This document provides an overview of postal code systems for countries around the world. It lists the country, when postal codes were introduced, the format of postal codes for each country, and sometimes notes about the codes. For example, postal codes in Canada begin with letters to identify the province followed by numbers, while in Germany codes start with two numbers to indicate the region. The list is incomplete and can be expanded.

1. List of postal codes 1
List of postal codes
This list shows an overview of postal code notation schemes for all countries that have postal or ZIP code systems.
List of postal codes
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it
[1]
.
Legend
•• A = letter
•• N = number
• CC = ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
Country Introduced ISO Format Note
Afghanistan 2011 AF NNNN
The first two digits (ranging from 10–43) correspond to the province, while
the last two digits correspond either to the city/delivery zone (range 01–50)
or to the district/delivery zone (range 51–99). Afghanistan Postal code
lookup
[2]
Åland Islands AX NNNNN With Finland, first two numbers are 22.
Albania 2006 AL NNNN Introduced in 2006, gradually implemented throughout 2007.
Algeria DZ NNNNN First two as in ISO 3166-2:DZ
American
Samoa
1963-07-01 AS NNNNN (optionally
NNNNN-NNNN or
NNNNN-NNNNNN)
U.S. ZIP codes (range 96799)
Andorra 2004 AD CCNNN Each parish now has its own post code.
Angola AO - no codes -
Anguilla 2007 AI AI-2640 Single code used for all addresses.
Antigua and
Barbuda
AG - no codes -
Argentina 1974,
modified
1999
AR 1974-1998 NNNN; From
1999 ANNNNAAA
Codigo Postal Argentino (CPA), where the first A is the province code as in
ISO 3166-2:AR, the four numbers are the old postal codes, the three last
letters indicate a side of the block. Previously NNNN which remains the
minimum requirement as of 2006.
Armenia 2006-04-01 AM NNNN Previously used NNNNNN system inherited from former Soviet Union.
Aruba AW - no codes -
Ascension
island
AC AAAANAA one code:
ASCN 1ZZ
Single code used for all addresses. Part of UK system.
Australia 1967 AU NNNN In general, the first digit identifies the state or territory.
Austria 1966 AT NNNN The first digit denotes regions, which are partly identical to one of the nine
provinces—called Bundesländer; the last the nearest post office in the area.
Azerbaijan AZ CCNNNN Previously used NNNNNN system inherited from former Soviet Union.
Bahamas BS - no codes -
Bahrain BH NNN or NNNN Valid post code numbers are 101 to 1216 with gaps in the range. Known as
block number (Arabic: ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺠﻤﻊ‬ ‫)ﺭﻗﻢ‬ formally. The first digit in NNN format and
the first two digits in NNNN format refer to one of the 12 municipalities of
the country. PO Box address doesn't need a block number or city name, just
the PO Box number followed by the name of the country, Bahrain.

2. List of postal codes 2
Bangladesh 1971 BD NNNN
Barbados BB CCNNNNN Only one postal code currently assigned. 11000 applies to the General Post
Office building in Cheapside, Bridgetown, to enable delivery to Barbados by
global package delivery companies whose software requires a postal code.
Belarus BY NNNNNN Retained system inherited from former Soviet Union.
Belgium BE NNNN In general, the first digit gives the province.
Belize BZ - no codes -
Benin BJ - no codes -
Bermuda BM AA NN or AA AA AA NN for street addresses, AA AA for P.O. Box addresses. The second half
of the postcode identifies the street delivery walk (e.g.: Hamilton HM 12) or
the PO Box number range (e.g.: Hamilton HM BX). See Postal codes in
Bermuda.
Bhutan 2010 BT NNNNN
Bolivia BO NNNN
Bonaire, Sint
Eustatius and
Saba
BQ - no codes -
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
BA NNNNN
Botswana BW - no codes -
Brazil 1971 BR NNNNN-NNN (NNNNN
from 1971 to 1992)
Código de Endereçamento Postal (CEP): -000 to -899 are used for streets,
roads, avenues, boulevards; -900 to -959 are used for buildings with a high
postal use; -960 to -969 are for promotional use; -970 to -989 are post offices
and regular P.O. boxes; and -990 to -998 are used for community P.O. boxes.
