Brazil ZIP Code

The postal code in Brasil

The Postal Code Address (CEP) is an eight-digit number set that has by main objective to guide and accelerate the distribution of objects sent through the national mail in Brazil. The current structure of the Brazilian postal code is 8 (eight) digits, divided into two parts:

• first part composed of 5 digits where each digit represents the 1) region, 2) sub-region, 3) sector, 4) subsector, 5) subsector divider;
• the second part is composed of 3 digits, separated by a hyphen from the first part and represents the Distribution Identifiers.

You can navigate through states, then cities and finally neighborhoods and streets until you find the corresponding postal code.

Brazil has been divided into 10 postal regions for postal code purposes, considering the socio-economic development and demographic growth factors of each state as criteria. The allocation of ZIP codes occurred counterclockwise, starting from the state of São Paulo and using the first digit as a reference.

The CEP in Rural Areas of Brazil

In the assignment of CEP, the Post Office categorizes municipalities, districts, and villages as localities, with the majority of them being subdivided into urban and rural areas.

Cities with a unique CEP should use the same code for shipments destined for rural areas. In the case of cities coded by addresses that encompass rural areas, a specific CEP has been assigned to identify them. The CEP designated for rural areas is exclusively intended for use in registering rural addresses, associating with the entire rural extent of each district (locality) included in the postal coding of the municipality.