What is Portugal's zipcode?

Answer 1

The Portuguese equivalent of the English phrase 'zip code' is the following: codigo postal. The Portuguese pronunciation is KAW-djee-goo puh-SHTOW, with the 'ow' sound like that in the English word 'how'. The word-by-word translation is the following: 'codigo' means 'code'; and 'postal' has the same meaning in Portuguese as in English. The Portuguese zip code uses a set of four numbers, followed by a dash, followed by a set of three numbers, followed by another dash, followed by a space that may be filled with as many as 25 characters. For the space is allotted for the name of the postal location, or town. The name of the town sometimes may be followed by the three-letter abbreviation of the municipality. The firstnumber in the first set of four numbers locates the address within one of the Republic's nine postal regions. For example, '1' represents the City of Lisbon; '2' Estremadura and Ribatejo; '3' Beiralitoral, which means 'coastal'; '4' Minho and Douro litoral; '5' Tras-os-Montes, and Alto Douro; '6' Beira interior; '7' Alentejo; '8' Algarve; and '9' The islands of Madeira, and the Azores. The secondand third numbers in the first set locate the postal distribution centers. And the fourth number is code '0' if the location is the capital of the municipality, '5' if otherwise,' or whichever one of the remaining digits '1-4' and '6-9' represents a particular designated address. The Portuguese national postal service is Correios e Telecomunicacoes de Portugal, SA, which translates as 'Postal Services and Telecommunications of Portugal, PLC'. It's known by the abbreviation CTT, which stands for the service's previous name of Correios, Telegrafos e Telefonos. Help on identifying the specific zip code may be found at the CTT site: http://www2.ctt.pt/feapl/jsp/postalcodesearch/public/postalcodesearch.jsf?tab=1?lang=01#. The site includes a section of Frequently Asked Questions; downloadable materials, such as postal maps; and contact by email at codigo-postal@ctt.pt, and by telephone at 707-26-26-26.