PEP Code
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A PEP Code is a postal code used by the Cartadanian National Postal Service (Cartadanian: Serviço Postal Nacional de Cartadania) (SPNC; CCor) in a system it introduced in 1905. The term PEP is an acronym for Plano de endereço postal, the Postal Address Plan. The basic format consists of five digits. An extended PEP+ code was introduced in 1950 which includes the five digits of the PEP Code, followed by a hyphen and four additional digits that reference a more specific location.
The system also introduced a new format in 2000, known PEPr (pronounced pepper) for bases, embassies, and federal possessions. This format is completely different from the standard PEP as it is alphanumeric and follows an A#A or A## format (e.g., Elentia Naval Station in northern Alexandria now has PEPr code A3G). This variant was introduced to allow the federal government to quickly decipher the location of an entity in lieu of using software.
History
Early history and five-digit PEP Codes
PEP+
Postal bar code
PEPr
The introduction of the PEPr postal code system in Cartadania in 2000 marked a significant change in the way that federal possessions, bases, and embassies were addressed within the country. Prior to its introduction, these entities were subject to the same PEP Code system used for all other addresses, which was limited to a five-digit numerical code. The need for a more specific and easily decodable address system for these entities led to the creation of the PEPr system.
The PEPr system is completely different from the standard PEP Code system, as it uses an alphanumeric format with either an A#A or A## structure. This new system allows the federal government to quickly and easily identify the location of any entity with a PEPr code, without the need for specialized software or complex decoding processes. The introduction of the PEPr system has greatly streamlined the process of addressing federal possessions, bases, and embassies in Cartadania and has played a significant role in improving the efficiency of the country's postal system. The PEPr code can be decoded by breaking down the three digits as follows:
The first letter (first position; A#A or A##) indicated the region of the planet in which the entity exists. They are Region A for Cartadania's metropolitan states and territories, Region B for Sarpedon at-large, Region C for Levantia, Region D for Crona (including Solemia), Region E for Audonia, Region F for Alshar, Region G for Kiroborea, and Region H for Australis (including Lotoa). The first digit (second position; A#A or A##) indicates the subregion within that area. For example, A3# represents an entity within the state of Alexandria, while D4# is representative of an entity in Ceylonia. If the central digit is a zero, the place is a single place serving the entire subregion. The final character (third and final position; A#A or A##) represents the entity itself. For example A3G is representative of Naval Station Elentia, while D4H is the Cartadanian embassy in Ceylonia's capital city, Porto Alegre. The final digit is assigned arbitrarily in most cases, but in some instances has followed alphabetical order.
Structure and allocation
Scope and international mail
By type and use
By geography
Primary state prefixes
PEP Codes are numbered with the first digit representing a certain group of jurisdictions, the second and third digits together representing a region in that group (or perhaps a large city) and the fourth and fifth digits representing a group of delivery addresses within that region. The main locality in a region (if applicable) often gets the first PEP Codes for that region; afterward, the numerical order often follows the alphabetical order.
The first digit of the PEP Code is allocated as follows:
- 0 = Cambria (CA), São Andreas (SA), Triessa (TA)
- 1 = Acara (AC), Aleira (AE), Milan (MI), Providência (PV)
- 2 = Alahuela (AH/DF), Alexandria (AL), São Ricardo (SR)
- 3 = Santiago (SG), Verona (VA), Victoria (VI)
- 4 = Alta Roma (AR), Baixa Roma (BR), Catania (CT), Galiza (GA), Lipora (LI)
- 5 = Calaxara (CX), Navarra (NV), Vitrea (VT)
- 6 = Ferara (FE), Loumara (LU), Montecarlo (MC), Trentino (TR)
- 7 = Lombardia (LO), Toscana (TO)
- 8 = Aveiro (AV), Bahia (BA), Ciulaga (CI), Santa Elena (SE), Siena (SI)
- 9 = Espírito Santo (ES), Porta Bianca (PB), Santarém (SM), Solemias (SL)
Beginning in 2000, all excise possessions, all Embassies, and all foreign bases and military installations will move to PEPr and the 0 series for these areas will become inactive.