Colombia/Guide for mapping/postal codes
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Code structure
Postal codes contain 6 digits, being:
- The first 2 digits to identify the department.
- The following 2 to identify the postal zone (In Bogotá they are the localities).
- Finally the last 2 correspond to the postal district.
All postal codes and their limits can be consulted through the de 4-72 .
Other types
There are also other postal codes:
- At municipality level with 5-digit.
- Expanded postal codes (9 digits), however we do not map this kind of postal code in OSM, since they correspond to the blocks.
Usage in OSM
Postal codes can be added:
- To addresses using: addr:postcode=*.
- Creating boundaries by boundary=postal_code. In this case it will be necessary to create relationships and add boundary segments. The relationship is created with the tags type=boundary, boundary=postal_code and name=*, where name would be composed of the words "Postal code " followed by the code of 6 digits. For the components of the relationship, in many cases administrative boundaries may serve. If you need another way, it is created with the tags boundary=postal_code and name=*, where name has the value of the two postal codes that it divides, separated by a hyphen: name=111321-111322. These ways must be independent of any object (rivers, roads, paths, areas).
Postal codes by department
Apartments | Zip Codes |
---|---|
Bogotá D.C. | 11xxxx |
Amazonas | 91xxxx |
Antioquia | 05xxxx |
Arauca | 81xxxx |
Atlántico | 08xxxx |
Bolívar | 13xxxx |
Boyacá | 15xxxx |
Caldas | 17xxxx |
Caquetá | 18xxxx |
Casanare | 85xxxx |
Cauca | 19xxxx |
Cesar | 20xxxx |
Chocó | 27xxxx |
Córdoba | 23xxxx |
Cundinamarca | 25xxxx |
Guainía | 94xxxx |
Guaviare | 95xxxx |
Huila | 41xxxx |
La Guajira | 44xxxx |
Magdalena | 47xxxx |
Meta | 50xxxx |
Nariño | 52xxxx |
Norte de Santander | 54xxxx |
Putumayo | 86xxxx |
Quindío | 63xxxx |
Risaralda | 66xxxx |
San Andrés y Providencia | 88xxxx |
Santander | 68xxxx |
Sucre | 70xxxx |
Tolima | 73xxxx |
Valle del Cauca | 76xxxx |
Vaupés | 97xxxx |
Vichada | 99xxxx |
More information
- Postcode limits https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1cVY.
- Labels with postal codes https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1dCA.