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Postal codes are numbering systems used for regional identification of addresses, facilitating efficient mail delivery and address verification. Different formats are adopted worldwide, ranging from numeric-only to alphanumeric combinations. This data comprehensively summarizes postal code formats, digit lengths, introduction years, and characteristics for major countries around the world.

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code,slug,name,description,digits,example,format,introducedYear,note
JP,japan,Japan,7-digit numeric format (3+4 digits).,7,100-0001,NNN-NNNN,1968,7-digit unified in 1998
US,united-states,United States,5-digit basic format. 9 digits for ZIP+4.,5 or 9,10001 or 10001-1234,NNNNN or NNNNN-NNNN,1963,ZIP+4 introduced in 1983
GB,united-kingdom,United Kingdom,5-7 character alphanumeric format. Divided into outward and inward codes.,5-7,SW1A 1AA,AANA NAA,1857,First modern postal code system
CA,canada,Canada,Alternating alphanumeric 3+3 character format.,6,M5V 2T6,ANA NAN,1971,Alternating letters and numbers
DE,germany,Germany,5-digit numeric format. Called Postleitzahlen (PLZ).,5,10115,NNNNN,1941,5-digit format from 1993
FR,france,France,5-digit numeric format. Called Code Postal.,5,75001,NNNNN,1964,First 2 digits indicate department
IT,italy,Italy,5-digit numeric format. Called CAP (Codice di Avviamento Postale).,5,00118,NNNNN,1967,Called CAP
AU,australia,Australia,4-digit numeric format.,4,2000,NNNN,1967,First digit indicates state
CN,china,China,6-digit numeric format.,6,200000,NNNNNN,1974,First 2 digits indicate province
IN,india,India,6-digit numeric format. Called PIN code.,6,110001,NNNNNN,1972,Called PIN code
KR,south-korea,South Korea,5-digit numeric format. Changed from 6 digits in 2015.,5,01000,NNNNN,1970,Changed to 5 digits in 2015
SG,singapore,Singapore,6-digit numeric format. Changed from 4 digits in 1979.,6,546080,NNNNNN,1950,6 digits from 1979
NL,netherlands,Netherlands,4-digit numeric + 2-letter format.,4 digits + 2 letters,1071 DJ,NNNN AA,1978,"Digits indicate region, letters indicate streets"
BE,belgium,Belgium,4-digit numeric format.,4,1050,NNNN,1969,First digit indicates province
CH,switzerland,Switzerland,4-digit numeric format.,4,3000,NNNN,1964,Liechtenstein uses same system
ES,spain,Spain,5-digit numeric format.,5,28021,NNNNN,1987,First 2 digits indicate autonomous community
SE,sweden,Sweden,3+2 digit format. With SE prefix.,5,SE-111 81,SE-NNN NN,1968,SE prefix for international mail
IE,ireland,Ireland,7-character alphanumeric format. Called Eircode.,7 alphanumeric,T37 F8HK,AAA NNNN,2015,Last EU country to introduce postal codes
AT,austria,Austria,4-digit numeric format.,4,1120,NNNN,1966,First digit indicates state
BR,brazil,Brazil,5-digit + 3-digit format. Called CEP.,8,70040-020,NNNNN-NNN,1972,Called CEP
MX,mexico,Mexico,5-digit numeric format.,5,01000,NNNNN,1981,First 2 digits indicate state
RU,russia,Russia,6-digit numeric format.,6,101000,NNNNNN,1977,Introduced in Soviet era
PL,poland,Poland,2+3 digit format.,5,02-502,NN-NNN,1973,Hyphen between 2nd and 3rd digit
PT,portugal,Portugal,4+3 digit format.,7,1300-016,NNNN-NNN,1978,Hyphen between 4th and 5th digit
FI,finland,Finland,5-digit numeric format. With FI prefix.,5,FI-00100,FI-NNNNN,1971,FI prefix for international mail
NO,norway,Norway,4-digit numeric format.,4,0352,NNNN,1968,First 2 digits indicate region
DK,denmark,Denmark,4-digit numeric format.,4,2300,NNNN,1967,Includes Greenland and Faroe Islands
CZ,czech-republic,Czech Republic,3+2 digit format.,5,160 00,NNN NN,1973,Space between 3rd and 4th digit
HU,hungary,Hungary,4-digit numeric format.,4,1011,NNNN,1973,First digit indicates region
RO,romania,Romania,6-digit numeric format.,6,013696,NNNNNN,1975,First 2 digits indicate county
GR,greece,Greece,3+2 digit format.,5,104 32,NNN NN,1983,Space between 3rd and 4th digit
TR,turkey,Turkey,5-digit numeric format.,5,06050,NNNNN,1985,First 2 digits indicate province
ZA,south-africa,South Africa,4-digit numeric format.,4,0001,NNNN,1975,Assigned per post office
EG,egypt,Egypt,5-digit numeric format.,5,11511,NNNNN,1983,
SA,saudi-arabia,Saudi Arabia,5-digit numeric format.,5,11564,NNNNN,1985,First digit indicates region
AE,united-arab-emirates,United Arab Emirates,5-digit numeric format.,5,00000,NNNNN,0,Relatively new system
TH,thailand,Thailand,5-digit numeric format.,5,10100,NNNNN,1982,First 2 digits indicate province
ID,indonesia,Indonesia,5-digit numeric format.,5,10110,NNNNN,1984,First digit indicates broad region
MY,malaysia,Malaysia,5-digit numeric format.,5,50000,NNNNN,1976,Changed from 4 to 5 digits
PH,philippines,Philippines,4-digit numeric format. Called ZIP code.,4,1000,NNNN,1970,Called ZIP code
NZ,new-zealand,New Zealand,4-digit numeric format.,4,6011,NNNN,1977,First digit indicates island
AR,argentina,Argentina,4-digit + letter format. Called CPA.,4 digits + 1 letter,1601A,NNNN A,1998,Called CPA
CL,chile,Chile,7-digit numeric format.,7,8320000,NNNNNNN,1984,
CO,colombia,Colombia,6-digit numeric format.,6,110111,NNNNNN,0,Recently introduced
PE,peru,Peru,5-digit numeric format.,5,15001,NNNNN,0,Recently introduced
IL,israel,Israel,5 or 7 digit numeric format.,5 or 7,61000,NNNNN or NNNNNNN,0,Assigned per post office
UA,ukraine,Ukraine,5-digit numeric format.,5,01001,NNNNN,1932,World's first nationwide system (1932)