postcode

Address sorting number

A postcode is a sequence of letters and numbers added to an address to help sort mail—the British equivalent of an American ZIP code.

British postcodes like SW1A 1AA encode geographic information more precisely than ZIP codes, identifying areas as small as a few dozen addresses.

What's your postcode?

delivery

mail

Postal system items

parcelWrapped item for shipping
packageWrapped item for delivery
courierDelivery person or service

shipment · sorting · distribution · dispatch · tracking · postage · fulfillment · carrier · logistics · letterbox

format

digits

Single-place numerals

alphanumericLetters and digits combined
ZIPPostal routing number
prefixRoot-modifying front element

suffix · outward · inward · sector · unit · sequence · characters · hyphen · space · validation

address

mailing

Sending via post

residencePlace one inhabits
dwellingPlace of residence
homeOne's personal residence

apartment · flat · house · domicile · abode · lodging · accommodation · quarters · street · suburb

geography

region

Indefinite bounded area

districtBounded administrative area
zoneBounded area designation
areaExtent of surface

boundary · territory · suburb · city · town · village · neighborhood · county · province · municipality

Categories

postal codeszip, ZIP+4
addressesstreet address, mailing address, home address, city, state
British Englishaluminium, aubergine, behaviour, biscuit, bonnet
mailletter, letters, mail, email, envelope
postal systemszip codes, mail service, mail carriers, mailboxes, postage stamps
post officestamps, letters, packages, parcels, envelopes

Opposites

specificity of location identification

postcodestreet address

Building's numbered position

GPS coordinates · continent · house number · country · nation

coded vs. descriptive location

postcodestreet name

Road's official designation

place name · address line · town name

address completeness

postcodestreet address

Building's numbered position

house number · apartment number · recipient name · no fixed address · unaddressed

Phrases

postcode lotteryUnequal provision by area

Family

postcode lottery, postcodes

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