Postal code A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal a ...

s in

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are 6 digit numeric. The first group of two digits are the numbers used by

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to encode the departments. The second group of two digits in the range of 00 to 89 encode postal zones, where 00 is used for the department capital. In the range of 90 - 99 it has another meaning. The third group of two digits encodes up to 100 postal districts in each zone. So there can be 32 * 90 * 100 = 288 000 postal districts in the geographic defined zones in all departments combined.

External links

World Postal Code
- look up the postal code of an address or by navigating the map
Colombian National Post Office

Código Postal de Colombia
- list of postal codes per region; not searchable

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