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Postal code/index

ID postindex

DatatypePersonal data (PII)categorical

Postal index/code, unique post identifier used in address

Categories
Geographic identifiers, Personally identifiable information, Common
Countries
Global (not tied to a country)
Languages
Common to most languages
Microsoft CDM
means.location.postalCode
W3C DPV
pd:PostalCode
Schema.org
postalCode
Wikidata
P281
FIBO
postcode
Quality
50/100 · missing: longer description, regexp, examples, negative example
Metacrafter rules
5 rules (5 by field name, 0 by value)
Supported by tools
Metabase, metacrafter, metacrafterpro, Metadata Guardian, Oracle Data Safe, Microsoft Power BI, scrubadub, Snowflake sensitive data classification, RedGate SQL Data catalog, Tableau, Alteryx Woodwork

Patterns

Specific representations of this datatype.

IDNameCategoriesCountriesDescription
ad_postcode Andorra postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common AD Postal code in Andorra: the letters AD and three digits; the first digit is 1 to 7 and the second is 0.
af_postcode Afghanistan postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common AF Postal code in Afghanistan: four digits.
al_postcode Albania postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common AL Postal code in Albania: four digits.
ar_postcode Argentina postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common AR Postal code in Argentina: the Código Postal Argentino (CPA) of eight characters, a letter (not I or O), four digits and three letters.
at_postcode Austrian postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common AT Postal code (Postleitzahl) in Austria: four digits. The first digit is the region, 1 for Vienna.
au_postcode Australian postcode PII pattern draft geo, pii, common AU Postcode in Australia: four digits. Codes in the Northern Territory start with 0, such as 0800 for Darwin.
az_postcode Azerbaijan postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common AZ Postal code in Azerbaijan: four digits. In addresses the code may be written after the prefix AZ.
ba_postcode Bosnia and Herzegovina postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common BA Postal code in Bosnia and Herzegovina: five digits.
bb_postcode Barbados postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common BB Postal code in Barbados: the letters BB and five digits.
bd_postcode Bangladesh postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common BD Postal code in Bangladesh: four digits.
be_postcode Belgian postal code PII pattern geo, pii, common BE Four-digit postal code used in Belgium since 1969; it never starts with 0. The first digit mostly shows the province, though some ranges...
bg_postcode Bulgarian postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common BG Postal code (пощенски код) in Bulgaria: four digits, from 1000 for central Sofia.
bh_postcode Bahrain postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common BH Postal code in Bahrain: a number of three or four digits from 100 to 1299.
bn_postcode Brunei postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common BN Postal code in Brunei: two letters and four digits, optionally separated by a space.
br_postcode Brazilian postal code (CEP) PII pattern draft geo, pii, common BR Brazilian postal code (CEP, Código de Endereçamento Postal): eight digits, usually written as five digits, a hyphen and three digits.
bt_postcode Bhutan postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common BT Postal code in Bhutan: five digits.
by_postcode Belarus postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common BY Postal code in Belarus: six digits.
ca_postcode Canadian postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common CA Canadian postal code: six characters in the form A1A 1A1, a letter, a digit and a letter, a space, then a digit, a letter and a digit....
ch_postcode Swiss postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common CH Postal code (Postleitzahl, numéro postal) in Switzerland: four digits. Liechtenstein uses the same system.
cl_postcode Chile postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common CL Postal code in Chile: seven digits.
co_postcode Colombian postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common CO Postal code (código postal) in Colombia: six digits. The first two digits are the department, such as 11 for Bogotá and 05 for Antioquia.
cu_postcode Cuba postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common CU Postal code in Cuba: five digits.
cv_postcode Cabo Verde postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common CV Postal code in Cabo Verde: four digits.
cy_postcode Cyprus postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common CY Postal code in Cyprus: four digits.
cz_postal_code Czech postal code (PSČ) PII pattern draft geo, pii, common CZ Poštovní směrovací číslo (PSČ), the five-digit postal code of the Czech Republic, usually written as three and two digits, as in 110 00....
de_postcode German postal code (Postleitzahl) PII pattern geo, pii, common DE Five-digit postal code (Postleitzahl, PLZ) used in Germany since 1 July 1993, in the range 01001 to 99998. The first digit is the postal...
dk_postcode Danish postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common DK Postal code (postnummer) in Denmark: four digits, such as 1050 for central Copenhagen. Greenland uses codes from the same series.