-999 is used for special services.
British
Antarctic
Territory
BIQQ 1ZZ Single code used for all addresses.
British Indian
Ocean Territory
IO AAAANAA one code:
BBND 1ZZ
UK territory, but not UK postcode.
British Virgin
Islands
VG CCNNNN
Specifically, VG1110 through VG1160
[3]
Brunei BN AANNNN
Bulgaria 1975 BG NNNN
Burkina Faso BF - no codes -
Burundi BI - no codes -
Cambodia KH NNNNN
Cameroon CM +237
Canada 1971–1975 CA ANA NAN The system was gradually introduced starting in April 1971 in Ottawa. The
letters D, F, I, O, Q, and U are not used to avoid confusion with other letters
or numbers.
Cape Verde CV NNNN The first digit indicates the island.
Cayman Islands KY CCN-NNNN
Central African
Republic
CF - no codes -
Chad TD NNNNN

3. List of postal codes 3
Chile CL NNNNNNN (NNN-NNNN) May only be required for bulk mail.
China CN NNNNNN A postal code or youbian (邮编) in a subordinate division will have the
same first two digits as its governing one (see Political divisions of China.
The postal services in Macau or Hong Kong Special Administrative Regions
remain separate from Mainland China, with no post code system currently
used.
Christmas
Island
CX NNNN Part of the Australian postal code system.
Cocos (Keeling)
Island
CC NNNN Part of the Australian postal code system.
Colombia CO NNNNNN
First NN = 32 departments Códigos Postales | 4-72
[4]
Comoros KM - no codes -
Congo
(Brazzaville)
CG - no codes -
Congo,
Democratic
Republic
CD - no codes -
Cook Islands CK - no codes -
Costa Rica 2007-03 CR NNNNN (NNNN until 2007) First codes the provinces, next two the canton, last two the district.
Côte d'Ivoire
(Ivory Coast)
CI - no codes -
Croatia HR NNNNN
Cuba CU NNNNN May only be required for bulk mail. The letters CP are frequently used before
the postal code. This is not a country code, but an abbreviation for "codigo
postal" or postal code.
Curaçao CW - no codes -
Cyprus 1994-10-01 CY NNNN Post code system covers whole island, but not used in Northern Cyprus
where 'Mersin 10, Turkey' is used instead.
Czech Republic 1973 CZ NNNNN (NNN NN) With Slovak Republic, Poštovní směrovací číslo (PSČ) - postal routing
number.
Denmark 1967-09-20 DK NNNN
Numbering follows the dispatch of postal trains from Copenhagen.
[5]
Also
used by Greenland, e.g.: DK-3900 Nuuk.
Djibouti DJ - no codes -
Dominica DM - no codes -
Dominican
Republic
DO NNNNN
East Timor TL - no codes - No postal code system in use since Indonesian withdrawal in 1999.
Ecuador 2013 EC NNNNNN
El Salvador SV 01101 Used for all inbound mail to El Salvador. The postal office then distributes
the mail internally depending on their destination.
Egypt EG NNNNN
Equatorial
Guinea
GQ - no codes -
Eritrea ER - no codes -
Estonia EE NNNNN

4. List of postal codes 4
Ethiopia ET NNNN The code is only used on a trial basis for Addis Ababa addresses.
Falkland Islands FK AAAANAA one code: FIQQ
1ZZ
UK territory, but not UK postcode
Faroe Islands FO NNN Self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, but not Danish
postcode.
Fiji FJ - no codes -
Finland 1971 FI NNNNN A lower first digit indicates a place in south (for example 00100 Helsinki), a
higher indicates a place further to north (99800 in Ivalo). The last digit is
usually 0, except for postal codes for PO Box number ranges, in which case it
is 1. Country code for Finland: "FI". In the Åland Islands, the postal code is
prefixed with "AX", not "FI". Some postal codes for rural settlements may
end with 5, and there are some unique postal codes for large companies and
institutions, e.g. 00014 HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO (university), 00102
EDUSKUNTA (parliament), 00020 NORDEA (a major Scandinavian bank).
