Canada Zip Codes Database

Multi-Cities per Postal Code: If a Postal Code boundary covers more than one city, each city is listed as a separate record.

Data Format - CSV: Comma-Separated Values (CSV) Text File

Postal Code: The postal code is 7 characters in the following format: ANA NAN.  Please note that there is a space in the 4th position

Province Code: The Province code is 2 characters (AB=Alberta, BC=British Columbia, MB=Manitoba, etc.)

City/ Town: The city/town is up to 30 characters long.

City Sequence: This 2 digit max field will contain a '1' for a postal code's primary city and increment for alternate cities.

Postal Code Latitude Longitude: High Precision Postal Code Latitude Longitude: The format for Latitude is: 99.999999 and the format for Longitude is: ‐999.999999.  Note that west longitudes (all of the Canadian locations), contain a negative number.

Time Zones: The format is: ‐9999 (2‐digit hours and 2‐digit minutes relative to GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)). All Time Zones in the Western Hemisphere are negative relative to the GMT. (-0500=Eastern, -0600=Central, etc.) Note: both Hours and Minutes are imperative for accuracy. For example, Newfoundland Island (and parts of Labrador is -0330 (minus 3 hours and 30 minutes from GMT), yet the bulk of Labrador is -0400 hours from GMT.

Daylight Saving Time Flag: Indicates whether Daylight Savings Time is observed in that Postal Code area.

Area Code: The 3 digit Canadian area code.