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The postcode should the fundamental, the essential element of a postal address.
It should be a unique, universal identifier, which unambiguously identifies the addressee's exact locality and assists in the transmission and sorting of mail items.
In some countries, like the UK, Germany, Canada, etc. a single postcode identifies just a few addresses, all that is needed on the envelope, as a minimum, is the building number, or name, and the postcode.
Fictitious example of a postcode for the UK:
LL9 6YJ
If only this (28, LL9 6YJ) was on the envelope, the letter would arrive at the correct place.
At present, 117 Universal Postal Union member countries use postcodes as part of their addressing systems, some are good, some are bad and some are downright ugly.
eg.
GOOD POSTCODE SYSTEM
United Kingdom
The estimated population of the UK was 61,383,000 in mid 2008.
The UK has 1.7 million postcodes covering about 28 million addresses.
The Royal Mail on-line postcode checker receives about 4.5 million hits a month
Each UK postcode covers an average of just 15 addresses
The first postal districts were introduced in London in 1857
Even Father Christmas (Santa Claus) has his own UK postcode -
SAN TA1
Everything from insurance premiums, route mapping information, on-line form filling to satellite navigation systems now rely on the UK postcodes.
BAD POSTCODE SYSTEM
Malaysia
Population (Updated 31 July 2009)
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Malaysia has just a few thousand postcodes, see below, covering about 13 million addresses
Each postcode covers an estimated average of say 180,000 addresses
The system was supposed to be improved, but like most things in Malaysia, there has been no action talk only!
No one in Malaysia relies on the postcode as it is virtually useless.
The country is just playing lip-service by having a postcode, such superficial and misleading actions have sadly become the hallmark of Malaysia.
Postcodes in Malaysia
The postcodes used in Malaysia are a 5 digit code. Listed below are the first 2 digits of codes assigned to each state and special administrative area.
States | Capital | Postcode |
Johor | Johor Baharu | 80xxx-86xxx |
Kedah | Alor Setar | 02xxx, 05xxx-09xxx |
Kelantan | Kota Baharu | 15xxx-18xxx |
Melaka | Melaka | 75xxx-78xxx |
Negeri Sembilan | Seremban | 70xxx-73xxx |
Pahang | Kuantan | 26xxx-28xxx |
Perak | Ipoh | 30xxx-36xxx, 39xxx |
Perlis | Kangar | 01xxx |
Pulau Pinang | Georgetown | 10xxx-14xxx |
Sabah | Kota Kinabalu | 88xxx-89xxx |
Sarawak | Kuching | 93xxx-98xxx |
Selangor | Shah Alam | 40xxx-48xxx, 62xxx-64xxx |
Terengganu | Kuala Terengganu | 20xxx-24xxx |
Special Administrative Area | Capital | Postcode |
Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur | 50xxx-60xxx, 68xxx |
Labuan | Victoria | 87xxx |
Putrajaya | Putrajaya | 62xxx |
Listed below are the postcodes of main areas in Malaysia.
Area | Postcode |
Kuala Lumpur | 50000-50999 |
Kuala Lumpur | 60000 |
Petaling Jaya | 46000-46999 |
Subang | 47200 |
Petaling Jaya | 47300-47499 |
Petaling Jaya | 47800-47810 |
Ampang | POSTCODE 68000 Population (2005) = Total 721,411 people, say 180,000 households, all using just a single postcode!!!! |
Batu Caves | 68100 |
Shah Alam | 40000-40999 |
Puchong | 47100 |
Subang Jaya / USJ | 47500-47600 |
Klang | 41000-41999 |
Klang | 42100-42199 |
Pelabuhan Klang | 42000 |
Kajang | 43000-43010 |
Bukit Dukong | 43030 |
Batu 9, cheras | 43200 |
Seri Kembangan | 43400 |
UPM Serdang | 43600 |
UKM Bangi | 43600 |
Banda Baru Bangi | 43650 |
Putrajaya | 62000 |
Cyberjaya | 63000 |
Pulau Pinang | 10000-10999 |
Tangung Bungah | 11200 |
Penang | 11400 |
Pulau Pinang | 11600 |
Gelugor | 11700 |
Bayan Lepas | 11900 |
Butterworth | 12000-12999 |
Bukit Mertajam | 14000-14009 |
Johor Bahru | 80000-80999 |
Johor Bahru | 81200 |
Kluang | 86000 |
Batu Pahat | 83000-83050 |
Muar | 84000-84009 |
Pasir Gudang | 81700-81709 |
Kuantan | 25000-25999 |
Melaka | 75000-75450 |
Seremban | 70000-70999 |
Nilai | 71800-71850 |
Ipoh | 30000-30999 |
Ipoh | 31350 |
Ipoh | 31400 |
Taiping | 34000-34009 |
Teluk Intan | 36000 |
Alor Setar | 05000-05999 |
Alor Setar | 6250 |
Alor Setar | 6550 |
Alor Setar | 6560 |
Alor Setar | 6570 |
Kulim | 9000 |
Lunas | 9600 |
Sg. Petani | 8000 |
Kangar | 1000 |
THE UGLY TRUTH
A typical address in Malaysia can be very very long, and many roads use numbers instead of names!!
The pathetic Malaysian postcode is no help to locate an address should the numbers in the body of the address be illegible or wrongly written
Long Suffering Soul
Apartment 027-145
348B Jalan SS3B/87D
47800 Petaling Jaya
or even worse, often the address can be even longer and more convoluted!
So write very carefully folks, otherwise your mail will never be delivered.
Bona fortuna!
Good luck!
Diligentia maximum etiam mediocris ingeni subsidium
Diligence is a very great help even to a mediocre intelligence.
4 comments:
You know last time my postcode in Bayan Lepas was 11950. Right now it's 11900. Either postcode is ok? Sometimes I get confused myself which is the correct one.
Jerine, thanks for the visit and your comments.
I do not think it really matters which postcode is used, both are more ornamental than really useful.
Hope your snail mail safely reaches your home in Bayan Lepas.
Has there ever been any attempt to compile a comprehensive list of our postcodes? If there is, it might make things easier.
Or not. That info should be available to everyone, really.
Hello Saviour-V, thanks for commenting.
I think Post Malaysia still publishes a postcode directory which can be bought at post offices.
The postcodes can also be searched on line at this url:
http://www.pos.com.my/V1/MAIN2.ASP?c=/v1/Postcode/Mainpage.htm
but the basic post codes still used in Malaysia in 2010 are all but useless.
Example:
A search for postcode 68000 brings up a list of 179 locations and housing areas which means there will be hundreds of thousands of dwellings and business premises using a single postcode 68000!
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