Postcode, postal code, and zip code are popular online/offline mailing terminologies. There are several reasons you might be interested in knowing what yours is.
However, confusion may arise if you come across a site requesting for your zip code when you are only familiar with the word postal code or postcode.
Is a postal code the same as a zip code?
Postcode, postal code, and zip code all represent the same thing. With every country having a preferred way of referring to it.
In Canada, it is popularly referred to as a postal code. While in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, they call it a postcode, in the United States, it is mainly referred to as zip code.
As a Nigerian, if you visit an American site or a site from any other country and request you to provide a Zip code, go ahead and use your postal code.
Not sure what your’s is? You can visit our homepage and browse through by state or by performing a search using your location.
