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The main difference between zip code and postal code is that zip code is used as a code in United States while postal code is used in rest of the world. ZIP Code. ZIP code is postal code system that is being used by U.S. Postal Service (USPS) since 1963.
A ZIP Code is a group of five or nine numbers that are added to a postal address to assist the sorting of mail. A complete, 9-digit ZIP Code, including its additional four digits (called a ZIP+4 Code), is the designation of a delivery route. In other words, regular ZIP Codes indicate which USPS employees will be servicing the address, while the ZIP+4 will tell you which delivery route it will be on.