Reference

Postal code formats by country

Every country structures its codes differently — numeric or alphanumeric, spaced, dashed or plain. Below is the pattern for each of the 160 countries we cover, with a worked example, the postal operator and how many codes exist. Use the A–Z index to jump straight to one.

A

Afghanistan

9999

Example: 2501 · Herat (Herat Province)
Operator: Afghan Post
Codes: 434

Ahvenanmaa

99999

Example: 22310 · Jomala
Operator: Posten Åland

Albania

9999

Example: 2001 · Durrës
Operator: Albanian Post (Posta Shqiptare)
Codes: 533

Algeria

99999

Example: 31000 · Oran
Operator: Algérie Poste
Codes: 3,162

Andorra

AD999

Example: AD200 · Encamp
Operator: Andorra Postal Service

Anguilla

AI-2640

Example: AI-2640 · Blowing Point

Argentina

A9999 AAA

Example: B1840 AAA · Buenos Aires
Operator: [
Codes: 2,151,660

Australia

9999

Example: 3000 · Victoria (Melbourne)
Operator: Australia Post (national operator)
Codes: 2,937

Austria

9999

Example: 4020 · Oberösterreich (Linz)
Operator: Österreichische Post (Austrian Post)
Codes: 2,506

Azerbaijan

AZ 9999

Example: AZ 0111 · [Abşeron-Xızı (Azerbaijan)]
Codes: 1,597

B

Bahrain

Example: SW1A 1AA · [Capital (Bahrain)]
Codes: 482

Bangladesh

9999

Example: 8710 · Barisal
Codes: 1,361

Barbados

99999

Example: 14008 · [Christ Church (Barbados)]
Codes: 1,268

Belarus

299999

Example: 211551 · Minsk
Codes: 3,808

Belgium

9999

Example: 9120 · Région Flamande
Codes: 1,189

Bermuda

AA 99

Example: HM 08 · City of Hamilton

Bhutan

99999

Example: 21105 · Chukha
Operator: Bhutan Post
Codes: 150

Bosnia and Herzegovina

99999

Example: 76213 · SARAJEVO
Operator: BH Post
Codes: 770

Brazil

99999-999

Example: 09599-899 · São Paulo
Operator: Correios
Codes: 1,317,168

British Indian Ocean Territory

BBND 1ZZ

Example: BBND 1ZZ · Diego Garcia
Operator: BIOT Postal Service (via UK)

British Virgin Islands

VG9999

Example: VG1140 · Anegada
Operator: BVI Post

Brunei

AA9999

Example: SW1A 1AA · Muara (Brunei Darussalam)
Operator: Postal Service Dept
Codes: 473

Bulgaria

9999

Example: 1618 · [1618 - Sofia (Bulgaria)]
Operator: Bulgarian Posts
Codes: 4,612

Burkina Faso

99999

Example: 81200 · Boucle du Mouhoun
Operator: La Poste Burkina Faso
Codes: 466

C

Cambodia

999999

Example: 10701 · Banteay Meanchey
Operator: Cambodia Post
Codes: 1,646

Canada

A9A 9A9

Example: V6C 3T4 · Quebec (Montreal)
Operator: Canada Post
Codes: 880,000

Cape Verde

9999-999

Example: 5106-001 · Boa Vista
Operator: Direcção operacional de Correios
Codes: 21,895

Cayman Islands

KY9-9999

Example: KY1-1600 · Bodden Town

Chile

9999999

Example: 7501183 · SANTIAGO
Operator: Correos Chile
Codes: 276,127

China

999999

Example: 200000 · Shanghai (Municipality)
Operator: China Post
Codes: 142,608

Christmas Island

6798

Example: 6798 · Christmas Island
Operator: Australia Post

Cocos Islands

6799

Example: 6799 · Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Operator: Australia Post

Colombia

999999

Example: 110411 · Bogotá, D.C.
Operator: 4-72 La Red Postal de Colombia
Codes: 3,674

Costa Rica

99999

Example: 20101 · Alajuela
Operator: Correos de Costa Rica
Codes: 487

Croatia

99999

Example: 10360 · Grad Zagreb
Operator: Hrvatska pošta d.d
Codes: 288

Cuba

99999

Example: 37800 · LA HABANA
Operator: Correos de Cuba
Codes: 710

Cyprus

9999

Example: 3010 · Λεμεσός
Operator: Cyprus Post
Codes: 1,620

Czechia

999 99

Example: 373 64 · PRAHA 1
Operator: Česká pošta
Codes: 2,678

D

Denmark

9999

Example: 8000 · Aarhus C (Central Denmark)
Operator: Ministry of Transportation
Codes: 1,186

