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The postal code is a six-character code defined and maintained by Canada Post Corporation (CPC) for the purpose of sorting and delivering mail. The characters are arranged in the form 'ANA NAN', where 'A' represents an alphabetic character and 'N' represents a numeric character ( e.g. , K1A 0T6).

5 Digit United States ZIP Codes is the range from 00501 to 99950. The full name of the country is United States of America (USA), commonly known as United States (US) or simply America.

Create a custom postal code format Select the cell or range of cells that you want to format. On the Home tab, next to General, in the Number Format box. ... In the Format Cells dialog box, under Category, click Custom. In the Type list, select the number format that you want to customize.

Apply a predefined postal code format to numbers Select the cell or range of cells that you want to format. On the Home tab, under Number, on the Number Format pop-up menu. , click Custom. In the Format Cells dialog box, under Category, click Special. In the Type list, click Zip Code or Zip Code + 4.

The most complete ZIP Code is a nine-digit number consisting of five digits, a hyphen, and four digits, which the USPS describes by its trademark ZIP+4. The correct format for a numeric ZIP+4 code is five digits, a hyphen, and four digits.

But instead of trying a known ZIP code like 90210 or 02134, Canadians can convert their postal code into a 5 digit ZIP code. All you need to do is take the 3 numbers from your postal code and add ?00? to the end to get your Canadian credit card ZIP code.

Shorten to Five Digits Insert a new column to the right of your current zip code column. Type or copy and paste =LEFT(C2,5) , replacing C2 with your cell's identifier. Drag the formula down the rest of your column.

The correct format for a numeric ZIP+4 code is five digits, a hyphen, and four digits. The first five digits represent the 5-digit ZIP Code; the sixth and seventh digits (the first two after the hyphen) identify an area known as a sector; the eighth and ninth digits identify a smaller area known as a segment.