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Postal Codes by Country - YAML

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