Postal code 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 ...

s in Indonesia, known in

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as ''kode pos'' consist of 5 digits. * The first digit indicates the region in which a given post office falls in, * The second and third digits indicate the

regency In a monarchy, a regent () is a person appointed to govern a state because the actual monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge their powers and duties, or the throne is vacant and a new monarch has not yet been dete ...

(''kabupaten'') or

city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

(''kota madya''), * The fourth digit indicates the

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

or ''kecamatan'' within the ''kabupaten'' or ''kota'', * The fifth digit indicates the commune or

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

or ''kelurahan/desa''. There is an exception for Jakarta postal codes:Kode Pos Indonesia
/ref> * The third digit indicates the district (''kecamatan'') * The fourth digit indicates the urban village (''kelurahan'') * The fifth digit is a "0". Indonesian postal code zones map

There are postal code zones covering the Indonesian provinces or islands as follows:

References

External links

* {{Asia topic, Postal codes in

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