France 1972 FR NNNNN The first two digits give the département number, while in Paris, Lyon and
Marseille, the last two digits of the postal code indicates the arrondissement.
Also used by French overseas departments and territories, except by French
Southern and Antarctic Territories and Clipperton Island. Monaco is also part
of the French postal code system, but the country code MC- is used for
Monegasque addresses.
French Guiana GF NNNNN Overseas Department of France. French codes used. Range 97300 - 97390.
French
Polynesia
PF NNNNN Overseas Department of France. French codes used. Range 98700 - 98790.
French Southern
and Antarctic
Territories
TF - no codes - French codes in the 98400 range have been reserved.
Gabon GA NN [city name] NN Two digit postal zone goes after city name.
Gambia GM - no codes -
Georgia GE NNNN
Germany 1941-07-25 DE NN Postleitzahl (PLZ)
Germany 1962 DE NNNN Postleitzahl (PLZ)
Germany 1993 DE NNNNN Postleitzahl (PLZ), introduced after the German reunification. Between 1989
and 1993 the old separate 4-digit postal codes of former West- and
East-Germany were distinguished by preceding "W-" or "O-" ('Ost' for East).
Ghana GH - no codes - Wikipedia:Citation needed
Gibraltar GI GX11 1AA Single code used for all addresses.
Greece 1983 GR NNN NN
Greenland GL NNNN Part of the Danish postal code system.
Grenada GD - no codes -
Guadeloupe GP NNNNN Overseas Department of France. French codes used. Range 97100 - 97190.
Guam 1963-07-01 GU NNNNN U.S. ZIP codes. Range 96910 - 96932.
Guatemala GT NNNNN The first two numbers identify the department, the third number the route and
the last two the office.
Guernsey 1993 GG AAN NAA, AANN NAA UK-format postcode (first two letters are always GY not GG)
Guinea GN - no codes -
Guinea Bissau GW NNNN

5. List of postal codes 5
Guyana GY - no codes -
Haiti HT NNNN
Heard and
McDonald
Islands
HM NNNN Part of the Australian postcode system.
Honduras HN NNNNN
Hong Kong HK - no codes -
[6] The dummy postal code of Hong Kong is 999077 but it is unnecessary in
fact
Hungary 1973 HU NNNN The code defines an area, usually one code per settlement except the six
largest towns. One code can identify more (usually) small settlements as
well.
Iceland IS NNN
India 1972-08-15 IN NNNNNN,
NNN NNN
Postal Index Number (PIN)
Indonesia ID NNNNN
Kode Pos. Included East Timor (ranges 88xxx and 89xxx) until 1999, no
longer used. For Indonesia postal code information visit [2]
[7]
Iran IR NNNNN-NNNNN (Persian: ‫ﭘﺴﺘﯽ‬ ‫)ﮐﺪ‬
Iraq 2004 IQ NNNNN
Ireland IE - no codes - Currently no postal codes; however, Dublin is divided into postal districts on
syntax Dublin 9. A national post code system is planned. See also Republic
of Ireland postal addresses.
Isle of Man 1993 IM CCN NAA, CCNN NAA UK-format postcode. The first two letters are always IM.
Israel IL NNNNNNN Postcode is always written BEFORE the city/place name, i.e. to the Right in
Hebrew or Arabic script - to the Left in Latin script.
Italy 1967 IT NNNNN Codice di Avviamento Postale (CAP). Also used by San Marino and Vatican
City. First two digits identify province with some exceptions, because there
are more than 100 provinces.
Jamaica 2007 JM Before suspension:
CCAAANN
After suspension: NN
Jamaica currently has no national postal code system, except for Kingston
and Lower St. Andrew, which are divided into postal districts numbered
1-20
[8]
Before the 2007 suspension, the first two letters of a national post
code were always 'JM' (for Jamaica) while the third was for one of the four
zones (A-D) into which the island was divided. The last two letters were for
the parish, while the two digits were for the local post office.
[9]
Japan 1968 JP NNNNNNN (NNN-NNNN) See also Japanese addressing system.
