postal code
Mail routing number
A postal code is a sequence of letters, numbers, or both that identifies a geographic area for mail sorting and delivery.
In the United States, the term is ZIP code; in Canada and the UK, postal code is standard.
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The system allows automated sorting and speeds delivery.
Indefinite bounded area
- districtBounded administrative area
- zoneBounded area designation
- areaExtent of surface
- boundaryLine marking a limit
territory · neighborhood · sector · municipality · county · city · town · suburb
Arranging into sequence
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- carrierOne that transports
- postmanMail delivery worker
- mail carrierDelivers letters professionally
post office · mail route · letter carrier · mail sorting · distribution center · mail delivery · mailbag · postmark
Letters and digits combined
Where to send correspondence
- street addressBuilding's numbered position
- delivery addressRecipient's specified location
- return addressMailer's printed coordinates
- house numberNumeric building identifier
unit number · apartment number · address line · PO box · suite number · building number
region
Indefinite bounded area
boundary · territory · neighborhood · sector · municipality · county · city · town · suburb · locality
sorting
Arranging into sequence
mail carrier · post office · mail route · letter carrier · mail sorting · distribution center · mail delivery · mailbag · postmark · franking
alphanumeric
Letters and digits combined
mailing address
Where to send correspondence
- street addressBuilding's numbered position
- delivery addressRecipient's specified location
- return addressMailer's printed coordinates
house number · unit number · apartment number · address line · PO box · suite number · building number
- postal codeszip, ZIP+4
- addressesstreet address, mailing address, home address, city, state
- codespassword, binary, DNA, RNA, passcode
- mailletter, letters, mail, email, envelope
- personal datafull name, first name, last name, middle name, date of birth
- postalmail, mail delivery, stamp, stamps, mail service
postal codestreet address
Building's numbered position
building number · house number · apartment number · unit number
postal codeGPS coordinates
Satellite-derived position numbers
latitude and longitude · street address · geographic coordinates · house number · physical address