is a zip code the same of a postal code?

Answer 1

Many countries use codes to speed the processing of mail.

In the US (and a few other countries due to the influence of the US), these codes are called zip codes. (ZIP was originally an acronym for "Zone Improvement Program".)

In most countries they're called "postal codes". So, if you live in the US and someone asks for your postal code, they're asking for what you call a zip code. If you live outside the US and someone asks for your zip code, they're asking for what you probably call a postal code.

They're not technically exactly the same thing, but it's along the lines of asking for a Coke and getting a Pepsi instead: slightly disgusting, but still more or less similar.

Answer 2

Zip Code and Postal code are the same thing but just in different words.

Answer 3

A postal code can identify an address. In the USA, the term Zip code is used for this. So postal codes and zip codes are just different names for the same thing.

Answer 4

A postal code is the same as a zip code. To find yours go to "unitedstateszipcodes.org".

Answer 5

no