Jersey 1994 JE CCN NAA UK-format postcode.
Jordan JO NNNNN Deliveries to PO Boxes only.
Kazakhstan KZ NNNNNN
[10]
Kenya KE NNNNN Deliveries to PO Boxes only. The postal code refers to the post office at
which the receiver's P. O. Box is located.
Kiribati KI - no codes -
Korea, North KP - no codes -
Korea, South 1970 KR NNNNNN
(NNN-NNN)(1988~2015)

6. List of postal codes 6
Kosovo XK NNNNN A separate postal code for Kosovo was introduced by the UNMIK postal
administration in 2004. Serbian postcodes are still widely used in the Serbian
enclaves. No country code has been assigned.
Kuwait KW NNNNN The first two digits represent the sector and the last three digits represents the
post office.
Kyrgyzstan KG NNNNNN
Latvia LV LV-NNNN
Laos LA NNNNN
Lebanon LB NNNN NNNN
The first four digits represent the region or postal zone,the last four digits
represent the building see also Lebanon Postal code website
[11]
.
Lesotho LS NNN
Liberia LR NNNN Two digit postal zone after city name.
Libya LY NNNNN
Liechtenstein 1964 LI NNNN With Switzerland, ordered from west to east. Range 9485 - 9498.
Lithuania LT LT-NNNNN References: [12] Previously 9999 which was actually the old Soviet 999999
format code with the first 2 digits dropped.
Luxembourg LU NNNN References: [13]
Macau MO - no codes -
[14]
Macedonia MK NNNN
Madagascar MG NNN
Malawi MW - no codes -
Maldives MV NNNN, NNNNN
Malaysia MY NNNNN
Mali ML - no codes -
Malta MT AAANNNN (AAA NNNN) Kodiċi Postali
Marshall Islands 1963-07-01 MH NNNNN U.S. ZIP codes. Range 96960 - 96970.
Mauritania MR - no codes -
Mauritius MU - no codes -
Martinique MQ NNNNN Overseas Department of France. French codes used. Range 97200 - 97290.
Mayotte YT NNNNN Overseas Department of France. French codes used. Range 97600 - 97690.
Micronesia FM NNNNN or
NNNNN-NNNN
US ZIP Code. Range 96941 - 96944.
Mexico MX NNNNN The first two digits identify the state (or a part thereof), except for Nos. 00 to
16, which indicate delegaciones (boroughs) of the Federal District (Mexico
City).
Micronesia 1963-07-01 FM NNNNN U.S. ZIP codes. Range 96941 - 96944.
Moldova MD CCNNNN (CC-NNNN)
Monaco 1972 MC 980NN Uses the French Postal System, but with an "MC" Prefix for Monaco.
Mongolia MN NNNNN
First digit: region / zone
Second digit: province / district
Last three digits: locality / delivery block
[15]
Montenegro ME NNNNN

7. List of postal codes 7
Montserrat MS - no codes -
Morocco 1997-01-01 MA NNNNN
Mozambique MZ NNNN
Myanmar MM NNNNN
Namibia NA NNNNN Postal Code ranges from 9000-9299 (NOTE: mainly 9000 is used)
Nauru NR - no codes -
Nepal NP NNNNN
Netherlands 1977 NL NNNN AA The combination of the postcode and the housenumber gives a unique
identifier of the address.
New Caledonia NC NNNNN Overseas Department of France. French codes used. Range 98800 - 98890.
New Zealand 2008-06 NZ NNNN Postcodes were originally intended for bulk mailing and were not needed for
addressing individual items. However, new post codes for general use were
phased in from June 2006 and came into force by July 2008.
Nicaragua NI NNNNN
Niger NE NNNN
Nigeria NG NNNNNN
Niue NU - no codes -
Norfolk Island NF NNNN Part of the Australian postal code system.
Northern
Mariana Islands
1963-07-01 MP NNNNN U.S. ZIP codes. Range 96950 - 96952.
Norway 1968-03-18 NO NNNN From south to north
Oman OM NNN Deliveries to P.O. Boxes only.