do_postcode Dominican Republic postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common DO Postal code in the Dominican Republic: five digits.
dz_postcode Algeria postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common DZ Postal code in Algeria: five digits.
ec_postcode Ecuador postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common EC Postal code in Ecuador: six digits.
ee_postcode Estonia postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common EE Postal code in Estonia: five digits.
espostcode Spanish postal code (by language) PII pattern draft geo ES, MX Spanish postal code (by language)
et_postcode Ethiopia postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common ET Postal code in Ethiopia: four digits.
fi_postcode Finnish postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common FI Postal code (postinumero) in Finland: five digits. Helsinki codes start with 00.
fm_postcode Micronesia postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common FM Postal code in Micronesia: a ZIP code of five digits from 96941 to 96944, optionally followed by a space or hyphen and four more digits.
frpostcode French postal code PII pattern draft geo FR French postal code
ge_postcode Georgia postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common GE Postal code in Georgia: four digits.
gg_postcode Guernsey postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common GG Postal code in Guernsey: the letters GY, a digit and an optional digit or letter, an optional space, then a digit and two letters....
gn_postcode Guinea postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common GN Postal code in Guinea: three digits.
gr_postcode Greece postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common GR Postal code in Greece: five digits, written as three digits, a space and two digits; the space may be omitted.
gt_postcode Guatemala postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common GT Postal code in Guatemala: five digits.
gw_postcode Guinea-Bissau postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common GW Postal code in Guinea-Bissau: four digits.
hn_postcode Honduras postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common HN Postal code in Honduras: five digits.
hr_postcode Croatia postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common HR Postal code in Croatia: five digits. In addresses the code may be written after the prefix HR-.
ht_postcode Haiti postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common HT Postal code in Haiti: four digits. In addresses the code may be written after the prefix HT.
hu_postcode Hungary postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common HU Postal code in Hungary: four digits.
ie_postcode Ireland postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common IE Postal code in Ireland: the Eircode, introduced in 2015. It has seven letters and digits, written as a group of three and a group of...
il_postcode Israel postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common IL Postal code in Israel: the mikud, seven digits; the five-digit codes used before 2013 are also accepted.
im_postcode Isle of Man postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common IM Postal code in Isle of Man: the letters IM, a digit and an optional digit or letter, an optional space, then a digit and two letters.
in_postcode Indian postal code (PIN code) PII pattern draft geo, pii, common IN Postal Index Number (PIN code) in India: six digits, sometimes with a space after the third. The first digit is a postal zone: 1 to 8...
iq_postcode Iraq postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common IQ Postal code in Iraq: five digits.
ir_postcode Iran postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common IR Postal code in Iran: ten digits, optionally written as two groups of five joined by a hyphen.
is_postcode Iceland postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common IS Postal code in Iceland: three digits.
it_postcode Italian postal code (CAP) PII pattern draft geo, pii, common IT Italian postal code (CAP, codice di avviamento postale): five digits. San Marino and Vatican City also use codes from this system.
je_postcode Jersey postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common JE Postal code in Jersey: the letters JE, a digit and an optional digit or letter, an optional space, then a digit and two letters.
jo_postcode Jordan postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common JO Postal code in Jordan: five digits.
jp_postcode Japanese postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common JP Postal code (郵便番号) in Japan: seven digits, written as three digits, a hyphen and four digits, often after the 〒 mark.
ke_postcode Kenya postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common KE Postal code in Kenya: five digits.
kg_postcode Kyrgyzstan postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common KG Postal code in Kyrgyzstan: six digits.
kh_postcode Cambodia postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common KH Postal code in Cambodia: five or six digits.
kw_postcode Kuwait postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common KW Postal code in Kuwait: five digits.
kz_postal_code Kazakh postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common KZ Postal code of Kazakhstan. The rules on postal codes approved by order No. 66 of the Minister of Information and Communications of 29...
