postal codes
Mail routing identifiers
Postal codes are sequences of letters, numbers, or both that identify geographic areas for mail delivery.
In the United States they're called ZIP codes; in the United Kingdom, postcodes.
The system helps sort mail efficiently and has expanded to verify addresses in online forms, determine shipping rates, and define areas for demographic analysis: Enter your postal code to find nearby stores.
Speak to formally
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- mailingSending via post
- recipientOne who receives something
- destinationIntended arrival point
delivery · street · city · state · province · zipcode · return address · sender
Arranging into sequence
- distribution centerFacility for routing goods
- mail carrierDelivers letters professionally
- delivery routeAssigned distribution path
- dispatchSend with speed
bulk mail · parcels · packages · courier · mail processing · automation · barcode · scanning
Indefinite bounded area
- districtBounded administrative area
- zoneBounded area designation
- areaExtent of surface
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
sector · locality · boundary · subdivision · municipality · neighborhood · catchment · service area
Postal routing number
- alphanumericLetters and digits combined
- FSAThree-letter regulatory or benefits acronym
- ZIP+4Nine-digit address suffix
- numericExpressed in digits
File system container
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- finderOne who locates
- searchAct of seeking
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
verification · autocomplete · geocoding · reverse lookup · API · data entry · standardization · USPS
address
Speak to formally
destination · delivery · street · city · state · province · zipcode · return address · sender · addressee
sorting
Arranging into sequence
- distribution centerFacility for routing goods
- mail carrierDelivers letters professionally
- delivery routeAssigned distribution path
dispatch · bulk mail · parcels · packages · courier · mail processing · automation · barcode · scanning · routing number
region
Indefinite bounded area
territory · sector · locality · boundary · subdivision · municipality · neighborhood · catchment · service area · demarcation
ZIP
Postal routing number
- alphanumericLetters and digits combined
- FSAThree-letter regulatory or benefits acronym
- ZIP+4Nine-digit address suffix
directory
File system container
validation · verification · autocomplete · geocoding · reverse lookup · API · data entry · standardization · USPS · Royal Mail
- location codescountry code, geocodes, coordinates, latitude, longitude
- geodataroad networks, satellite imagery, contour lines, coordinate systems, river networks
- abbreviationsMr, Mrs, Ms, Dr, Jr
- codespassword, binary, DNA, RNA, QR code
- mailletter, letters, mail, email, envelope
- postalmail, mail delivery, stamp, stamps, mail service
postal codesstreet addresses
Building identification numbers
GPS coordinates · latitude and longitude · geographic coordinates · wilderness · terra incognita