Postcode - this is important!

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Many wonder about what and why we need a postcode? This numeric code often used by the majority of people automatically when sending parcels and letters, when you make many shopping on the Internet. Its importance is often recognized only when from-for incorrectly written index the long-awaited parcel is lost or takes too long to comes the important letter.

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What it is and why you need it?

Postcode – set by the law of the Russian Federation a special combination of numbers which indicated on the letter, postcard, or sending in the order form. With its help optimize email: minimized the amount of manual labour, the increased efficiency of sorting, accelerated delivery, reduced risk of errors in moving letters and packages, increases the likelihood that mail will get the right destination.

Indexes are written in a special angular figures, this format is easier to read by computers. For the convenience of the sender on the letter and the forms deposited samples of writing numbers and the form of thin dashed lines. Therefore, to fill this row does not need special skills, a lot of precision and care. You need to remember that a mistake or a lack of an index may result in the loss of the consignment or severe delays. The numbers allowed to write in ink of any color, except green, red and yellow.

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History

In all times people exchanged messages. The speed and accuracy of transfer of information often depended the life. Used signal lights, swift messengers, dogs, birds, passing caravans and ships. The Persians lined up a string of thousands of people, placing them within earshot. Using the roll call message transmitted over long distances. High accuracy differed pigeons with a phenomenal ability to find your house.

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An Evolutionary leap forward was the introduction of the Telegraph in the first half of the nineteenth century. But he still could not cope with the information flow of the thriving of humanity. Could not cope with him and the postal service, they had obvious improvement. With the growing volume of letters and parcels helped to cope with the invention of the zip. This elegant solution has streamlined mails, and eventually played a role in it automation.

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Indexing in Russia

The Post indexation for the first time appeared in the USSR in 1932. Experimental use of the index began in Soviet Ukraine and successfully continued until 1939, at the outbreak of World war. The index was abolished, apparently in order to national security.

The second time they were used across the Soviet Union. In 1971, was undertaken by the global indexing of the entire country. Numbers were assigned to each post office. From now on each parcel, a birthday card or letter, the sender had to specify the digital code. This was done largely due to the fact that the postal service began to be used for handling the advanced machines.

What does?

In the form in which the index is used now, it was approved in 1998. The mail division in our country correspond to administrative. Today, the Russian postal – this is a logical sequence of six digits, format AAAWWW. AAA-numeric code that is assigned to the cities of Republican, regional or district significance. Major regions and cities have several codes. VVV – the numeric code that is assigned to each post office in a particular city.

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For an illustration. In the index 414042 encrypted with the following information: 414 – the code of the city of Astrakhan, 042 – post office № 42, which is located on the Avenue of Wallets and serving homes in the area. Other examples: 685007, 685 – code of Magadan, 007 – the post office No. 7, merchant house on the street Amoralni; 241027, 241 – code of Bryansk, 027 – the post office serving the buildings on the square of Karl Marx.

How to find a postcode?

In this age of development of the Internet to do just that. There are three common ways of defining a postcode.

  1. First. Call or go to the post office. This method is good if you need to know the index of a specific Department, which is located nearby. However, the postal service employees will provide information about any address, because they have the relevant dictionaries.
  2. The Second. To use a reference program. Detailed and easy program is 2GIS. It can help you quickly identify the address of almost any building in Russia. To find out what postcode have the right home, you just have to find it on the map and click on it.
  3. Third. The easiest and fastest way-find through any search engine on the Internet a directory of all Russian postcodes. Most importantly — to find fresh directory. The fact that indices are very much in their base constantly changing, which are not significant, but still it is desirable to use the most relevant information and to exclude errors.

And remember that the index must always be specified.This affects the speed of delivery of the shipment.


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