An insight to Russian ZIP codes:

Russia is officially the largest country in the world. Because of its size, it does not fit a single continent. It currently borders both Europe and Asia and some parts of it are bordered by the Pacific and Arctic Oceans. Before we understand how Russian ZIP codes work, let us delve into its history: Russian Post private limited company was the start of Russia’s world of ZIP codes. It is still the national postal operator of the country. This limited company is not only responsible for delivering all of the mail across Russia but also issuing postage stamps. The company has a massive employment force of 390,000 and with over 42,000 post offices, can deliver billions of emails. Russian Post private limited company has its headquarters in Moscow, and the company was able to deliver more than 2.4 billion pieces of mail in 2012.

How does the Russian ZIP code work?

The current ZIP code of Russia is the same one that was originally implemented by Russian Post private limited company. Just like Italy, it is based on a federal system where the postal code changes depending on the federal subject. Here is how the Russian ZIP code is divided:

• The code is a total of six digits long, but to assist in machine learning, envelopes have a print of a nine-segment outline that comes with each digit – resulting in a unique combination for every envelope.
• The first three digits will give a connection to the administrative division of the country that have a special status. For example, Moscow’s postal code is always between 101 to 129. Larger states or divisions can have multiple three-digit prefixes just like Moscow’s example.
• The last three digits represent the city and the location of the postal office inside the city. The postal office is known as pochtamt in the locality. To understand this better, the main postal office of Moscow has a postal code of 101000. Saints Petersburg can have postal codes that fall in the range of 190 to 199 – followed by house numbers like 028, 124 and so on.

Database on Russian postcode

A very useful database has been compiled to help understand the postal code of Russia. The database follows the format of:

• ZIP code
• Place Name
• Geo Position (Latitude and Longitude)
• Administration Name
• Country Code

Some of the tasks that a developer can perform with this database include cloning and making changes to the database, connecting the application, performing queries and retrieving data, and finally downloading the database in JSON format.

Other ways the database can be useful for the developer are,

• Through the insertion of data in Autocomplete forms through the use of the autocomplete function
• Accessing and retrieving data from multiple resources under a single API using the API key function
• Running multiple queries on multiple datasets and get the results on a single platform using various other functions.

A simple example to understand this is that you can get ZIP codes by street, street addresses by ZIP code and even ZIP codes by the state using this database.

The database is not omnipotent but it has everything you will need for finding any Russian ZIP code. You should definitely give it a try.

Database Designed for Developers

• You can fetch data using APIs
• GraphQL and REST protocols available
• Choose your preferred programming language like Flutter, Dart, PHP, Kotlin, NodeJS, Objective-C, Java, Javascript, etc.

Data Sources

• Geonames
• Russian Post Office
• Wikipedia

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