Pakistan PK NNNNN
Pakistan postal codes list
[16]
Palau 1963-07-01 PW NNNNN U.S. ZIP codes. All locations 96940.
Panama PA NNNNNN
Papua New
Guinea
PG NNN
Paraguay PY NNNN
Peru PE NNNNN
Philippines PH NNNN
Pitcairn Islands PN AAAANAA one code:
PCRN 1ZZ
UK territory, but not UK postcode
Poland 1973 PL NNNNN (NN-NNN)
Portugal 1976 PT NNNN
Portugal 1994 PT NNNN-NNN (NNNN NNN)
Puerto Rico 1963-07-01 PR NNNNN U.S. ZIP codes. ZIP codes 006XX for NW PR, 007XX for SE PR, in which
XX designates the town or post office and 009XX for the San Juan
Metropolitan Area, in which XX designates the area or borough of San Juan.
The last four digits identify an area within the post office. For example
00716-2604: 00716-for the east section of the city of Ponce and 2604 for
Aceitillo St. in the neighborhood of Los Caobos. US Post office is changing
the PR address format to the American one: 1234 No Name Avenue, San
Juan, PR 00901.

8. List of postal codes 8
Qatar QA - no codes -
Réunion RE NNNNN Overseas Department of France. French codes used. Range 97400 - 97490.
Romania 2003-05-01 RO NNNNNN Previously 99999 in Bucharest and 9999 in rest of country.
Russia 1971 RU NNNNNN Placed on a line of its own.
Saint
Barthélemy
BL NNNNN Overseas Department of France. French codes used. Range 97700 - 97790
proposed in March 2008 owing to new status as Overseas Collectivity.
Saint Helena SH STHL 1ZZ Single code used for all addresses.
Saint Kitts and
Nevis
KN - no codes -
Saint Lucia LC - no codes -
Saint Martin MF NNNNN Overseas Department of France. French codes used. Range 97800 - 97890
proposed in March 2008 owing to new status as Overseas Collectivity.
Saint Pierre and
Miquelon
PM NNNNN Overseas Department of France. French codes used. All locations use 97500.
Saint Vincent
and the
Grenadines
2010 VC CCNNNN
San Marino SM NNNNN With Italy, uses a five-digit numeric CAP of Emilia Romagna
Sao Tome and
Principe
ST - no codes -
Saudi Arabia SA NNNNN for PO Boxes.
NNNNN-NNNN for home
delivery.
A complete 13-digit code has 5-digit number representing region, sector, city,
and zone; 4-digit X between 2000 and 5999; 4-digit Y between 6000 and
9999 [17]. Digits of 5-digit code may represent postal region, sector, branch,
section, and block respectively [18].
Senegal SN NNNNN The letters CP or C.P. are often written in front of the postcode. This is not a
country code, but simply an abbreviation for "code postal".
Serbia 2005-01-01 RS NNNNN Poštanski adresni kod (PAK)
Serbia RS NNNNN
Seychelles SC - no codes -
Sint Maarten SX - no codes -
Sierra Leone SL - no codes -
Singapore 1950 SG NN
Singapore 1979 SG NNNN
Singapore 1995 SG NNNNNN Each building has its own unique postcode.
Slovakia 1973 SK NNNNN (NNN NN) with Czech Republic from west to east, Poštové smerovacie číslo (PSČ) -
postal routing number.
Slovenia SI NNNN (CC-NNNN)
Solomon
Islands
SB - no codes -
Somalia SO - no codes - A 5 digit code has been publicized, but never taken into use.
South Africa 1973 ZA NNNN Postal codes are allocated to individual Post Office branches, some have two
codes to differentiate between P.O. Boxes and street delivery addresses.
Included Namibia (ranges 9000-9299) until 1992, no longer used.

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South Georgia
and the South
Sandwich
Islands
GS SIQQ 1ZZ One code for all addresses.
South Korea KR NNNNNN (NNN-NNN)
Spain 1976 ES NNNNN First two indicate the province, range 01-52
Sri Lanka LK NNNNN
Reference: http://mohanjith.net/ZIPLook/Incorporates Colombo postal
districts, e.g.: Colombo 1 is "00100". You can search for specific postal
codes here
[19]
.
