What is the United Kingdom/postal code and the Zip Code?

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BlackWings5558

Where in the United Kingdom? They have more then one.

Grey Silhouette

In the UK Post Codes designate the area a building is in, in towns and cities they they indicate, say a block of buildings so your house is designated a 'Post Code' eg, CR0 2JD CR (Croydon) 0 (Addington) 2JD the block of houses on the street. Theoretically puting the house no. and post code is all Royal mail needs to identify the address. Zip codes (in the UK) relate to the length, colour and number of teeth per inch in a zip

Roxley x

example......FY2 9EA

catfish

Post Codes are British, Zip Codes American.

In UK, if you live in Sunderland, for example, your postcode would begin with SR, for Sunderland, then a number (1 being central to the city, and the higher the number, the further out you live). Other cities have other letters to identify them. Then there are other identifying numbers and letters which identify your street. You can actually mail a letter in UK addressing it solely with the postcode, and be confident it will arrive. Or so they say!!

muppetofkent

Post codes are the British equivalent of Zip Codes.

Postcodes identify a set of 20 or so houses, so there is no single post code for the UK, a Town or even a single street.

You can look up a post code on the royal mail website.

Sir Sidney Snot

It's the code by which your road is indentified by the Post office
Each area of each town has it's own code

gina

the UK doesn't have one as a whole. each city/county has a individual prefix for example Bristol postcodes start BS

There are millions of postcodes in England alone - a seperate postcode for every 8 buildings/properties.

Jellytot

Zip Code is the American word for Postal Code.

The U.K itself doesn't have a postcode, it varies from area to area depending on where you are.

deadman

Postal codes are for the UK, Zip codes are the American equivalent.

eurotraveller

The United Kingdom has thousands of postcodes (postal codes), each of which is designated to a different location within the country.
The Royal Mail website can give you the correct postcode for any given address in the UK. Follow the link and type in the address for which you need a postcode:
http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/postcodefinder?catId=400145
'zip code' is the American name for a postcode.

Feinschmecker

You'll need to elaborate your question to explain what you really wish to know.

Zip Code is the American name for a postal code

Postcode is the British name for a postal code

US mail has Zipcodes for the UK but they are useless inside the UK
00144-*000 Britain
00144-*000 Channel Islands
00144-*000 England
00144-*000 Great Britain
00144-*000 Northern Ireland
00144-*000 Uk
00144-*000 Ulster
00144-*000 United Kingdom
00144-8000 Scotland
00144-9000 Wales

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