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Postal code

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.

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Postal code

Nodes169
Edges168
Triples200
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011834
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related to Terms · 44
Postal code → Austria, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, CAP, CEP, Czech, Czech Republic, Eastern European, Eircode, English-speaking, French-speaking Switzerland, German-speaking Switzerland, Germany, India, Ireland, Italian-speaking Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Moldova
related to history · 35
Postal code → Argentina, Boston, By, By World War, December, East Central, EC, European, Germany, Liverpool, London, Manchester/Salford, Mass, Modern, NE, Norwich, NW, Postal, SE, Singapore
related to States and overseas territories sharing a postal code system · 23
Postal code → AAN NAA, AANN NAA, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, French, Guernsey, GY, IM, Isle, JE, Jersey, Man, Monaco, Most, Overseas Territories, Overseas Territories Anguilla, Royal Mail, The, The British Crown Dependencies
related to Country code prefixes · 13
Postal code → Andorra, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Ecuador, Europe, European Committee, Grenadines, In, ISO, Latvia, Saint Vincent, Standardization, Universal Postal Union
related to Codes defined indirectly to administrative borders · 11
Postal code → Canada, From, Laval, Montreal, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Similarly, The, United States
related to Non-geographic codes · 9
Postal code → BFPO, British Forces Post Office, BX, GIR, In, National Girobank, The BF, The XX, United Kingdom
related to Postal zone numbers · 9
Postal code → Auckland, Before, Christchurch, Dublin, In New Zealand, Ireland, London, The, Wellington
related to Placement of the code · 8
Postal code → English-speaking, European, In, In Japan, Japanese, Latin, Postal, When
related to Codes defined independently from administrative areas · 7
Postal code → Germany, Nevertheless, Royal Mail, See, The, United Kingdom, Zone
related to Codes defined along administrative borders · 6
Postal code → Costa Rica, December, ECAABBCC, Ecuador, Format, Some

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postal code codes used postcode digits system first letters address large number two mail one also district post use postcodes

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Belarusinstance ofThis term is used in Eastern European countries0.80text
Moldovainstance ofThis term is used in Eastern European countries0.80text
Russiainstance ofThis term is used in Eastern European countries0.80text
Ukraineinstance ofThis term is used in Eastern European countries0.80text
etc.PSČinstance ofThis term is used in Eastern European countries0.80text
shopping centersinstance oflarge businesses0.80text
big housesinstance oflarge businesses0.80text
may have more than one entranceinstance oflarge businesses0.80text
more than one delivery point.PrecisionThe number of digitsinstance oflarge businesses0.80text
the alphabet of the digitinstance oflarge businesses0.80text
farms may have a unique postcodeinstance ofand this usually corresponds to a couple of thousand properties.Larger businesses and isolated properties0.80text
larger government offices or bank headquarters may have multiple postcodes for different departments.There are 121 postcode areas in the UKinstance ofExtremely large organisations0.80text

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