la_postcode Laos postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common LA Postal code in Laos: five digits.
lb_postcode Lebanon postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common LB Postal code in Lebanon: four digits, or eight digits written as two groups of four with an optional space.
li_postcode Liechtenstein postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common LI Postal code in Liechtenstein: four digits from 9485 to 9498. In addresses the code may be written after the prefix FL-. Liechtenstein is...
lk_postcode Sri Lanka postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common LK Postal code in Sri Lanka: five digits.
lr_postcode Liberia postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common LR Postal code in Liberia: four digits.
ls_postcode Lesotho postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common LS Postal code in Lesotho: three digits.
lt_postcode Lithuania postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common LT Postal code in Lithuania: five digits. In addresses the code may be written after the prefix LT-.
lu_postcode Luxembourg postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common LU Postal code in Luxembourg: four digits. In addresses the code may be written after the prefix L-.
lv_postcode Latvia postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common LV Postal code in Latvia: the letters LV, a hyphen and four digits.
ma_postcode Morocco postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common MA Postal code in Morocco: five digits.
mc_postcode Monaco postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common MC Postal code in Monaco: five digits starting with 980. In addresses the code may be written after the prefix MC-. Monaco is part of the...
md_postcode Moldova postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common MD Postal code in Moldova: four digits. In addresses the code may be written after the prefix MD-.
me_postcode Montenegro postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common ME Postal code in Montenegro: five digits starting with 8.
mg_postcode Madagascar postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common MG Postal code in Madagascar: three digits.
mh_postcode Marshall Islands postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common MH Postal code in the Marshall Islands: a ZIP code of five digits from 96960 to 96979, optionally followed by a space or hyphen and four...
mk_postcode North Macedonia postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common MK Postal code in North Macedonia: four digits.
mm_postcode Myanmar postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common MM Postal code in Myanmar: five digits.
mn_postcode Mongolia postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common MN Postal code in Mongolia: five digits.
mt_postcode Malta postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common MT Postal code in Malta: three letters and four digits, optionally separated by a space; codes in the format used before 2007 have two digits.
mu_postcode Mauritius postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common MU Postal code in Mauritius: five digits, or three digits, two letters and three digits.
mv_postcode Maldives postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common MV Postal code in Maldives: five digits.
mx_postcode Mexican postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common MX Postal code (código postal) in Mexico: five digits. The first two digits identify the state; codes of Mexico City start with 01 to 16.
my_postcode Malaysia postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common MY Postal code in Malaysia: five digits.
mz_postcode Mozambique postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common MZ Postal code in Mozambique: four digits.
na_postcode Namibia postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common NA Postal code in Namibia: five digits.
ne_postcode Niger postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common NE Postal code in Niger: four digits.
ng_postcode Nigeria postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common NG Postal code in Nigeria: six digits.
ni_postcode Nicaragua postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common NI Postal code in Nicaragua: five digits.
no_postcode Norwegian postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common NO Postal code (postnummer) in Norway: four digits. Oslo codes start with 0.
np_postcode Nepal postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common NP Postal code in Nepal: five digits.
nz_postcode New Zealand postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common NZ Postal code in New Zealand: four digits.
om_postcode Oman postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common OM Postal code in Oman: three digits, optionally preceded by PC and a space.
pe_postcode Peru postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common PE Postal code in Peru: five digits starting with 0, 1 or 2; the older codes of Lima and Callao, such as LIMA 23 or CALLAO 2, are also accepted.
pg_postcode Papua New Guinea postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common PG Postal code in Papua New Guinea: three digits.
