Address database
for international
address validation

Name: GeoPostcodes International Street Address Database
Creator: GeoPostcodes
License: https://www.geopostcodes.com/privacy-policy/

Street-level data with coordinates, standardized address formats, and house numbers.

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Comprehensive address data for 247 countries

iso	country	addresses	postal codes	coordinates	languages	admin levels	time zones
	North America
AS	American Samoa		✔	✔	1	3	1
CA	Canada	✔	✔	✔	2	3	10
GU	Guam	✔	✔	✔	1	1	1
MH	Marshall Islands		✔	✔	1	2	1
MX	Mexico	✔	✔	✔	1	3	6
UM	Minor Outlying Islands		✔	✔	1	1	4
PR	Puerto Rico	✔	✔	✔	1	1	1
VI	U.S. Virgin Islands	✔	✔	✔	1	2	1
US	United States	✔	✔	✔	1	2	8
	Western Europe
AX	Åland	✔	✔	✔	2	3	1
AD	Andorra	✔	✔	✔	1	1	1
AI	Anguilla		✔	✔	1	1	1
AT	Austria	✔	✔	✔	1	3	1
BE	Belgium	✔	✔	✔	2	4	1
BM	Bermuda	✔	✔	✔	1	1	1
BV	Bouvet Island		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	0	1
IO	British Indian Ocean Territory		✔	✔	1	0	1
VG	British Virgin Islands		✔	✔	1	1	1
KY	Cayman Islands		✔	✔	1	1	1
CW	Curaçao		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	0	1
DK	Denmark	✔	✔	✔	1	3	1
FK	Falkland Islands		✔	✔	1	0	1
FO	Faroe Islands	✔	✔	✔	1	2	1
FI	Finland	✔	✔	✔	2	4	1
FR	France	✔	✔	✔	1	4	1
GF	French Guiana	✔	✔	✔	1	4	1
PF	French Polynesia		✔	✔	1	2	3
TF	French Southern Territories		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	1	1
DE	Germany	✔	✔	✔	1	4	1
GI	Gibraltar	✔	✔	✔	1	0	1
GR	Greece		✔	✔	2	3	1
GL	Greenland	✔	✔	✔	1	1	3
GP	Guadeloupe	✔	✔	✔	1	4	1
GG	Guernsey	✔	✔	✔	1	1	1
IS	Iceland	✔	✔	✔	1	2	1
IE	Ireland	✔	✔	✔	2	3	1
IM	Isle of Man	✔	✔	✔	1	2	1
IT	Italy	✔	✔	✔	1	3	1
JE	Jersey	✔	✔	✔	1	1	1
LI	Liechtenstein	✔	✔	✔	1	1	1
LU	Luxembourg	✔	✔	✔	1	2	1
MT	Malta	✔	✔	✔	1	2	1
MQ	Martinique	✔	✔	✔	1	4	1
YT	Mayotte	✔	✔	✔	1	3	1
MC	Monaco	✔	✔	✔	1	1	1
MS	Montserrat		✔	✔	1	1	1
NL	Netherlands	✔	✔	✔	1	2	2
NC	New Caledonia		✔	✔	1	2	1
NO	Norway	✔	✔	✔	1	2	1
PW	Palau		✔	✔	1	1	1
PN	Pitcairn Islands		✔	✔	1	0	1
PT	Portugal	✔	✔	✔	1	3	2
RE	Réunion	✔	✔	✔	1	4	1
BL	Saint Barthélemy	✔	✔	✔	1	0	1
SH	Saint Helena		✔	✔	1	2	1
MF	Saint Martin	✔	✔	✔	1	0	1
PM	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	✔	✔	✔	1	1	1
SM	San Marino	✔	✔	✔	1	1	1
SX	Sint Maarten	✔	No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	0	1
GS	South Georgia and Sandwich		✔	✔	1	0	1
ES	Spain	✔	✔	✔	1	4	2
SJ	Svalbard and Jan Mayen	✔	✔	✔	1	1	1
SE	Sweden	✔	✔	✔	1	2	1
CH	Switzerland	✔	✔	✔	3	3	1
TK	Tokelau		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	0	1
TC	Turks and Caicos Islands		✔	✔	1	2	1
GB	United Kingdom	✔	✔	✔	1	4	1
VA	Vatican	✔	✔	✔	1	0	1
WF	Wallis and Futuna		✔	✔	1	2	1
	Eastern Europe
AL	Albania		✔	✔	1	3	1
AM	Armenia		✔	✔	2	3	1
AZ	Azerbaijan		✔	✔	2	2	1
BY	Belarus		✔	✔	2	3	1
BA	Bosnia and Herzegovina		✔	✔	1	3	1
BG	Bulgaria		✔	✔	2	3	1
HR	Croatia	✔	✔	✔	1	2	1
CY	Cyprus	✔	✔	✔	2	2	1
CZ	Czechia	✔	✔	✔	1	4	1
EE	Estonia	✔	✔	✔	1	2	1
GE	Georgia		✔	✔	2	2	1
HU	Hungary	✔	✔	✔	1	3	1
XK	Kosovo	✔	✔	✔	2	2	1
LV	Latvia	✔	✔	✔	1	2	1
LT	Lithuania	✔	✔	✔	1	3	1
MD	Moldova		✔	✔	1	3	1
ME	Montenegro		✔	✔	1	1	1
PL	Poland	✔	✔	✔	1	3	1
MK	Republic of North Macedonia		✔	✔	2	2	1
RO	Romania	✔	✔	✔	1	3	1
RU	Russia	✔	✔	✔	2	3	11
RS	Serbia		✔	✔	1	3	1
SK	Slovakia		✔	✔	1	3	1
