What happens if you give the right address but wrong zip code?

Writing the wrong ZIP Code with the right address usually causes the letter to be delivered about a day later than if the ZIPCode were correct. As long as the mailing address is correct, the letter will be delivered.

Will mail arrive with wrong ZIP code?

Almost 25\% of all mailpieces have something wrong with the address — for instance, a missing apartment number or a wrong ZIP Code. Can some of those mailpieces get delivered, in spite of the incorrect address? Yes. If you can’t read the address, then automated mail processing equipment can’t read the address.

What happens if the postal code is wrong?

Actually now that I think about it, if the postal code was right but street address was wrong, the postal code will get corrected to the wrong street address and the package will end up misdelivered. Thankfully this doesn’t apply to you so you’re fine. What Happens to Undeliverable Mail with No Return Address?

What happens if a package is delivered to the wrong ZIP code?

If the carrier gets a package for a zipcode he would be delivering to, but there is no such address in the his area, he returns it to the terminal for correction. Sometimes it may go back to the sender for correction. More likely a worker at the terminal will correct it.

Should mail be delivered to the street address or ZIP code?

It should go to the zipcode. The carrier may or may not realize that the city is wrong. If the carrier realizes the city is wrong, he or she will deliver the mail to the street address on the mailpiece. zip, name and street address is might still arrive.

Does the postal code make a difference in international shipping?

In the countries that do not use the postal code system effectively; it will never make a difference and your package will be delivered to the address you had given. For example in Turkey, there is a postal code system but it is actually never used. Packages are sort by districts.