Sudan SD NNNNN
Suriname SR - no codes -
Swaziland SZ ANNN The letter identifies one of the country's four districts.
Sweden 1968-05-12 SE NNNNN (NNN NN)
Switzerland 1964 CH NNNN With Liechtenstein, ordered from west to east. In Geneva and other big cities,
like Basel, Bern, Zurich, there may be one or two digits after the name of the
city when the generic City code (1211) is used instead of the area-specific
code (1201, 1202...), e.g.: 1211 Geneva 13. The digit identifies the post
office. This addressing is generally used for P.O. box deliveries.
Svalbard and
Jan Mayen
SJ NNNN Norway postal codes
Syria SY - no codes - A 4-digit system has been announced. Status unknown.
Taiwan 1970-03-20 TW NNNNN The first three digits of the postal code are required; the last two digits are
optional. Codes are known as youdi quhao (郵遞區號), and are also
assigned to Senkaku Islands (Diaoyutai), though Japanese-administered, the
Pratas Islands and the Spratly Islands. See List of postal codes in Taiwan.
Tajikistan TJ NNNNNN Retained system from former Soviet Union.
Tanzania TZ - no codes -
Thailand 1982-02-25 TH NNNNN The first two specify the province, numbers as in ISO 3166-2:TH, the third
and fourth digits specify a district (amphoe)
Togo TG - no codes -
Tokelau TK - no codes -
Tonga TO - no codes -
Trinidad and
Tobago
2012
(planned)
TT NNNNNN First two digits specify a postal district (one of 72), next two digits a carrier
route, last two digits a building or zone along that route
Tristan da
Cunha
SH TDCU 1ZZ Single code used for all addresses.
Tunisia TN NNNN
Turkey TR NNNNN
First two digits are the city numbers.
[20]
Turkmenistan TM NNNNNN Retained system from former Soviet Union.
Turks and
Caicos Islands
TC TKCA 1ZZ Single code used for all addresses.
Tuvalu TV - no codes -
Uganda UG - no codes -
Ukraine UA NNNNN

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United Arab
Emirates
AE - no codes -
United
Kingdom
1959–1974 GB A(A)N(A/N)NAA
(A[A]N[A/N] NAA)
Known as the postcode. The first letter(s) indicate the postal area, such as the
town or part of London. Placed on a separate line below the city (or county, if
used). The UK postcode is made up of two parts separated by a space. These
are known as the outward postcode and the inward postcode. The outward
postcode is always one of the following formats: AN, ANN, AAN, AANN,
ANA, AANA, AAA. The inward postcode is always formatted as NAA. A
valid inward postcode never contains the letters: C, I, K, M, O or V. The
British Forces Post Office has a different system, but as of 2012 has also
adopted UK-style postcodes that begin with "BF1" for electronic
compatibility.
United States 1963-07-01 US NNNNN (optionally
NNNNN-NNNN)
Known as the ZIP Code with five digits 99999* or the ZIP+4 Code with nine
digits 99999-9999* (while the minimum requirement is the first five digits,
the U.S. Postal Service encourages everyone to use all nine). Also used by
the former US Pacific Territories: Federated States of Micronesia; Palau; and
the Marshall Islands, as well as in current US territories American Samoa,
Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin
Islands. An individual delivery point may be represented as an 11-digit
number, but these are usually represented by Intelligent Mail barcode or
formerly POSTNET bar code.
Uruguay UY NNNNN
U.S. Virgin
Islands
1963-07-01 VI NNNNN U.S. ZIP codes. Range 00801 - 00851.
Uzbekistan 2005 UZ NNN NNN
Почтовые индексы
[21]
Vanuatu VU - no codes -
Vatican VA 00120 Single code used for all addresses. Part of the Italian postal code system.
Venezuela VE NNNN or NNNN A
Vietnam VN NNNNNN First two indicate a province.
Wallis and
Futuna
WF NNNNN Overseas Department of France. French codes used. Range 98600 - 98690.
