plz tell me if u know wut a postal code is.
2007-03-26 10:47:08 · 10 answers · asked by Ashley B 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail.
Germany was the first country to introduce a postal code system, in 1941. The United Kingdom followed in 1959 and the United States in 1963.
In February 2005, 117 of the 190 member countries of the Universal Postal Union had postal code systems. Examples of countries that do not are Ireland (although one will be introduced there in 2008 [1]), Hong Kong, Panama and Vietnam.
Although postal codes are usually assigned to geographical areas, special codes are sometimes assigned to individual addresses or to institutions that receive large volumes of mail, such as government agencies and large commercial companies. One example is the French Cedex system.
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2007-03-26 10:55:09 · answer #1 · answered by Indiana Frenchman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
every place in the world has a postal-code. One example is Beverly Hills - it has the postal-code 90210. when you send someone a letter or parcel, this code is very important. You may spell beverly hills wrong, but the post-office can still read the postal-code and put the mail in the correct box... also if there are e.g. 2 cities called Jackson, then the only way the post-office knows which one you mean is thru the postal-code. postal-code is also called zipcode in some countries.
2016-03-17 02:40:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zip Code
2007-03-26 10:50:00 · answer #3 · answered by tumbleweed1954 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the United States it is your zip code, in other countries outsife of North America it could mean somehting different.
2007-03-26 10:58:51 · answer #4 · answered by CrazyEddy06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is what they call a zip code in canada but in canada and the uk it is a serie of numbers like ln8 3yc
2007-03-26 10:51:14 · answer #5 · answered by CCC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a postcode is the english form of the us zip code its a series of letters or numbers for example; SW19 is the wimbledon area code of london 6TA would be the street etc etc.
2007-03-26 10:56:14 · answer #6 · answered by exile 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your zip code, dear.
2007-03-26 10:55:09 · answer #7 · answered by FILO 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the little number that goes next to your address. It basically tells your mailing zone.
2007-03-26 10:54:17 · answer #8 · answered by justagirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't you mean coastal pode?
2007-03-26 10:50:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
instructions for your mail carrier where to dump your mail.
2007-03-26 10:56:25 · answer #10 · answered by thevillageidiotxxxx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