CEP (Brazilian postal code system)
E558873
CEP is Brazil’s national postal code system, used to identify specific locations and streamline mail delivery across the country.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CEP | 0 |
| Brazilian CEP | 2 |
| Brazilian postal code system (CEP) | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian national standard
ⓘ
postal code system ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CEP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Correios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Brazilian addressing system ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| covers |
Brazilian municipalities
ⓘ
Federal District of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ all Brazilian states ⓘ rural areas ⓘ urban areas ⓘ |
| currentFormat |
8-digit code
ⓘ
NNNNN-NNN ⓘ |
| dataType | numeric code ⓘ |
| digitCount | 8 ⓘ |
| exampleLocation | São Paulo city center ⓘ |
| fullName | Código de Endereçamento Postal ⓘ |
| governmentJurisdiction | federal government of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExample | 01001-000 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1971 ⓘ |
| introducedInCountry | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Portuguese ⓘ |
| localEncoding | last three digits indicate distribution area or specific address ⓘ |
| operator | Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telégrafos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFormat | 5-digit code ⓘ |
| purpose |
location identification
ⓘ
mail delivery ⓘ mail sorting ⓘ |
| regionEncoding |
first digit indicates postal region
ⓘ
first two digits indicate subregion ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ZIP Code
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
postal code ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Correios technical norms ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| usedBy |
courier companies
ⓘ
e-commerce platforms ⓘ postal services ⓘ |
| usedFor |
addressing letters
ⓘ
addressing parcels ⓘ logistics routing ⓘ |
| usedIn |
geocoding services in Brazil
ⓘ
online address forms in Brazil ⓘ utility billing in Brazil ⓘ |
| usesHyphen | yes ⓘ |
| validationRule |
must contain 8 digits
ⓘ
optional hyphen after fifth digit ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Arabic numerals ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bela Vista (São Paulo)
subject surface form:
Nova Descoberta (Recife)
this entity surface form:
Brazilian CEP
this entity surface form:
Brazilian CEP
subject surface form:
Hipódromo (Recife)
this entity surface form:
Brazilian postal code system (CEP)
this entity surface form:
Brazilian postal code system (CEP)