SI	Slovenia	✔	✔	✔	1	2	1
UA	Ukraine	✔	✔	✔	2	3	2
	Asia
AF	Afghanistan		✔	✔	1	2	1
BD	Bangladesh		✔	✔	1	3	1
BT	Bhutan		✔	✔	1	2	1
BN	Brunei Darussalam		✔	✔	1	2	1
KH	Cambodia		✔	✔	2	3	1
CN	China		✔	✔	2	4	1
HK	Hong Kong	✔	No Valid Postal Code System	✔	2	2	1
IN	India		✔	✔	1	4	1
ID	Indonesia		✔	✔	1	3	3
JP	Japan		✔	✔	3	4	1
KZ	Kazakhstan	✔	✔	✔	3	2	1
KG	Kyrgyzstan		✔	✔	2	2	1
LA	Laos		✔	✔	1	3	1
MO	Macau		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	2	1	1
MY	Malaysia	✔	✔	✔	1	3	1
MV	Maldives	✔	✔	✔	1	2	1
MN	Mongolia		✔	✔	2	2	2
MM	Myanmar		✔	✔	2	4	1
NP	Nepal		✔	✔	1	3	1
KP	North Korea		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	2	1
PK	Pakistan		✔	✔	1	3	1
PH	Philippines		✔	✔	1	3	1
SG	Singapore	✔	✔	✔	1	2	1
KR	South Korea	✔	✔	✔	2	3	1
LK	Sri Lanka		✔	✔	2	3	1
TW	Taiwan	✔	✔	✔	2	2	1
TJ	Tajikistan		✔	✔	3	2	1
TH	Thailand		✔	✔	2	3	1
TL	Timor-Leste		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	3	1
TM	Turkmenistan		✔	✔	1	2	1
UZ	Uzbekistan		✔	✔	2	2	1
VN	Vietnam		✔	✔	1	4	1
	South & Central America
AG	Antigua and Barbuda		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	1	1
AR	Argentina	✔	✔	✔	1	3	1
AW	Aruba		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	1	1
BS	Bahamas		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	1	1
BB	Barbados		✔	✔	1	1	1
BZ	Belize		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	1	1
BO	Bolivia		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	3	1
BR	Brazil	✔	✔	✔	1	4	3
CL	Chile	✔	✔	✔	1	3	3
CO	Colombia	✔	✔	✔	1	4	1
CR	Costa Rica		✔	✔	1	3	1
CU	Cuba		✔	✔	1	2	1
DM	Dominica		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	1	1
DO	Dominican Republic		✔	✔	1	4	1
EC	Ecuador	✔	✔	✔	1	3	2
SV	El Salvador		✔	✔	1	2	1
GD	Grenada		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	1	1
GT	Guatemala		✔	✔	1	2	1
GY	Guyana		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	2	1
HT	Haiti		✔	✔	1	4	1
HN	Honduras		✔	✔	1	2	1
JM	Jamaica		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	1	1
NI	Nicaragua		✔	✔	1	2	1
PA	Panama		✔	✔	1	3	1
PY	Paraguay		✔	✔	1	3	1
PE	Peru		✔	✔	1	3	1
KN	Saint Kitts and Nevis		✔	✔	1	1	1
LC	Saint Lucia		✔	✔	1	1	1
VC	St. Vincent and the Grenadines		✔	✔	1	1	1
SR	Suriname		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	2	1
TT	Trinidad and Tobago			✔	1	2	1
UY	Uruguay	✔	✔	✔	1	2	1
VE	Venezuela		✔	✔	1	3	1
	Middle East
BH	Bahrain		✔	✔	1	1	1
IR	Iran		✔	✔	2	1	1
IQ	Iraq		✔	✔	2	2	1
IL	Israel	✔	✔	✔	2	3	1
JO	Jordan		✔	✔	2	3	1
KW	Kuwait		✔	✔	2	1	1
LB	Lebanon			✔	2	3	1
OM	Oman		✔	✔	2	2	1
PS	Palestine		✔	✔	2	2	1
QA	Qatar	✔	No Valid Postal Code System	✔	2	2	1
SA	Saudi Arabia		✔	✔	2	2	1
SY	Syria		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	2	3	1
TR	Türkiye		✔	✔	1	4	1
AE	United Arab Emirates		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	2	1
YE	Yemen		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	2	2	1
	Africa
DZ	Algeria		✔	✔	1	3	1
AO	Angola		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	3	1
BJ	Benin		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	2	1
BW	Botswana		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	2	1
BF	Burkina Faso		✔	✔	1	3	1
BI	Burundi		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	3	1
