China's postal code is 6 digits, which can be accurate to the district and street of the city where it is located, which is convenient for everyone to send letters. The postal code is mainly used by the postal administration, which is a statutory matter of the state.
Today, in many big cities in China, postal codes have gradually faded out of sight. The delivery includes and express is to write the recipient's name, phone number and address directly, and the courier will deliver the package based on this information.
For courier companies, they don't use zip codes. In fact, major domestic express companies have sorting codes set internally, the purpose is to facilitate the rapid sorting and delivery of express parcels by machines.
The number code of the courier company is not the same as the postal code, it is two sets of rules. However, if people still want to send letters, they still have to use the zip code, and they have to write the zip code on the envelope, just like sending a postcard.
According to the staff of the post office, the postal code must be filled in when sending ordinary letters, and the postal code is actually very important, and the postal code must be clearly written. If the other party does not receive the letter, it cannot be found in the system. The courier is different, the courier has a mail number, which can be tracked according to this number. The staff suggested that citizens should fill in the zip code accurately when sending letters.
Although fewer people are sending letters now, people are less likely to use postal codes. However, China is too large, and there are some areas or remote places where there are no express delivery companies. In this case, we can only rely on the postal service. After all, the postal service is an enterprise stipulated by the state and must provide such basic public services. .
Moreover, according to the laws of our country, the delivery of letters must be operated by postal enterprises, and express delivery companies cannot do it. Therefore, although the zip code is not used much in the current life, it will definitely not disappear. It is a very important symbol and pointer of the postal service.