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Italian Postal Codes/Zip Codes & the Post Office

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Since 2000 the Italian postal system has undergone large-scale changes. It is no longer a state-owned monopoly, although the government still owns the majority. The service is managed by Poste Italiane. Services include mailing letters and parcels, banking and financial services, and managing certain local administrative matters. Poste Italiane has services catering specifically to small business.

For further information on services, in English: Click here
To find a post office, a list of postal services and opening times: Click here (in Italian)

The Vatican state has its own postal service. Stamps can be bought in the Vatican City; mail with Vatican stamps must be posted there.

Post/Zip Code Finder

Italian postcodes (Codice di Avviamento Postale, CAP) are five digits long, the first two indicate the town and province and the last three, the street.

To find regional Italian postcodes see Nonsolo CAP: Click here (in Italian)
For post code and address information in English from Poste Italiane: Click here

Writing Italian addresses

There is a specific way to write an Italian address. The surname (family name) is usually written before the Christian/first name and the house/building number comes after the street name. As many buildings in Italy are apartment buildings make sure that the post box has the correct name on it.

The postal code is written before the town name and the two-figure province code is written at the end of the line in brackets.

Bianchi Gianni
Via Roma 32
I-10123 Torino (TO)
Italy

Glossary of Postal Terms

English	Italian
post office	ufficio postale
counter	sportelli
normal (second class) post	posta ordinaria
priority (first class) post	posta prioritaria
insured post	posta assicurata
express mail	postacelere
airmail	per via aerea
stamp	francobolli
mailboxes (at home for receiving post)	cassette postali
postcode	codice di avviamento postale
registered post	posta raccomandata
change of address	cambio indirezzo
post office box	casella postale
post office bank account	conto bancoposta
foreign currency exchange	cambiavalute
traveller's cheque	assegni turistici

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