Talk:Postal code

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Dear Sirs or Madams: Please inform me if an information source where I may locate a list of nations of the world that "do not" have postal codes. Your assistance shall be sincerely appreciated. Thank you, C. Robert Keathley, opa@pflash.com

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Hm, well that's an interesting enquiry ... the encyclopedia doesn't usually work quite like that, it usually tries to grow the encylopedia itself, rather than respond directly to enquiries ... and yours is particularly tricky because you're looking for an absence of something, which might be a bit hard to see! Have you tried the (external link to) Universal Postal Union website? They have a section on postcodes - maybe you will get some help there. Good luck. By the way I have responded here rathert than dirrectly to your email becasue I sort of think that's more what we should be doing. I hope this helps. Nevilley 18:13 Dec 11, 2002 (UTC)

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Can 'numbers' and 'digits' be used interchangeably? I thought numbers could consist of any number of digits, but I am not a native speaker of English. branko

You're right, though. Deb 17:28, 1 Aug 2003 (UTC)

Thanks Deb.

Here's my next question: according to the text, 'Every nation has a different format and placement for the postal code'. Is this really nation dependendant, or more like postal company dependant? It strikes me as odd that nations would interfere with a company's business methods. branko

We only have one real postal company in the UK - the Royal Mail - and they make the decisions, I believe. Couriers and other delivery companies use the postcodes specified by the Royal Mail. Deb 19:59, 1 Aug 2003 (UTC)

Same in Canada...Canada Post is government-run, so it's not that the government is interfering with a private business. Other companies just use the postal codes specified by Canada Post. Adam Bishop 20:04, 1 Aug 2003 (UTC)

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I think it would be better if the examples used 1 and A instead of D and L. Eg, UK postcode would be AA11 1AA. opinions? -- Tarquin 11:21, 16 Nov 2003 (UTC)

if we change it, we should look at other articles as well. i once change inconsistance between AN and LD.

• A1 - is more like example
• AN - AlphaNumeric and the same as in UPU-documents
• DL -

Tobias Conradi 19:50, 4 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Do the country names need to be bold?

Do the country names need to be bold? --Hemanshu 12:25, 3 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Date of changeover

I was seeking the year in which the zip code replaced the old postal zones in the U.S. Might be a nice addition to the page on postal codes. JD