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A Canadian postal code (French: code postal) is a six-character string that forms part of a postal address in Canada. [1] Like British, Irish, Dutch, and Argentinian postcodes, Canada's postal codes are alphanumeric. They are in the format A1A 1A1, where A is a letter and 1 is a digit, with a space separating the third and fourth characters.
By the early 1960s, a more organized system was needed, and non-mandatory five-digit ZIP Codes were introduced nationwide on July 1, 1963. [4] [5] The USPOD issued its Publication 59: Abbreviations for Use with ZIP Code on October 1, 1963, with the list of two-letter state abbreviations which are generally written with both letters capitalized ...
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 Åland, the postal code is prefixed with "AX", not "FI". Some postal ...
Mail to the US often omits the country name, and vice versa, given that no postal codes nor provincial/territorial/state abbreviations duplicate one another. Foreign postal codes, if used, should be placed on the line above the destination country. The following shows the order of information for the destination address: LINE 1: NAME OF ADDRESSEE
This is a list of postal codes in Canada where the first letter is H. Postal codes beginning with H are located within the Canadian province of Quebec, except for H0H. Only the first three characters are listed, corresponding to the Forward Sortation Area (FSA).
Only the first three characters are listed, corresponding to the Forward Sortation Area (FSA). Canada Post provides a free postal code look-up tool on its website, [1] via its mobile apps for such smartphones as the iPhone and BlackBerry, [2] and sells hard-copy directories and CD-ROMs. Many vendors also sell validation tools, which allow ...
This is a list of postal codes in Canada where the first letter is V. Postal codes beginning with V are located within the Canadian province of British Columbia. Only the first three characters are listed, corresponding to the Forward Sortation Area (FSA). The V postal code area is currently the most utilized in Canada, with only three of the ...
Only the first three characters are listed, corresponding to the Forward Sortation Area (FSA). Canada Post provides a free postal code look-up tool on its website, [1] via its mobile apps for such smartphones as the iPhone and BlackBerry, [2] and sells hard-copy directories and CD-ROMs. Many vendors also sell validation tools, which allow ...