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unusual facts about postal codes



Cool In Your Code

Shortly afterward, a British version of Cool in Your Code, in a form of a web TV show from the Times Online webservice, was created—like the New York counterpart, it profiles neighborhoods in London, according to their postal codes.

Postal codes in Algeria

In Algeria, the postal codes of province capitals are composed of the province code as in ISO 3166-2:DZ and three zeros, for example: 16000 for Algiers, while the postal codes of other cities, towns, and villages in the province are the provincial code followed by three numerals.

Postal codes in Jamaica

There was a plan to introduce postal codes in Jamaica, first announced on June 6, 2005.


see also

DA2

DA postcode area (Dartford postcode area), a group of postal codes in England

Postal code

Eight British Overseas Territories use ten postal codes: three for Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, and one apiece for the others.

Postal codes in Greece

Postal codes beginning with the digits between 100 and 180 are used for the city of Athens; the beginning sequences 180 to 199 are used for other parts of the prefecture of Attica, with the exception of Corfu and Rhodes.

Postal codes in Luxembourg

Postal codes starting with a 4 are located in the city of Esch-sur-Alzette.