postcode

post·code
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UK/ˈpəʊs(t)kəʊd/US/ˈpoʊs(t)ˌkoʊd/

noun

A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.

Similar
ZIP codeZIPpostal code
OriginEnglish code ← Middle English code ← Old French code →
CommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

nounpostcode (plural postcodes)

plural postcodes · alternative post code

  1. IrelandUKA sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.
    1. IrelandUKbroadlyThe region denoted by such a sequence.

      The Environment Agency says it is mainly the most deprived postcodes that are the most flood-prone.

      2007 July 3, Polly Toynbee, “If Chelsea were under water, it would be taken seriously”, in The Guardian
  2. AustraliaNew ZealandA four-digit number added to a postal address to sort and deliver mail.
verbpostcode (third-person singular simple present postcodes, present participle postcoding, simple past and past participle postcoded)

present singular third person postcodes · participle present postcoding · participle past postcoded · past postcoded · alternative post code

  1. UKtransitiveTo give a postcode to; to mark with a postcode.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail

Similar
ZIP codeZIPpostal code
Broader
code
Also see
postal codezipzip code

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó
  4. Proto-Italic*po
  5. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
  7. Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*tḱinéti
  9. Proto-Italic*sinō
  10. Proto-Italic*pozinō
  11. Latinpōnō
  12. Latinposita
  13. Italianposta
  14. Middle Frenchposte
  15. Englishpost
  16. Latincaudex
  17. Latincōdex
  18. Old Frenchcode
  19. Middle Englishcode
  20. Englishcode
  21. Englishpostcode

From post + code.

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Translations

Afrikaans poskode
  • poskodesequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Arabic رَمْز بَرِيدِيّ
  • رَمْز بَرِيدِيّ (ramz barīdiyy)sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Bengali পোস্ট কোড
  • পোস্ট কোড (pōsṭ kōḍ)sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Bulgarian по́щенски код
  • по́щенски код (póštenski kod)sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Chinese Cantonese 郵政編碼 /邮政编码, 郵編 /邮编
  • 郵政編碼 /邮政编码 (jau⁴ zing³ pin¹ maa⁵)sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
  • 郵編 /邮编 (jau⁴ pin¹)sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
  • 郵區編號 /邮区编号 (jau⁴ keoi¹ pin¹ hou⁶)sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Chinese Mandarin 郵政編碼 /邮政编码, 郵編 /邮编
  • 郵政編碼 /邮政编码 (yóuzhèng biānmǎ)sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
  • 郵編 /邮编 (yóubiān)sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
  • 郵遞區號 /邮递区号 (yóudì qūhào)sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Czech směrovací číslo, poštovní směrovací číslo
  • směrovací číslosequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
  • poštovní směrovací číslosequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
  • PSČsequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Danish postnummer, postnummer
  • postnummerregion
  • postnummersequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Dutch postcode, postnummer
  • postcodesequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
  • postnummersequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Esperanto poŝtkodo
  • poŝtkodosequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Estonian postiindeks
  • postiindekssequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Finnish postinumeroalue, postinumero
  • postinumeroalueregion
  • postinumerosequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
French code postal
  • code postalsequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
German PLZ, Postleitzahl
  • PLZsequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
  • Postleitzahlsequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Greek ταχυδρομικός κώδικας, ΤΚ
  • ταχυδρομικός κώδικας (tachydromikós kódikas)sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
  • ΤΚ (TK)sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Hebrew מִקּוּד
  • מִקּוּד (mikúd)sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Hindi पोस्टकोड
  • पोस्टकोड (posṭkoḍ)sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Hungarian irányítószám
  • irányítószámsequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Icelandic póstnúmer
  • póstnúmersequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Indonesian kode pos
  • kode possequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Irish postchód
  • postchódsequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Italian codice postale
  • codice postalesequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Japanese 郵便番号
  • 郵便番号 (yūbin bangō)sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Korean 우편번호
  • 우편번호 (upyeonbeonho)sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Latvian pasta kods, pasta indeks
  • pasta kodssequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
  • pasta indekssequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Lithuanian pašto kodas
  • pašto kodassequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Malay poskod
  • poskodsequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Māori tohu karere
  • tohu kareresequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Norwegian Bokmål postnummer
  • postnummersequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Polish kod pocztowy, kod pocztowy
  • kod pocztowyregion
  • kod pocztowysequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Portuguese código postal, código de endereçamento postal
  • código postalsequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
  • código de endereçamento postalsequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
  • CEPsequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Romanian cod poștal
  • cod poștalsequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Russian почто́вый и́ндекс
  • почто́вый и́ндекс (počtóvyj índɛks)sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Scottish Gaelic còd postachd
  • còd postachdsequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Slovak poštové smerovacie číslo, PSČ
  • poštové smerovacie číslosequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
  • PSČsequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
  • smerovacie číslosequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Spanish código postal
  • código postalsequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Swahili postikodi
  • postikodisequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Swedish postkod
  • postkodsequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Tamil அஞ்சல் குறியீடு
  • அஞ்சல் குறியீடு (añcal kuṟiyīṭu)sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Thai รหัสไปรษณีย์
  • รหัสไปรษณีย์ (rá-hàt-bprai-sà-nii)sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Turkish posta kodu
  • posta kodusequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Ukrainian пошто́вий і́ндекс
  • пошто́вий і́ндекс (poštóvyj índeks)sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Urdu رَمْزِ ڈاک, پوسْٹ کوڈ
  • رَمْزِ ڈاک (ramz-i ḍāk)sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
  • پوسْٹ کوڈ (posṭ koḍ)sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Vietnamese mã bưu chính, mã thư tín
  • mã bưu chínhsequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
  • mã thư tínsequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Welsh cod post
  • cod postsequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address
Cite this entry
APA

postcode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postcode

MLA

“postcode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postcode. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postcode,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postcode.

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