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80xx: The city districts of Zurich were numbered before the Swiss postal codes were introduced; the number of the city district equals the last numbers of the postal code. The administration of the canton of Zurich has the postal code 8090. 3003 is the postal code of the Federal administration which is located in Bern.
Postcodes in the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda use two different formats, depending on whether they are for street addresses or PO Boxes.. Postcodes for street addresses consist of two letters and two digits, as follows:
The third digit of a Spanish postal code is used to identify major cities or basic itineraries. [4] A zero denotes a provincial capital, [1] e.g. San Sebastián, as capital of the province of Gipuzkoa, uses the postal code 200xx. The fourth and fifth digits are used to identify delivery areas, route itineraries or rural link itineraries. [4]
Postcodes were introduced in the Isle of Man in 1993, with the island becoming the IM postcode area. Each town or area is associated with one or more postcode districts, assigned by Isle of Man Post Office .
Prior to 1976, only Lisbon had used a system, of six zones (Lisboa 1 to Lisboa 6).. Avenida Padre Manuel da Nobrega 14, 2º Esq. Lisboa 1 [2]. In 1976, a national postal code system was introduced, with a four-digit structure, and designated addresses added "CODEX" (abbreviation of código extraordinário) to the postal location:
The first digit of a Polish postal code specifies the large area (postal region) to which the address concerned belongs. The numbers run clockwise around the map of Poland, from Warsaw (0) in the central east of the country, through east, south, west and north and then back to Łódź (9), close to the geographical centre of Poland.
The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar has introduced the postal code GX11 1AA. [1] [2] This is pending the introduction of a postcode system similar to that used in the United Kingdom. [3] This has been under consideration by the Government of Gibraltar since 2006. [4] The postcode is not required for local mail.
The present postcode system was introduced in New Zealand in June 2006, which, unlike the previous system, applies to all items of mail with effect from June 2008. In October 2008, New Zealand Post launched a 'remember your postcode' campaign, offering a $10,000 prize for remembering a postcode. [1]