Argentina, you do want to get this package, so tell me your postal code!

Factual Questions
1

I’m trying to do a quote for a courier shipment to Argentina, but UPS is requiring that I include the postal code for the customer. Unfortunately, I can’t speak to the customer right now and I don’t have a record of their postal code.

I’m looking online, but all of the sites are requiring me to fill in more information than I have, or are in Spanish.

Like this one: http://www.correoargentino.com.ar

Can anyone help me interpret this address to figure out the postal code?

9 de Julio 356 - San Fernando * Bs. As. - Argentina

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9 de Julio 356
San Fernando
Buenos Aires Argentina

Postal Code: 1646
IANAPM:
That’s based on my lookup at the site you linked to above; I’m loathe to give that as concrete fact, but I think it’s accurate.

3

Wait.

This is the postal code - I apologize for my error.

CALLE 9 DE JULIO 356
San Fernando
Buenos Aires

B1646GDH

4

Looks like the postal code is 1646.

9 de Julio 356, 1646 San Fernando, Pcia. Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

I don’t know what Pcia. means.

Google “9 de Julio 356” “San Fernando” with quotes.

5

Pcia. is short for Provincia (provence) apparently.

Here is the address in your format:

9 de Julio 356
San Fernando 1646 Bs As
Argentina

From here: http://www.29ernorthamerican.org/buyone/builders.htm

I am pretty sure that B1646GDH is not the postal code. Adding that to a Google search gets zero hits.

6

I think it’s the equivalent of a US +4 code - when I entered just San Fernando and Buenos Aires, I got the 1646. I then noticed that it was prompting me for the street address - at which point it gave me the B1646GDH - which of course, contains the 1646. So I think it’s just some kind of street-level sorting type addition.

7

Another reason that US (and UK) database designers shouldn’t make postal/zip code mandatory fields. E.g. outside major cities in Ireland, there are no postal codes, and even within the cities they’re only one digit. Same applies to a lot of countries (e.g. Hong Kong). Sorry not a GQ answer, just a bête noire.

8

Don’t cry for me ARGENTINA!!! :dubious:

9

Quite possibly, I only noticed that the other code contained 1646 after I hit submit. Still, I think it’s more like some of the extra information that is used inernally by the post office rather than something commonly used by a sender. I’m sure either would be fine, though.

In any case the OP should have the necessary info now.