CM	Cameroon		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	3	1
CV	Cape Verde		✔	✔	1	2	1
CF	Central African Republic		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	3	1
TD	Chad		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	3	1
KM	Comoros		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	2	1
CG	Congo-Brazzaville		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	2	1
CD	Congo, Democratic Republic		✔	✔	1	3	2
DJ	Djibouti		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	2	1
EG	Egypt		✔	✔	2	2	1
GQ	Equatorial Guinea		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	3	1
ER	Eritrea		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	2	1
SZ	Eswatini		✔	✔	1	2	1
ET	Ethiopia		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	3	1
GA	Gabon		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	2	1
GM	Gambia		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	2	1
GH	Ghana		✔	✔	1	2	1
GN	Guinea		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	4	1
GW	Guinea-Bissau		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	3	1
CI	Ivory Coast		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	4	1
KE	Kenya		✔	✔	1	3	1
LS	Lesotho		✔	✔	1	2	1
LR	Liberia			✔	1	3	1
LY	Libya		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	1	1
MG	Madagascar		✔	✔	1	4	1
MW	Malawi		✔	✔	1	2	1
ML	Mali		✔	✔	1	3	1
MR	Mauritania		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	3	1
MU	Mauritius		✔	✔	1	1	1
MA	Morocco		✔	✔	2	4	1
MZ	Mozambique		✔	✔	1	3	1
NA	Namibia		✔	✔	1	2	1
NE	Niger		✔	✔	1	3	1
NG	Nigeria		✔	✔	1	3	1
RW	Rwanda		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	3	1
ST	São Tomé and Príncipe		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	2	1
SN	Senegal		✔	✔	1	4	1
SC	Seychelles		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	1	1
SL	Sierra Leone		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	3	1
SO	Somalia		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	2	1
ZA	South Africa		✔	✔	2	3	1
SS	South Sudan		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	2	1
SD	Sudan		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	2	1
TZ	Tanzania	✔	✔	✔	1	3	1
TG	Togo		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	2	1
TN	Tunisia		✔	✔	1	2	1
UG	Uganda		✔	✔	1	4	1
ZM	Zambia		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	2	1
ZW	Zimbabwe		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	3	1
	Oceania-Pacific
AU	Australia	✔	✔	✔	1	2	6
CX	Christmas Island	✔	✔	✔	1	0	1
CC	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	✔	✔	✔	1	0	1
CK	Cook Islands		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	4	1
FJ	Fiji		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	3	1
HM	Heard and McDonald Islands		✔	✔	1	0	1
KI	Kiribati		✔	✔	1	2	3
FM	Micronesia		✔	✔	1	2	2
NR	Nauru		✔	✔	1	1	1
NZ	New Zealand	✔	✔	✔	1	2	2
NU	Niue		✔	✔	1	1	1
NF	Norfolk Island	✔	✔	✔	1	0	1
MP	Northern Mariana Islands		✔	✔	1	2	1
PG	Papua New Guinea		✔	✔	1	3	2
WS	Samoa		✔	✔	1	2	1
SB	Solomon Islands		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	1	1
TO	Tonga		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	2	1
TV	Tuvalu		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	1	1
VU	Vanuatu		No Valid Postal Code System	✔	1	1	1

