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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. [24] Digits of 5-digit code may represent postal region, sector, branch, section, and block respectively.
Post office sign in Farrer, Australian Capital Territory, showing postcode 2607. A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail.
The first two digits indicate a city and a region, the second two digits and the two letters indicate a range of house numbers, usually on the same street. Consequently, a postal address is uniquely defined by the postal code and the house number. On average, a Dutch postal code comprises eight single addresses.
The postal codes are made up as follows: 3436 Zollbrück 3 = district (Bern) 34 = area (Burgdorf) 343 = route (Burgdorf - Langnau) 3436 = post office number (Zollbrück) Today, the third digit has no real meaning anymore. In the past, mail was assigned to fixed railway or truck routes, but modern logistics do not need this practice any more.
Austrian post code system. Postal codes in Austria were introduced in 1966. known locally as 'Postleitzahlen' are a fundamental aspect of the nation's logistical infrastructure, providing a systematic means of organizing mail delivery and geographical categorization. The term 'Postleitzahlen' translates to 'postal codes' in English.
For those within geographic postcode areas, the first two numbers can be any number though they are generally larger than the numbers allocated to geographic districts. Some fall within the range 91 to 99 (e.g. S98 for payments to MNBA Ltd; NE98 for Department for Work and Pensions , Central Office, Newcastle-upon-Tyne).
The post codes are sorted by geographical location. Numbers starting with 10-19 are part of Stockholm ; otherwise, the lower numbers are part of the bigger city areas in the south, and increase northwards.
The third digit of a Spanish postal code is used to identify major cities or basic itineraries. [4] A zero denotes a provincial capital, [1] e.g. San Sebastián, as capital of the province of Gipuzkoa, uses the postal code 200xx. The fourth and fifth digits are used to identify delivery areas, route itineraries or rural link itineraries. [4]