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PIN code stands for Postal Index Number code. Also known as Zip code or area postal code, Pin code is the post office numbering code system used by the postal service of India, India Post. The PIN was first introduced in India on August 15, 1972.

So what do the extra numbers mean? These last 4 digits represent specific delivery routes within delivery areas. This extra detail means an even more precise matching to a more granular level. It could represent a handful of houses on one side of a street, or even a single building that receives a high volume of mail.

Contact your local Post Office and request their assistance in resolving the problem. All information in our national ZIP Code database is maintained by the Address Management System (AMS) Office and request the street name to be corrected. The ZIP Code? or ZIP+4® where I live changed recently.

The ZIP Code Boundary Review Process requires any municipality or community group seeking a ZIP code change to submit the request in writing to the USPS district manager who is responsible for the area along with any rationale and justification.

A United States postal code, for example, might be either five digits or five digits followed a hyphen (dash) and another four digits (12345-1234). If you are validating US postal codes, allow for both conditions. The following rule validates a field that can be five digits, five digits + dash + 4 digits, or blank.

India does not have zip code, in India we have Postal Index Code i.e. PIN code. And they are 6 digits and not 5 digits. The 5 digit zip code for India is 12345.

What happens if the zip code is wrong on mail? It will still be delivered as long ass the rest of the address is correct. The USPS system corrects bad Zip Codes automatically by looking up the address in the database of all good addresses.