Dominican Republic

99999

Example: 31100 · Santo Domingo
Operator: INPOSDOM
Codes: 507

E

Ecuador

999999

Example: 10701 · [Quito (Ecuador)]
Operator: Correos del Ecuador
Codes: 1,204

Egypt

9999999

Example: 5370010 · الاسكندرية
Operator: Egypt Post
Codes: 533,859

El Salvador

99999

Example: 2101 · Ahuachapán
Operator: Correos de El Salvador
Codes: 261

Estonia

99999

Example: 80010 · Pärnu
Operator: Omniva
Codes: 5,812

Eswatini

A999

Example: H118 · MBABANE
Operator: Eswatini Posts and Telecommunications Corporation

F

Falkland Islands

FIQQ 1ZZ

Example: FIQQ 1ZZ · [FIQQ 1ZZ - STANLEY (Falkland Islands)]
Operator: Falkland Islands Post Service

Faroe Islands

999

Example: 470 · TÓRSHAVN
Operator: Posta (Faroe Post)
Codes: 130

Finland

99999

Example: 990 · HELSINKI
Operator: Posti Group
Codes: 4,920

France

99999

Example: 75010 · Île-de-France
Operator: La Poste
Codes: 16,050

French Guiana

99999

Example: 97300 · CAYENNE
Operator: La Poste (Guyane)

French Polynesia

99999

Example: 98750 · Iles Australes
Operator: OPT PF

G

Georgia

9999

Example: 6727 · Tbilisi
Operator: Georgian Post
Codes: 1,093

Germany

99999

Example: 20095 · Hamburg (Altstadt)
Operator: Deutsche Post (DHL Group)
Codes: 26,266

Ghana

AA-99999-9999

Example: 00233 · Accra
Operator: Ghana Post
Codes: 259

Gibraltar

GX11 1AA

Example: GX11 1AA · [GX11 1AA - Gibraltar (Gibraltar)]
Operator: Royal Gibraltar Post

Greece

999 99

Example: 177 78 · [177 78 - Αττική (Greece)]
Operator: ELTA Hellenic Post
Codes: 1,008

Greenland

9999

Example: 3919 · NUUK
Operator: POST Greenland

Guadeloupe

99999

Example: 97122 · BASSE-TERRE
Operator: La Poste (Guadeloupe)

Guam

99999

Example: 96910 · Agana Heights
Operator: USPS

Guatemala

99999

Example: 16014 · CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA
Operator: Dirección General de Correos y Telégrafos
Codes: 527

H

Haiti

9999

Example: 4440 · PORT-AU-PRINCE
Operator: Office des Postes d’Haïti
Codes: 172

Heard and McDonald Islands

7151

Example: 7151 · HEARD ISLAND (Heard And Mcdonald Islands)
Operator: Australia Post

Hungary

9999

Example: 1061 · Budapest
Operator: Magyar Posta
Codes: 3,046

I

Iceland

999

Example: 546 · [101 REYKJAVIK (Iceland)]
Operator: Íslandspóstur
Codes: 193

India

999999

Example: 110001 · Delhi
Operator: India Post
Codes: 19,959

Indonesia

99999

Example: 23659 · JAKARTA
Operator: Pos Indonesia
Codes: 12,667

Iran

9999999999

Example: 55 · TEHRAN
Operator: Iran Post

Ireland

A99 AAAA

Example: T12 A2YT · Cork (Munster)
Operator: Eircode
Codes: 139

Israel

99999 99

Example: 26101 01 · Haifa
Operator: Israel Post
Codes: 646,508

Italy

99999

Example: 20121 · Milan (Lombardy)
Operator: Poste Italiane

J

Japan

999-9999

Example: 530-0001 · Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Operator: Japan Post
Codes: 142,608

Jersey

JE9 9AA

Example: JE1 1AA · [JE1 1AA - Saint Helier (Jersey)]
Operator: Jersey Post
Codes: 3,303

Jordan

99999

Example: 26810 · عجلون
Operator: Jordan Post
Codes: 372

K

Kazakhstan

A99A9A9

Example: Abay · [Abay (Kazakhstan)]
Operator: Kazpost
Codes: 358

Kenya

99999

Example: 30400 · [30400 - Baringo (Kenya)]
Operator: Posta Kenya
Codes: 698

Kiribati

KI0999

Example: KI0104 · Gilbert Islands
Operator: Kiribati Postal Services

Kosovo

99999

Example: 11070 · Prishtinë
Operator: Post of Kosovo
Codes: 134

Kuwait

99999

Example: 54601 · محافظة الاحمدي
Operator: Kuwait Post
Codes: 6,302

Kyrgyzstan

999999

Example: SW1A 1AA · Batken
Operator: Kyrgyz Post
Codes: 918

L

Laos

99999

Example: 17000 · Attapeu
Operator: Lao Post

Latvia

9999

Example: 5316 · Līvānu novads
Operator: Latvijas Pasts
Codes: 837

Lesotho

999

Example: 200 · Berea
Operator: Lesotho Post

Liechtenstein

9999

Example: 9496 · Balzers
Operator: Liechtensteinische Post

Lithuania

99999

Example: 56407 · [LT-01103 - Vilnius (Lithuania)]
Operator: Lietuvos paštas
Codes: 16,704

