Canadian Postal Code Database Field Definitions

Postal Code

Canadian Postal Codes are made up of 6 digits/characters separated into two groups. The sequence is in ANA NAN format where A is Alphabetical character and N is a numerical character. The first three characters (ANA) make up the FSO (Forward Sortation Area).

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City

This is the name of city for the Postal Code. The name can represent a city, a postal entity, a community or a municipality name.

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Province Abbreviation

A two digit abbrevaiation of the Province.

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Province

The full name of the Province this Postal Code resides in.

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Area Code

The telephone area code belonging to the particular Postal code.

Sorting by this field will give you all the data grouped by area code.

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City Flag

The flag to determine the Postal Code is in a City area. “Y” if the Postal Code fails into a city area, “N” for no.

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Time Zone

Time zone designation - the numbers 4-11 are assigned to the time zones.

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Daylight Savings

Flag indicating whether a postal code is on daylight savings. Y for yes, N for no.

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Latitude

The geographic coordinate of a point measured in degrees north or south of the equator.

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Longitude

The geographic coordinate of a point measured in degrees east or west of the Greenwich (prime) meridian.

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Elevation

The average elevation of the Postal Code measured in meters.

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Population

The population in the Forward Sortation Area as reported by the Canadian Census 2006.

Note: The number is only valid for first 3 characters or the Forward Sortation Area (FSA). The population numbers are also not projected to the future. They are actual Census 2006 numbers.

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Private Dwellings

The total private dwellings in the Forward Sortation Area as reported by the Canadian Census 2006.

Note: The number is only valid for first 3 characters or the Forward Sortation Area (FSA). The private dwelling numbers are also not projected to the future. They are actual Census 2006 numbers.

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Area Name

The major community or greater municipality grouping that contains the street address or its delivery installation recognized by Canada Post.

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Street Name

The street name is the official civic name of a roadway or artery as recognized by the Canada Post.

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Street Type Code

The official description used to identify the type of artery or roadway.

Example: Ave = Avenue (English), AV = Avenue (French), Rd = Road, Cir = Circle

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Street Direction Code

The street direction component of an official street name. Valid Street Direction Code values are:

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Street Sequence Code

This code identifies the sequence associated with the range of street numbers. The valid Street Address Sequence Code values are:

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Street From Number

The lowest street number in a range of municipal street addresses.

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Street From Suffix

The address suffix associated with the street address from number. Examples of street numbers with suffixes are 14½ and 22B. A numeric value denotes a fractional suffix. Fractional code valid values:

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Street To Number

The highest street number in a range of municipal street addresses.

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Street To Suffix

The address suffix associated with the street address to number. Examples of street numbers with suffixes are 14½ and 22B. A numeric value denotes a fractional suffix. Fractional code valid values:

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