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Forward Sortation Areas Canada

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Dataset details

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Country
Canada
Category
Postal Codes
Vintage
2023
Level
3-Digit Postal Codes
Feature Count
1.643
Source
Spotzi

About this dataset

3-digit Postal Code Canada (CAN) Optimize your audience targeting with Spotzi's postal code boundary data. Our postal code dataset provides boundaries and insights for all excisting postal codes, and allows you to export these boundaries for all your marketing needs. Expand into new markets, target like-minded audiences, or broaden your understanding of existing customers, all without having to devote time to complex data management. We developed our global postal code boundary database using each country's address data, and provide free view-only access to these datasets as a part of Spotzi Explorer. Spotzi Mapping, Profiling and Targeting plans offer its users the ability to fully edit and customize postal code datasets into powerful and easy to use dashboards.

Dataset contents

What's included

Looking for an easy way to explore postal codes in Canada? With our platform, you get access to a range of free tools to help you find, analyze, and understand ZIP/postal codes—no sign-up required. • Postal Code Map Viewer – Easily visualize all postal code areas on an interactive map. • ZIP Code Finder in Canada – Quickly search for any postal code or area in Canada. • Random Postal Code Generator – Get a random postal code in Canada for testing or exploration. • City-to-Postal Code Lookup – Discover which postal codes belong to which Canadian cities. For example: Toronto postal code, Vancouver postal code, Montreal postal code, Calgary postal code, Ottawa postal code, Edmonton postal code, Winnipeg postal code, Halifax postal code. • Street-to-Postal Code Matching – Connect street addresses in Canada directly to their corresponding postal code. Take It Further with a Spotzi Free or Premium Account Want deeper insights? With a Spotzi Free or Premium account, you unlock access to a powerful Postal Code Dashboard. This lets you analyze and work with postal code data like a pro. • Find Postal Codes Within a Radius - Perfect for logistics, delivery planning, or local targeting. • Search Within Drivetime Areas - Discover which postal codes are reachable within specific driving times. • Analyze Performance by Postal Code - Track sales, marketing results, or service performance by region. • Explore Demographics & Insights - Get detailed stats and behavior patterns at the postal code level. • Map Market Potential - Identify high-opportunity areas using postcode market analysis. • Use Postcode Targeting Tools - Fine-tune campaigns or strategies with targeted postcode selections. • Create a Postal Code Territory Map - Define and visualize your sales or service regions using postal code boundaries. • Homebase Postal Codes – With Spotzi Visitor Profiling, you can visualize which Canadian postal codes your visitors are coming from when they visit your OOH or retail locations.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Canada's postal code system, and how is it used?

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.

Does Canada have ZIP Codes?

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.

What is the length of postal codes in Canada?

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

How are Canadian ZIP codes structured?

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.

How many postal codes are there in Canada?

1,643

What's the current postal code range in Canada?

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.

Which postal codes are associated with which cities or areas?

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)

Can you give me some examples of Canadian postal codes?

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

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