ph_postcode Philippines postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common PH Postal code in the Philippines: the ZIP code, four digits.
pk_postcode Pakistan postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common PK Postal code in Pakistan: five digits.
pt_postcode Portuguese postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common PT Postal code (código postal) in Portugal: four digits, a hyphen and three digits. The first four digits name the area, the last three a...
pw_postcode Palau postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common PW Postal code in Palau: a ZIP code, 96939 or 96940, optionally followed by a space or hyphen and four more digits.
py_postcode Paraguay postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common PY Postal code in Paraguay: six digits.
ro_postcode Romanian postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common RO Postal code (cod poștal) in Romania: six digits, used since 2003. Bucharest codes start with 0, and their second digit is the sector.
ruspostalcode Russian postal code PII pattern draft geo RU 6 digits postal codes used in Russian Federation
sd_postcode Sudan postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common SD Postal code in Sudan: five digits.
se_postcode Swedish postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common SE Postal code (postnummer) in Sweden: five digits, written as three digits, a space and two digits.
sg_postcode Singapore postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common SG Postal code in Singapore: six digits.
si_postcode Slovenia postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common SI Postal code in Slovenia: four digits. In addresses the code may be written after the prefix SI-.
sk_postcode Slovakia postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common SK Postal code in Slovakia: five digits, written as three digits, a space and two digits; the space may be omitted.
sm_postcode San Marino postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common SM Postal code in San Marino: five digits from 47890 to 47899. San Marino is part of the Italian postal code system.
sn_postcode Senegal postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common SN Postal code in Senegal: five digits.
so_postcode Somalia postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common SO Postal code in Somalia: two letters and five digits, optionally separated by a space.
sv_postcode El Salvador postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common SV Postal code in El Salvador: four digits; the first is 1 to 3, the second 1 to 7 and the third 0 to 2.
sz_postcode Eswatini postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common SZ Postal code in Eswatini: a letter (H, L, M or S) and three digits.
tj_postcode Tajikistan postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common TJ Postal code in Tajikistan: six digits.
tm_postcode Turkmenistan postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common TM Postal code in Turkmenistan: six digits.
tn_postcode Tunisia postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common TN Postal code in Tunisia: four digits.
tt_postcode Trinidad and Tobago postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common TT Postal code in Trinidad and Tobago: six digits.
tw_postcode Taiwan postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common TW Postal code in Taiwan: three digits for the township or district, optionally followed by two or three more digits.
ua_postcode Ukraine postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common UA Postal code in Ukraine: five digits.
ukpostalcode UK Postal code PII pattern geo GB Postal codes used in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies are known as postcodes (originally, postal codes).
uszipcode US Postal code PII pattern geo US A ZIP Code is a postal code used by the United States Postal Service (USPS). Introduced in 1963, the basic format consisted of five...
uy_postcode Uruguayan postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common UY Postal code (código postal) in Uruguay: five digits. Montevideo codes start with 11 or 12.
uz_postcode Uzbekistan postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common UZ Postal code in Uzbekistan: six digits.
va_postcode Vatican City postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common VA Postal code in Vatican City: a single code, 00120. Vatican City is part of the Italian postal code system.
vc_postcode Saint Vincent and the Grenadines postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common VC Postal code in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: the letters VC and four digits.
ve_postcode Venezuela postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common VE Postal code in Venezuela: four digits.
za_postcode South Africa postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common ZA Postal code in South Africa: four digits.
zm_postcode Zambia postal code PII pattern draft geo, pii, common ZM Postal code in Zambia: five digits.

Child datatypes

IDNameCategoriesCountriesDescription
nl_postcode Dutch postal code PII geo NL Postcode in the Netherlands: four digits, the first not 0, a space and two capital letters, from 1000 AA upwards. The letter pairs SA,...

Translations

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RussianПочтовый индексИндекс почтовой связи

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