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Standardized across geographies

233 address formats are mapped in a unified structure with consistent administrative levels.

Multi-language support

299 languages, including local languages, foreign names, English, and transliterations.

Global city definitions

Standardized city definitions and classifications for reliable address validation.

Key features of our International Address Database

International coverage

Single source of truth covering 247 countries, featuring street-level data for 81 countries and house numbers for 50 countries.

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"The world is constantly changing. New localities and neighborhoods open up or become dispersed. It’s good to know that GeoPostcodes is keeping on top of global changes and providing us with very updated information to work with."

William Chao

Product Owner of Geographic Information Services for DB Schenker

Use cases for the international address database

Powering enterprise solutions and product innovation for businesses worldwide

Address Validation

Capture accurate addresses for every country and territory in the world, in any language, and match local requirements.

Address autocomplete

Automatically suggest accurate and standardized addresses to reduce input errors and improve user experience.

Logistics and shipping

Design and optimize your distribution network, enable seamless cross-border shipping, and ensure delivery success.

E-commerce

Optimize your online checkout process to prevent failed deliveries and increase customer satisfaction.

Fraud detection

Detect fake or inconsistent addresses at the house number-level to strengthen trust scoring and risk assessment.

Marketplaces

Boost matching accuracy, reduce friction, and deliver recommendations based on reliable addresses.

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Trusted by industry leaders

Join more than 100 enterprise clients who trust GeoPostcodes for their location data

“GeoPostcodes’ global ZIP codes allow us to determine distances accurately. Thanks to their up-to-date database, we no longer have problems with missing locations, making our system much more efficient and reliable.”

Anjo Grebe

Consultant

“GeoPostcodes databases provide IATA codes, enhanced UNLOCODEs with port terminal data, addresses, and more – all on a global scale! This level of accuracy is essential for our mileage and CO2 emissions calculation.”

Dr. Peter Wild

Managing Partner

“GeoPostcodes’ Population data shows population forecasts over the next years. We can use it as a proxy to justify longer-term changes and downgrade postal code areas in terms of economic viability.”

Kousha Mazloumi

Director of Data Science

“The concept of the city receives different names or belongs to different hierarchical levels depending on the country. Using GeoPostcodes’ data gave us access to city definitions aligned with our customers’ expectations, saving us computation time.”

Kousha Mazloumi

Director of Data Science

“The world is constantly changing. New localities and neighborhoods open up or become dispersed. It’s good to know that GeoPostcodes is keeping on top of those changes and providing us with updated information to work with.”

William Chao

Product Owner of Geographic Information Services

“The key aspect of working with GeoPostcodes has been their ability to provide customized data solutions. Their collaborative approach has made them an excellent partner in addressing our location data challenges.”

Kate Kilby

Senior Product Manager

“GeoPostcodes’ multi-level boundaries were perfectly aligned, enabling seamless integration with multiple secure cloud platforms. Our software can now provide more accurate visualizations for risk analysis and natural hazard monitoring.”

Dave Hamm

Project Manager

“Countries like Brazil or China are particularly strict with their customs validation. GeoPostcodes’ ZIP codes and Enhanced UNLOCODES database are aligned with national regulations, ensuring seamless transportation and compliance.”

Kavian Ranjbar

Data Governance Specialist

“If you’ve got a business where locations are a big part of it and you’re looking to avoid the large costs that can be involved in using APIs, GeoPostcodes’ on-premise database is definitely worth considering.”

Nick Beaugié

Senior Software Engineer

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Why choose GeoPostcodes

Global coverage

Complete coverage across 247 countries, including hard-to-source geographies like China, Japan, Brazil, and Russia.

Highest quality

Built on extensive, authoritative sourcing with robust data engineering and quality control. Standardized and up-to-date.

Expert Consulting

With 15 years of experience, we guide your implementation and deliver data in the format that fits your system.

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Data Dictionary

Comprehensive field definitions and data specifications from GeoPostcodes database.