Yemen YE - no codes -
System for Sana'a Governorate using geocoding "‫"ﻋﻨﻮﺍﻧﻲ‬ based on the
OpenPostcode algorithm is inaugurated in 2014.
[22]
Zambia ZM NNNNN
Zimbabwe ZW - no codes - System is being planned.
On the use of country codes
The use of country codes in conjunction with postal codes started as a recommendation from CEPT (European
Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations) in the 1960s. In the original CEPT-recommendation
the distinguishing signs of motor vehicles in international traffic ("car codes") were placed before the postal code,
and separated from it by a "-" (dash). Codes were only used on international mail and were hardly ever used
internally in each country.
Since the late 1980s, however, a number of postal administrations have changed the recommended codes to the
two-letter country codes of ISO 3166. This would allow a universal, standardized code set to be used, and bring it in
line with country codes used elsewhere in the UPU (Universal Postal Union). Attempts were also made (without
success) to make this part of the official address guidelines of the UPU. Recently introduced postal code systems
where the UPU has been involved have included the ISO 3166 country code as an integral part of the postal code.

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At present there are no universal guidelines as to which code set to use, and recommendations vary from country to
country. In some cases, the applied country code will differ according to recommendations of the sender's postal
administration. UPU recommends that the country name always be included as the last line of the address.
In the list above, the following principles have been applied:
•• Integral country codes have been included in the code format, in bold type and without brackets. These are also
used on internal mail in the respective countries.
• The ISO 3166 codes is used alone for countries that have explicitly recommended them.
• Where there is no explicit recommendation for ISO 3166 codes and the codes differ, both "car codes" and ISO
3166 codes are listed, with the "car code" listed first.
References
Footnotes
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_postal_codes&action=edit
[2] http://afghanpost.gov.af/Postal%20Code/
[3] http://www.finance.gov.vg/AboutUs/Departments/BVIPostOffice.aspx
[4] http://www.codigopostal4-72.com.co/codigosPostales/
[5] http://www.denstoredanske.dk/It,_teknik_og_naturvidenskab/Elektronik,_teletrafik_og_kommunikation/Postforsendelser/
postnummer?highlight=postnummer
[6] http://www.upu.int/fileadmin/documentsFiles/activities/addressingUnit/hkgEn.pdf
[7] http://kodepos.posindonesia.co.id
[8] Postal Corporation of Jamaica Press Releases 2007 - POST CODE PROJECT SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY (12 February 2007) (http://
www.jamaicapost.gov.jm/corporate_news/pressrelease_07.htm)
[9] Postal Corporation of Jamaica Press Release: 18 July 2005 (http://www.jamaicapost.gov.jm/corporate_news/press_releases/july18.htm)
[10] Kazakhstan's postal codes (http://eshop.kazpost.kz/QueryForm.php)
[11] http://postal-codes.net/lebanon_postal_codes/
[12] http://www.post.lt/en/help/postal-code-search.
[13] http://www.upu.int/post_code/en/countries/LUX.pdf
[14] http://www.upu.int/fileadmin/userUpload/damFileSystem/universalPostalUnion/activities/addressing/
postalAddressingSystemsInMemberCountries/sheetsEn/MAC.pdf
[15] http://en.youbianku.com/Mongolia
[16] http://postal-codes.net/pakistan/
[17] http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/winter1011articles/saudi-arabia.html
[18] http://youbianku.com/files/upu/SAU.pdf
[19] http://www.slpost.gov.lk
[20] http://www.postakodumne.com | Posta Kodum Ne - Postal Code Reference for Turkey
[21] http://www.aci.uz/ru/online_services/postal_indexes/
[22] http://www.althawranews.net/pdf/main/2014-01-02/02.pdf
Notations
• "Postal addressing systems in member countries" (http://web.archive.org/web/20080822044708/http://www.
upu.int/post_code/en/postal_addressing_systems_member_countries.shtml). Berne: Universal Postal Union.
Archived from the original (http://www.upu.int/post_code/en/postal_addressing_systems_member_countries.
shtml) on 22 August 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2008. Outdated!
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it (http:/ / en. wikipedia. org/ w/ index.
php?title=List_of_postal_codes&action=edit).

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