List of postal routing systems
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
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 | Apr 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 | July 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 | 3rd 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 | Feb. 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 | Dec. 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 | Jan. 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 | Jan. 1, 1973 | 5 | 12-345 | |
Portugal | 1976 | 7th | 1234-567 | Reformed in 1994, previously 4 digits |
Romania | May 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 |
successively |
1959–1974 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 | Oct 1, 1994 | 4th | 1234 |
Without postcode
The following 68 countries do not have postcodes:
- Afghanistan
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
- Bahamas
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Burundi
- Burkina Faso
- Botswana
- Cook Islands
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Dominica
- Djibouti
- Ivory Coast
- Eritrea
- Fiji
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guinea
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Yemen
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Qatar
- Kiribati
- Comoros
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nicaragua
- North Korea
- East Timor (Not since the Indonesians withdrew in 1999.)
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- Solomon Islands
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe
- Somalia (5-digit system published but never used)
- Sri Lanka
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Syria (4-digit system announced, current status unknown)
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Chad
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- United Arab Emirates
- Vietnam
- Central African Republic
Individual evidence
- ^ British Antarctic Territory Postal Codes postal-codes.net, February 5, 2014, accessed February 10, 2019.
- ↑ Complete list on github.com (datasets-br / city-codes)
- ↑ 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 ""
- ↑ איתור מיקוד. Israel Post, March 5, 2012, accessed October 31, 2012 .
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Postal code directory
- ↑ Peruvian postal companies have had to work with postal codes since July 2011