Luxembourg

9999

Example: 4795 · Capellen
Operator: POST Luxembourg
Codes: 4,476

M

Madagascar

999

Example: 105 · Antananarivo
Operator: Paositra Malagasy
Codes: 111

Malawi

999999

Example: SW1A 1AA · LILONGWE
Operator: Malawi Posts Corporation
Codes: 491

Malaysia

99999

Example: 56000 · Kuala Lumpur
Operator: Pos Malaysia
Codes: 2,744

Maldives

99999

Example: 16050 · [Huvadhu Atholhu Uthuruburi (Maldives)]
Operator: Maldives Post
Codes: 701

Mali

99999

Example: 91091 · Bamako
Operator: La Poste du Mali
Codes: 699

Malta

AAA 9999

Example: RBT 2600 · VALLETTA
Operator: MaltaPost
Codes: 27,426

Marshall Islands

99999

Example: 96970 · MAJURO
Operator: USPS (Marshall Islands)

Martinique

99999

Example: 97200 · FORT-DE-FRANCE
Operator: La Poste (Martinique)

Mauritius

99999

Example: 11201 · Port Louis
Operator: Mauritius Post
Codes: 1,985

Mayotte

99999

Example: 97630 · MAMOUDZOU
Operator: La Poste (Mayotte)

Mexico

99999

Example: 44100 · Guadalajara, Jalisco
Operator: Correos de México (national operator)
Codes: 32,019

Moldova

9999

Example: 3300 · Bender
Operator: Posta Moldovei
Codes: 1,154

Mongolia

99999

Example: SW1A 1AA · ULAANBAATAR
Operator: Mongol Post
Codes: 1,796

Montenegro

99999

Example: 84320 · Andrijevica
Operator: Pošta Crne Gore
Codes: 140

Montserrat

MSR9999

Example: A0K 4S0 · BRADES
Operator: Montserrat Postal Service

Morocco

99999

Example: SW1A 1AA · RABAT
Operator: Poste Maroc
Codes: 2,862

Mozambique

9999

Example: 3206 · Cabo Delgado
Operator: Correios de Moçambique
Codes: 166

Myanmar

9999999

Example: SW1A 1AA · YANGON
Operator: Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications
Codes: 17,008

N

Namibia

99999

Example: 13006 · WINDHOEK
Operator: NamPost
Codes: 149

Nauru

NRU 68

Example: 68 · Aiwo
Operator: Nauru Post

Nepal

99999

Example: 44810 · Bagmati
Operator: Nepal Post
Codes: 911

Netherlands

9999 AA

Example: 1011 AB · AMSTERDAM
Operator: PostNL
Codes: 475,387

New Caledonia

99999

Example: 98884 · NOUMÉA
Operator: OPT-NC

New Zealand

9999

Example: 772 · Auckland
Operator: NZ Post
Codes: 1,819

Nicaragua

99999

Example: 51000 · Boaco
Operator: Correos de Nicaragua
Codes: 890

Nigeria

999999

Example: 450211 · Abia
Operator: NIPOST (Nigerian Postal Service)
Codes: 3,686

North Macedonia

9999

Example: 2330 · Eastern (Republic of North Macedonia)
Operator: Macedonia Post
Codes: 323

Norway

9999

Example: 10 · Oslo
Operator: Posten Norge
Codes: 5,141

O

Oman

999

Example: 631 · [المنطقة الداخلية (Oman)]
Operator: Oman Post
Codes: 101

P

Pakistan

99999

Example: 12460 · Azad Kashmir
Operator: Pakistan Post
Codes: 3,292

Palau

96999

Example: 96940 · Aimeliik
Operator: USPS (Palau)

