Canada Postal Code API

About Canada postal codes

Canada uses 6-character alphanumeric postal codes in ANA NAN format. The first three characters (FSA -- Forward Sortation Area) identify a geographic region. The last three (LDU) narrow to a specific address range.

Local term: postal code | Regex pattern: ^[A-Z]\d[A-Z]\s?\d[A-Z]\d$

API Usage Examples

curl -X POST https://postaldatapi.com/api/lookup \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"zipcode": "K1A 0A6", "country": "CA", "apiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"}'

from postaldatapi import PostalDataPI

client = PostalDataPI(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
result = client.lookup("K1A 0A6", country="CA")
print(result.place_name, result.latitude, result.longitude)

import { PostalDataPI } from 'postaldatapi';

const client = new PostalDataPI({ apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY' });
const result = await client.lookup('K1A 0A6', { country: 'CA' });
console.log(result.placeName, result.latitude, result.longitude);