This key is for the postal code or ZIP code included in the postal address of the feature.
Regional variations
United States
In the United States, set this key to the feature's five-digit
ZIP code
or, if known, the full ZIP+4 code. This key is useful because
ZIP codes are routes, not areas
, and they rarely correspond well to any kind of boundary. For example, use the format
addr:postcode
12345
for the five-digit ZIP code or
addr:postcode
12345-7890
if you know the ZIP+4.
Do not guess the ZIP code based on the
postal city
alone: a postal city may be associated with multiple ZIP codes. For example, Boston has 40 ZIP codes, some of which overlap geographically. Moreover, a given ZIP code may correspond to multiple postal cities: one is recommended by the USPS, but the owner at the address may prefer one of the acceptable alternatives. For example,
a long-running children's TV show
memorably
advertised its address
as being in the 02134 ZIP code of Boston, which is an acceptable alternative to the recommended city name of Allston.
The
addr:postcode
=*
of a U.S. Post Office should be the ZIP code of that post office location's own address. Use
postal_code
=*
to list the ZIP codes served by the post office location.
See also
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