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# Postcode / ZIP

Exact codes, wildcards and numeric ranges, with the exact syntax.

Operators: **Matches any of**, **Does not match**.

Add codes one at a time: type a code, then press Enter or a comma. You can also paste a list separated by commas or new lines.

## Syntax

* **Exact**: `2000` matches only 2000.
* **Wildcard**: `20*` matches anything starting with 20 (2000, 2010, 2099…). The `*` only works at the **end**.
* **Range**: `2000:2234` matches every number from 2000 to 2234. Use a **colon**, not a hyphen. `2000-2234` won't work.

Spaces and upper/lower case are ignored, so `m5v 2t6` matches `M5V2T6`.

Each code you add shows a **range** or **wildcard** badge when it's recognised as one. No badge means it only matches that exact code, so if `2000-2234` has no badge, it isn't being treated as a range.

![A Postcode / ZIP condition with an exact code, a range and a wildcard added](https://staticfiles.us.gleap.ai/p6ad4251a43e13d5e6030fd91/SHEdIrv6Ck1ogbZBx7OH1OX6j19ZjhHwM4N733XTSQ3DHVkr2lcmDo7ZSCNMwexcOdMgQkwm7Cg.png)

## Examples

* **Sydney metro (AU)**: `2000:2234`
* **Melbourne metro (AU)**: `3000:3207`
* **One US ZIP area**: `941*`
* **A Canadian area**: `M5V*`
* **A UK area**: `SW1*`

Check these against your own delivery area before relying on them.

## Good to know

* **Keep lists short.** Shopify limits how much a discount can hold, and thousands of individual postcodes can stop it working. Use ranges and wildcards instead.
* **Ranges are numbers only.** They work for numeric postcodes (Australia, the US and most of Europe) but not for letter-based ones (Canada, the UK). Use wildcards for those.
* **US ZIP+4** codes such as `94107-1234` don't match an exact `94107` or a range. Use `94107*`.
* **Leading zeros** are ignored in ranges, so `01000:01999` behaves like `1000:1999`.
* **Before the address is entered**, **Matches any of** doesn't match and **Does not match** does.