what is zip code of south africa

In South Africa, the postal code system consists of four digits, and it was introduced on October 8, 1973, with the introduction of automated sorting. The postal codes are made up of four numbers, and the first two numbers refer to the five postal provinces, which are tied only in a very broad sense to the nine provinces of today. The last two digits are for the location, respectively for the postal district. The lowest postal code in South Africa is 0001, and the highest is 9999 (Free State) . The postal codes are divided into regions, and each region has a range of postal codes. For example, the Eastern Cape-Northern part region has postal codes ranging from 5500 to 5999.