Postal codes A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or numerical digit, digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, inclu ...

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

are issued by Correos de México, the national postal service. They are of five digits and modelled on the

United States Postal Service The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or simply the Postal Service, is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the executive branch of the federal governmen ...

's ZIP Code system. The first two digits identify a federal entity (or part thereof).Coordinación General de Logística y Operación Gerencia de Sistemas de Información Geográfica epomex (2015). Manual de Asignación de Códigos Postales y Estandarización de Domicilios Postales. In ''https://www.gob.mx/correosdemexico/documentos/normateca-interna-del-sepomex''. Retrieved February 14, 2025, from https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/97468/Manual_de_asignaci_n_de_c_digos_postales_y_estandarizaci_n_de_domicilios_postales.pdf * The 01–16 range refers to

Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...

with each corresponds to a

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History ...

(''demarcación territorial'') of the city. * The 20–99 range is used to identify the 31

states State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

(''estados''). Code assignments to the states are done alphabetically by their names according to the old

Spanish orthography Spanish orthography is the orthography used in the Spanish language. The alphabet uses the Latin script. The spelling is fairly phonemic orthography, phonemic, especially in comparison to more opaque orthographies like English orthography, Engl ...

, where the digraph ⟨ch⟩ was treated as a single letter and places after other words begin with ⟨c⟩. * Postal codes beginning with 00, 17, 18, 19 are not in use. The later three digits identify

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

(''municipios'') or other local settlements.

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External links

Consulta de Códigos Postales
(Correos de México)

Communications in Mexico {{Mexico-stub

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