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title: "Postcode / ZIP"
description: "Exact codes, wildcards and numeric ranges, with the exact syntax."
url: https://rmewfqxya.us.gleap.help/en/articles/16-postcode-zip
collection: "Conditions"
updated: 2026-10-21
language: en
---

# 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.