2006-07-05 07:01:02 · 6 answers · asked by donielle31 1 in Travel ➔ Canada ➔ Other - Canada
Canadian postal codes are much more explicit than the zip codes in the U.S. Here's a page that explains how postal codes work: http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/postal-ca.html
2006-07-05 07:36:10 · answer #1 · answered by love2travel 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if this is the answer to "why" but each Canadian postal code represents one side (ie, odd or even) of one block. That's a fair number of different codes, so they could potentially need 26x10x26x10x26x10 of them (or actually, probably not).
It's also easier to remember them that way. My old one was H2V 4H3--Have 2 Virgins 4 Happy 3somes
2006-07-05 07:07:46 · answer #2 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are not zip codes they are called postal codes
2006-07-05 08:40:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well we don't have zip codes we have postal codes which are the same as the British.
2006-07-05 07:04:52 · answer #4 · answered by Constant_Traveler 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we are highly educated and can remember complicated combinations of numbers and letters.
2006-07-05 07:04:35 · answer #5 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we are not ignorant hicks.
2006-07-05 20:16:30 · answer #6 · answered by Poutine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