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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.
Is your postal code your zip code? Many countries use codes to speed the processing of mail. In the US (and a few other countries due to the influence of the US), these codes are called zip codes. (ZIP was oriâ¦ginally an acronym for Zone Improvement Program.) In most countries they're called postal codes.