A postal code is a sequence of numbers or letters, or a combination of numbers and letters, used by the postal service of a country to identify geographic areas and facilitate mail sorting and delivery.
*Postal Code History
Postal codes were first used in London in 1857, when the city was divided into ten districts and each was given a one- or two-letter postal code. Liverpool became the first other city to use the system in 1864. After World War I, postal codes were expanded from England to other major European cities. Vietnam implemented the use of postal codes in 2004, in accordance with the decision of the Ministry of Post and Telematics and based on global standards and World Postal Union directives.
*Postal code terms in some countries
ZIP Code: Standard Terms in the US and Philippines
Postal code: Standard Terms in Canada
Postcode: Standard Terms in Many English-Speaking Countries
CAP: Standard Terms in Italy
CEP: Standard Terms in Brazil
PIN: Standard Terms in India
*Vietnam Postal Code
Vietnam Postal Code Structure
The Vietnam postal code consists of a set of five numeric characters:
The first two characters identify the province or city directly under the Central Government.
The first three or four characters identify the county, district, and equivalent administrative unit.
There are five characters that identify the subject of the National Postal Code assignment.
Websites to look up details of postal codes in Vietnam
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Hanoi Postal Code (30 districts and 1 town)
- Ha Noi: 10000
- Hoan Kiem: 11000
- Ba Dinh: 11100
- Tay Ho: 11200
- Cau Giay: 11300
- Thanh Xuan: 11400
- Dong Da: 11500
- Hai Ba Trung: 11600
- Hoang Mai: 11700
- Long Bien: 11800
- Bac Tu Liem: 11900
- Nam Tu Liem: 12000
- Ha Dong: 12100
- Soc Son: 12200
- Dong Anh: 12300
- Gia Lam: 12400
- Thanh Tri: 12500
- Ba Vi: 12600
- Son Tay Town: 12700
- Phuc Tho: 12800
- Me Linh: 12900
- Dan Phuong: 13000
- Thach That: 13100
- Hoai Duc: 13200
- Quoc Oai: 13300
- Chuong My: 13400
- Thanh Oai: 13500
- Thuong Tin: 13600
- My Duc: 13700
- Ung Hoa: 13800
- Phu Xuyen: 13900
Ho Chi Minh City Postal Code (24 districts)
- District 1: 71000
- District 2: 71100
- District 9: 71200
- Thu Duc: 71300
- Go Vap: 71400
- District 12: 71500
- Cu Chi: 71600
- Hoc Mon: 71700
- Binh Chanh: 71800
- Binh Tan: 71900
- Tan Phu: 72000
- Tan Binh: 72100
- Phu Nhuan: 72200
- Binh Thach: 72300
- District 3: 72400
- District 10: 72500
- District 11: 72600
- District 5: 72700
- District 4: 72800
- District 7: 72900
- District 8: 73000
- District 6: 73100
- Nha Be: 73200
- Can Gio: 73300
Vietnam Postal Code (58 provinces and 5 cities)
- An Giang: 90000
- Ba Ria Vung Tau: 78000
- Bac Giang: 26000
- Bac Kan: 23000
- Bac Lieu : 97000
- Bac Ninh: 16000
- Ben Tre: 86000
- Binh Dinh: 55000
- Binh Duong: 75000
- Binh Phuoc: 67000
- Binh Thuan: 77000
- Ca Mau: 98000
- Can Tho City: 94000
- Cao Bang: 21000
- Da Nang City: 50000
- Dak Lak: 63000 - 64000
- Dac Nong: 65000
- Dien Bien: 32000
- Dong Nai: 76000
- Dong Thap: 81000
- Gia Lai: 61000 - 62000
- Ha Giang: 20000
- Ha Nam: 18000
- Ha Noi City: 10000 - 14000
- Ha Tinh: 45000 - 46000
- Hai Duong: 03000
- Hai Phong City: 04000 - 05000
- Hau Giang: 95000
- Ho Chi Minh City: 70000 - 74000
- Hoa Binh: 36000
- Hung Yen: 17000
- Khanh Hoa: 67000
- Kien Giang: 91000 - 92000
- Kon Tum: 60000
- Lai Chau: 30000
- Lam Dong: 66000
- Lang Son: 25000
- Lao Cai: 31000
- Long An: 82000 - 83000
- Nam Dinh: 07000
- Nghe An: 43000 - 44000
- Ninh Binh: 08000
- Ninh Thuan: 59000
- Phu Tho: 35000
- Phu Yen: 56000
- Quang Binh: 47000
- Quang Nam: 51000 - 52000
- Quang Ngai: 53000 - 54000
- Quang Ninh: 01000 - 02000
- Quang Tri: 48000
- Soc Trang: 96000
- Son La: 34000
- Tay Ninh: 80000
- Thai Binh: 06000
- Thai Nguyen: 24000
- Thanh Hoa: 40000 - 42000
- Thua Thien Hue: 49000
- Tien Giang: 84000
- Tra Vinh: 87000
- Tuyen Quang: 22000
- Vinh Long: 85000
- Vinh Phuc: 15000
- Yen Bai: 33000
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