Zip sodes

Example: From U. Click here for Metro Manila Road Map. Click here for Manila Road Map. The difference between the U. ZIP Code comprises five 5 digits and sometimes with an additional four digits for a more accurate delivery of mail due to the vastly larger area of the county. While the Philippine ZIP code always contain only a four 4 digits.

Note that the Philippines' land area is roughly , square kilometers, about the size of the State of Arizona or Italy. The acronym "ZIP" is always spelled in capital letters. For further information on how they work and how to read them, keep reading. Like the US, most countries have their own postal code system names. There are three main parts of the 5-digit ZIP Code—the national area, the region or city, and the delivery area.

Starting in the northeast, they are numbered The map below shows each ZIP Code's region:. After that, the ZIP Codes will proceed alphabetically. This facility is the mail sorting and distribution center for a zone or area. Some sectional center facilities have multiple three-digit codes assigned to them. The fourth and fifth digits of the ZIP Code represent the area of the city or town.

ZIP Codes are not drawn according to state boundaries. In fact, since they are designed only to increase mailing efficiency, ZIP Codes can and do cross county and state boundaries. For example:. For example ZIP Codes that start with are assigned to the Navy, and therefore have no geographic location.