976 5 12345
    South Africa   1973 4th 1234
    Czech Republic and Slovakia   1973 5 123 45
    Turkey   1977 or earlier 5 12345 The 81 provinces were originally numbered alphabetically
    Hungary   1973 4th 1234
    Ukraine 5 12345
    United Kingdom 1959–1974
    successively    		 alphanumeric AA0A 0AA 5–7 digits, the first group can have 2 to 4 digits, the second is always 3 digits.
    United States of America   1963 5 + 4 12345-6789 "ZIP code", five-digit system introduced in 1963 and supplemented by four digits in 1983, separated by a hyphen. Although postal codes are unique nationwide, it is common for postal traffic to include the two-digit letter abbreviation of the state before the numeric postal code (example: VA 12345-6789).
    Cyprus 0Oct 1, 1994 4th 1234

    Without postcode

    The following 68 countries do not have postcodes:

    Individual evidence

    1. ^ British Antarctic Territory Postal Codes postal-codes.net, February 5, 2014, accessed February 10, 2019.
    2. ↑ Complete list on github.com (datasets-br / city-codes)
    3. ↑ hewi: Home grown products are convincing at the Venroder Wenk. Aachener Zeitung, accessed on July 1, 2017 : "Everyone still knew the address of the hit parade by heart:" ZDF, password "Hit parade", 65 Mainz 500 ""
    4. ↑ איתור מיקוד. Israel Post, March 5, 2012, accessed October 31, 2012 .
    5. ↑ איתור כתובת לפי מיקוד - דואר ישראל. (No longer available online.) In: Israelpost.co.il. February 16, 2014, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on February 14, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.israelpost.co.il
    6. ↑ Veronique Hynes: Population Growth Requires New Postcodes - As Israel's population has doubled in the past forty years, Israel Post is introducing new seven-digit postcodes. in: Union Postale , issue 3/2013; P. 28
    7. ↑ Postal code directory
    8. ↑ Peruvian postal companies have had to work with postal codes since July 2011