Field name	Description	Field type
ISO	ISO 3166-1 country code	Char(2)
Country	Country name	Char(50)
Language	Language code	Char(2)
ID	Record identifier	Integer
Street	Full street name	Char(100)
Max	Highest house number in this street range	Integer
Min	Lowest house number in this street range	Integer
Side	Indicates whether house numbers in this street range are even, odd, or both	Char(10)
Postcode	ZIP / Postal code	Char(15)
Locality	Locality name	Char(80)
Latitude	Latitude of the center of the street (WGS84 coordinates)	Double
Longitude	Longitude of the center of the street (WGS84 coordinates)	Double
Region 1	Administrative division level 1	Char(80)
Region 2	Administrative division level 2	Char(80)
Region 3	Administrative division level 3	Char(80)
Region 4	Administrative division level 4	Char(80)
Suburb	Locality subdivision	Char(80)
Elevation	Elevation in meters	Integer
ISO2	ISO 3166-2 region code	Char(10)
FIPS	The Federal Information Processing Standard, publication 10-4 (FIPS 10-4)	Char(10)
NUTS	European statistical division code	Char(12)
HASC	Hierarchical administrative subdivision code	Char(12)
STAT	National statistics/census code	Char(20)
Timezone	Time zone name (Olson)	Char(30)
UTC	Standard time expressed as an offset with respect to UTC	Char(10)
DST	Daylight saving time expressed as an offset with respect to UTC	Char(10)
locality_type	Type of place, ‘town’ or ‘business’	Char(20)
is_postal	Whether the postal code is used for regular mail	Integer
is_business	Whether the postal code is used for businesses	Integer
is_po_box	Whether the postal code is used for PO Boxes	Integer
post_town	Postal Town (e.g. USPS recommended city)	Char(80)

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How to integrate our self-hosted database

Flexible deployment, seamless integration and structured updates, all within your own infrastructure.

Choose your delivery method

Select the delivery option that fits your infrastructure.

Manual download

Download the full database directly from your Customer Portal.

Download API

Retrieve the full files via API for automated ingestion into your pipeline.

Cloud-to-cloud

Access the data in your cloud environment: Snowflake, Azure Data Share or AWS.

Integrate into your system

Import the data easily into any software, database, ERP, CRM, MDM, GIS, BI and GIS system.

Stay up to date

Frequent updates will keep your data always up-to-date.

Bulk updates

Download full, updated datasets to refresh your system.

Differential updates

Retrieve only the new, updated and deleted records to ensure integrity and traceability.

Why perform international address verification?

Some of the more common uses for address verification & validation include:

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ZIP code database

Global dataset containing all administrative divisions, cities and ZIP codes for 247 countries.

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Boundary data

A global data set of polygons representing ZIP codes and administrative areas.

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Population Database

Global population estimates at ZIP code and administrative level covering a span of 55 years: past, present, and future.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a street address database and how is it different from a National Address Database?

A street address database organizes street addresses, localities, ZIP codes, administrative divisions, and structured address data into a unified source. A National Address Database—such as those created by certain governments—is maintained by public agencies to support national services, transportation safety, and infrastructure planning.

GeoPostcodes does not provide the USDOT National Address Database. Instead, our global dataset is built using curated, authoritative sources and includes street-level and address-level detail for international use cases. You can explore the full structure on our Streets Database product page.

Does the address database support multiple languages for street addresses?

Yes. The address database includes multilingual fields so users can work with street addresses in the languages defined by local authorities. While a national address database may focus on a single official language, our global solution supports regions with multiple scripts and language variants.

See our multilingual specifications on the Streets Database page.

How do you handle addresses in countries without formal address programs or street systems?

Some regions—including rural areas, territories with tribal governance, or countries without formal address systems—don’t use standardized street addressing. In these cases, the GeoPostcodes address database relies on alternative references such as locality centroids, administrative divisions, or postal address proxies. This ensures organizations can still work with structured, normalized data even when no government-issued system exists.

For more on how we support global administrative structures, see our ZIP code Boundaries product.

What are the common use cases of an address database for organizations and government services?

Organizations use an address database to verify up-to-date street addresses, standardize incoming data, and support routing, geocoding, planning, and operational workflows. Public-sector agencies often rely on national address databases for infrastructure planning, school district analysis, and transportation safety.

GeoPostcodes supports both commercial and government use cases by providing global address coverage that integrates smoothly with open datasets. Learn how structured address data enhances geographic analysis in Zip Code Analysis.

How does an address database support accurate mail delivery and post office operations?

A complete address database connects street addresses to postal addresses, administrative divisions, and post-office regions. This improves mail routing, reduces delivery errors, and ensures consistent addressing across regions. While some countries rely on official national address databases, our global dataset ensures standardized formatting for international delivery workflows.

To see how postal regions and administrative hierarchies are structured in our data, explore the Postal Codes product page.

Does USPS have a database of addresses?

Yes. USPS maintains a National Address Database (NAD) containing location information to support mail delivery and address validation. This dataset is produced by the U.S. Government. While it is not the same as GeoPostcodes’ global address database, many users compare the two when evaluating coverage, format consistency, and international applicability.

For differences in global postal systems, see ZIP Code vs Postcode: Key Differences.

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