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Australia Post Postcode Search view detail comment email this

Searchable by location, postcode, delivery office, presort number, and parcel zone. Includes a postage assessment calculator and access to downloadable copies of the postal data file and presort letter plans.
http://www1.auspost.com.au/postcodes/
Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Regions of the World

Last updated Jun 25, 2002


Canadian Easy Postal Code Search view detail comment email this

Find a postal code in Canada by entering the street address, city, and province.
http://www.westminster.ca/eng/custom3.html
Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts

Last updated May 19, 2009


Community Information by Zip Code view detail comment email this

This site provides links to selected Internet sources for statistical data on population, education, health, environment, business, and politics which can be retrieved by entering a zip code. It includes U.S., California, and Los Angeles area zip-code-level sources. Maintained by CSU-Northridge librarian Mary Finley.
http://library.csun.edu/Find_Resources/Government_Publications/zipstats.html
Topics: California, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Statistics

Last updated Oct 12, 2005


Country Codes and International Resources view detail comment email this

"Thousands of pages of editor-selected information on International travel, travel insurance, maps, cell phones, trade currency, newspapers and other media; history, economics, embassies, business etiquette, country dialing codes and city dialing codes, as well as global import and export regulations, tax law, military, flags and more." Search, or browse by country or topic. From an Internet marketing company.
http://countrycodes.boomja.com/
Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Travel

Last updated Jan 5, 2009


Free Online ZIP Code Lookups view detail comment email this

Tools for looking up zip codes and related data, including zip codes in a radius, zip codes by county, and occupant and business counts by zip code. Also includes a program to calculate the distance between two zip codes, and a lookup for "the location of phone numbers or the cities covered by an area code."
http://www.melissadata.com/keywordsearch/zipcode.htm
Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts

Last updated Jun 3, 2003


Free ZIP Code Lookup view detail comment email this

You can enter a zip code and request the county name, time zone, MSA/PMSA code, area code, and latitude and longitude.
http://zipinfo.com/search/
Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts

Last updated Mar 29, 2005


Lookup Zip Code view detail comment email this

This database lets you get a list of all ZIP codes in a city, county, or area code. You can also search by ZIP code and get the city, county, and area code.
http://www.getzips.com/
Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts

Last updated Feb 27, 2005


National Address Server view detail comment email this

"Given a valid U.S. postal address, this server attempts to rewrite the address in the proper format along with the ZIP+4 code. If it is successful, you can retrieve a Postscript or a GIF file of the address for printing, with a barcode! You can also view a street map of the address, from 2 different Internet map sites (MapBlast and MapQuest)."
http://www.cedar.buffalo.edu/adserv.html
Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts

Last updated Dec 13, 2001


Official USPS Abbreviations view detail comment email this

List of official abbreviations from the United States Postal Service (USPS) to use when addressing mail. Includes abbreviations for states, military areas (such as "AE" for Armed Forces Middle East), street suffixes, and secondary unit designations (such as for apartment, penthouse, and room).
http://www.usps.com/ncsc/lookups/usps_abbreviations.html#states
Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts

Last updated Oct 26, 2005


Postal Rates.Info view detail comment email this

A directory to mail information featuring rates, codes, philately (stamp collecting and study), and authorities around the world. The directory of Internet Resources includes a translator service, currency converter, search engines, country information, travel, computers, business, entertainment, reference, news, emergency numbers, first aid and emergency care, and more.
http://www.postalrates.info/
Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Medical Treatments & Devices, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts

Last updated Apr 4, 2003


Postcode/Address Finder view detail comment email this

This site from Royal Mail, the national postal service of the United Kingdom, "is designed to ensure that ... mail is correctly addressed." Available in English and Welsh. Registration (free) required for up to 15 searches within a 24-hour period.
http://postcode.royalmail.com/portal/rm/postcodefinder?pageId=pol_login&catId=400145&cs=1
Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts

Last updated Jun 13, 2008


Universal Postal Union: Addressing view detail comment email this

A browsable guide to international postcodes and letter addressing formats. Includes a guide (available in English and French) that explains the structure of a country's postcode and what each component means and gives an example of an addressed envelope.
http://www.upu.int/post_code/en/addressing.html
Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts

Last updated May 19, 2004


whitepages.com.au view detail comment email this

Australian telephone directory. Includes postcodes, dialing codes, and a link to their Yellow Pages Online.
http://www.whitepages.com.au/
Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Regions of the World, Technology

Last updated Jan 23, 2006


ZIP Code Lookup view detail comment email this

The official United States Postal Service ZIP code look-up. Find ZIP codes for addresses, locate the four-digit extension, associate a ZIP Code with city/state names, decipher postal abbreviations, and read a FAQ on ZIP Codes (where you will find that ZIP stands for "Zoning Improvement Plan").
http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp
Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts

Last updated Sep 1, 2005


Zip Codes - German view detail comment email this

Searchable index of Postleitzahlen .
http://www.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de/plz/plzrequest.uk.html
Topics: Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts

Last updated Jul 17, 2001


Zipdecode view detail comment email this

A tool for identifying ZIP code locations on a map of the United States. As you type in digits, the map highlights the region covered. The author has a doctoral degree from the Aesthetics and Computation Group at MIT.
http://benfry.com/zipdecode/
Topics: Maps, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, U.S. Maps

Last updated Dec 2, 2008




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