How Do You Enter A Canadian Postal Code?
Entering a Canadian Postal Code for any correspondence will take you no time at all as long you understand a few basic steps. Like the U.S. Postal Service, Canada Post (the official name for the Canadian Postal Service) uses codes to expedite mail and packages to all provinces and locations in the country. Using an European alphanumeric system, Canadian “zip codes” are made up of six digits alternating between a letter and a number or “ANA ANA”. The first section of the code indicates to the forward sorting area and the second section of code is the local delivery unit. When you write the postal code as part of the address on a piece of mail or on a package, be sure to write the postal code two spaces after the territory abbreviation. Canada Post prefers, but does not require, that all addresses including postal codes, be written in uppercase letters. An example of this would be: JOHN DOE 123 COURT STREET MOOSE JAW SK S6H 2X1 CANADA When you write or input the postal code for a Canadia