Palestine

P999 9999

Example: P900 · RAMALLAH
Operator: Palestine Post
Codes: 451

Peru

99999

Example: 1800 · Lima
Operator: Serpost
Codes: 2,655

Philippines

9999

Example: 7307 · Manila
Operator: PhilPost
Codes: 1,776

Poland

99-999

Example: 87-700 · KRAKÓW
Operator: Poczta Polska
Codes: 19,994

Portugal

9999-999

Example: 2580-158 · Lisboa
Operator: CTT Correios de Portugal
Codes: 195,782

Puerto Rico

99999

Example: 957 · Bayamón
Operator: USPS
Codes: 174

R

Romania

999999

Example: 20011 · București - Ilfov
Operator: Poșta Română
Codes: 38,247

Russia

999999

Example: 190000 · St. Petersburg (Northwestern Federal District)
Operator: Federal Information Address System (FIAS)
Codes: 53,323

Réunion

99999

Example: 97416 · SAINT-DENIS
Operator: La Poste (Réunion)

S

Saint Barthélemy

99999

Example: 97133 · Saint-Barthélemy (Saint Barthelemy)
Operator: La Poste (Saint Barthélemy)

Saint Lucia

LC99 999

Example: LC08 101 · Anse la Raye
Operator: Saint Lucia Postal Service

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

VC9999

Example: SW1A 1AA · Charlotte
Operator: SVG Postal Corporation

Samoa

WS9999

Example: 96799 · A'ana
Operator: Samoa Post
Codes: 224

San Marino

99999

Example: 47892 · Acquaviva
Operator: San Marino Post

Saudi Arabia

99999

Example: 65933 · RIYADH
Operator: Saudi Post
Codes: 12,730

Serbia

99999

Example: 24214 · BEOGRAD
Operator: Pošta Srbije
Codes: 115,366

Singapore

999999

Example: 238801 · Orchard Road
Operator: Singapore Land Authority (SLA) and Urban

Slovakia

999 99

Example: 957 03 · Trenčiansky kraj
Operator: Slovenská pošta
Codes: 13,445

Slovenia

9999

Example: 6310 · LJUBLJANA
Operator: Pošta Slovenije
Codes: 549

South Africa

9999

Example: 4720 · PRETORIA
Operator: South African Post Office
Codes: 3,922

South Korea

99999

Example: 5581 · Seoul
Operator: Korea Post
Codes: 34,395

Spain

99999

Example: 08001 · Barcelona (Catalonia)
Operator: Correos (Spain’s public operator)
Codes: 10,818

Sri Lanka

99999

Example: SW1A 1AA · Central
Operator: Sri Lanka Post
Codes: 1,995

Sweden

999 99

Example: 411 03 · Gothenburg (Västra Götalands län)
Operator: PostNord
Codes: 16,066

Switzerland

9999

Example: 8000 · Zürich
Operator: Swiss Post
Codes: 3,333

T

Taiwan

999999

Example: 900006 · Pingtung
Operator: Chunghwa Post
Codes: 13,797

Tajikistan

999999

Example: Dushanbe, 734000 · Dushanbe
Operator: Tajik Post
Codes: 336

Tanzania

99999

Example: 23306 · Arusha
Operator: Tanzania Posts Corporation
Codes: 4,225

Thailand

99999

Example: 14140 · BANGKOK
Operator: Thailand Post
Codes: 971

Tunisia

9999

Example: 2080 · Ariana
Operator: La Poste Tunisienne
Codes: 970

Turkmenistan

999999

Example: 745205 · ASHGABAT
Operator: Turkmen Post
Codes: 123

Turks and Caicos Islands

TKCA 1ZZ

Example: TKCA 1ZZ · Caicos Islands
Operator: Turks and Caicos Postal Service

Türkiye

99999

Example: 6750 · ANKARA
Operator: PTT (Posta ve Telgraf Teşkilatı)
Codes: 2,776

U

U.S. Virgin Islands

99999

Example: 820 · Saint Croix
Operator: USPS

Uganda

99999

Example: 31048 · Central
Operator: Uganda Post
Codes: 5,654

Ukraine

99999

Example: 01001 · Kyiv
Operator: Ukrposhta
Codes: 29,537

United Arab Emirates

Example: 1000 · DUBAI
Operator: Emirates Post

United Kingdom

AA9 9AA

Example: EH1 1BB · Edinburgh (Scotland)
Operator: Royal Mail
Codes: 1,795,653

United States

99999

Example: 60601 · Chicago, IL
Operator: United States Postal Service (USPS)
Codes: 41,344

Uruguay

99999

Example: SW1A 1AA · Artigas
Codes: 121

Uzbekistan

999999

Example: 170100 · Andijan province
Operator: Uzbekistan Post
Codes: 2,991

V

Venezuela

9999

Example: 1030 · Caracas
Operator: IPOSTEL
Codes: 503

Vietnam

99999

Example: 46117 · HÀ NỘI
Operator: Vietnam Post
Codes: 20,300

W

Wallis and Futuna

99999

Example: 98610 · Alo
Operator: La Poste (Wallis & Futuna)

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