Forward Sortation Areas Canada

Canada's postal code data depicts boundaries across all of the country's geographic regions. Though numbered postal zones were first used in Toronto in 1925, these modern postal codes—also known as postcodes—were gradually introduced in 1971–1974 to facilitate automatic sortation and efficient mail routing across the country.

Yes. These are better known as area postal codes (or: postal codes). People also refer to postal codes as PIN codes. This is an short for Postal Index Number.

The length of a ZIP code in Canada consists of 6 characters. These postal codes consist of 3 digits and 3 letters.

Canadian postal codes consist of six characters. The first section is known as the FSA (forward sortation area) and the second represents an LDU (local delivery unit). These digits represent the following: • Axx xxx: The first letter targets a specific postal district. Quebec and Ontario are targeted by multiple letters as they contain multiple postal districts—all other provinces and territories are targeted by a single letter (for example, V targets all of British Columbia.) • x1x xxx: The second digit communicates whether the targeted area is rural (0) or urban (1-9). • xxA xxx: The third digit targets an exact geographical region, such as a town or city. • xxx A1A: The second half of a Canadian postal code denotes a local delivery unit (LDU) which can contain either a single address or a range of addresses.

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The current FSA postal code range in Canada is between A0 – Y1. The lowest postal codes (beginning with an A0A FSA) are located in Newfoundland and Labrador. The highest postal code area (postal codes beginning with Y1A) is situated in Yukon.

Postal Code Province and Capital Bxx xxx Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick - St. John's (NL), Halifax (NS), Fredericton (NB) Cxx xxx Prince Edward Island - Charlottetown Exx xxx Quebec - Quebec City Gxx xxx, Hxx xxx, Jxx xxx Quebec - Quebec City Kxx xxx, Lxx xxx, Mxx xxx, Nxx xxx, Pxx xxx Ontario - Toronto Rxx xxx Manitoba - Winnipeg Sxx xxx Saskatchewan - Regina Txx xxx, Vxx xxx, Xxx xxx British Columbia - Victoria Yxx xxx Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut - Whitehorse (YT), Yellowknife (NT), Iqaluit (NU)

Province Example Nova Scotia B3K 5X5 New Brunswick E3B 0G6 Newfoundland and Labrador A1B 2C3 Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3 Quebec G1R 2G3, G1S 1S1, H1H 1H1, J1J 1J1 Ontario K1A 0B1, L1L 1L1, M1M 1M1, N1N 1N1, P1P 1P1 Manitoba R3T 2N2 Saskatchewan S7K 0S0 British Columbia V5K 0A1, V9N 9E9, X0A 0A0 Yukon Y1A 1A1 Northwest Territories X0E 0E0 Yukon Y1A 1A1 Northwest Territories X0E 0E0 Nunavut X0A 0A0