postal code

noun

1. British. postcode.
2. Canadian. a mailing code system similar to the zip code in the U.S. and the postcode in Britain.

postal code

noun

1. a code of letters and digits used as part of a postal address to aid the sorting of mail Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)postcode US equivalentzip code

Word History and Origins

Origin of postal code¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

The property called Villa Maryland is set in the Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat peninsula in the South of France, the country’s most expensive postal code.

From Seattle Times

In some countries, the zip code is referred to as the postal code and looks very different than what is used in the United States.

From Encyclopedia.com

The message takes on different meaning to different people - for the Irishman, it refers to being in a different postal code - but it translates to how far Woods blew it by him.

From Washington Times

Britons affectionately refer to the world’s most hallowed tennis grounds as “SW19,” after the All England Club’s London postal code.

From Los Angeles Times

“SW” are her initials, of course, and “SW19” is the postal code for Wimbledon.

From Seattle Times