Postcodes / Zipcodes map data
for Russia

Postcodes, or zipcodes, are an important tool for geographic planning in Russia. Originally developed to streamline postal delivery, postcodes are now commonly referred to as “the new geography”. They have evolved to become an integral part of the business planning process.

Postcodes / Zipcodes map data for Russia

Postcodes are a simple but convenient way to locate customers, assets, competitors – in fact, anything with an address. Enriching your address data with coordinates is a process known as geocoding and is the first step in adding location intelligence to your data assets located in Russia.

Postcode centroids (centre points) are suitable for coarse-level searches and geocoding, while postcode regions (polygons) can be highly effective for visualisation purposes.

We provide 4-digit Postcodes map data for Russia, as both centroids and regions, with seamless transitions across borders with neighbouring countries. The data is available in all common GIS data formats.

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Russia – 4-digit Postcodes

1320

Number of 4-digit Postcodes

110000

Avg Population for 4-digit Postcodes

Country Summary

Situated across eastern Europe and northern Asia, the Russian Federation is the largest country on earth, with the ninth highest population and land borders with fourteen other states. It comprises eighty-five federal subjects.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union and since 1993, Russia has been governed as a federal semi-presidential republic. It has emerged from post-Soviet political and economic turmoil, to re-present itself as a global power. The economy has become more market based and Russia is one of the world’s major exporter of metals as well as a leading producer of oil and gas-providing a large part of Europe with supply.
Russia has a powerful military and is a recognised nuclear state.
Russia is a presence in global affairs. It is a permanent member of the United Nations (permanent member of UN Security Council), G20 as well as numerous other organisations.

The power of postcodes

Postcodes, or zipcodes if you prefer, are a powerful tool for geographic visualisation and analysis in Russia. While primarily designed to help deliver the mail, their standardised nature makes them useful for locating assets. Given a reference data set of postcodes with coordinates, it is possible to take a database of addresses (say, customers) and use the postcode as a common link or join. This allows the address database to be enriched by coordinates – a process known as geocoding. While these coordinates are only approximate (the centroid or centre point of each postcode), they allow the addresses to now be placed on a map where geographic patterns, such as clusters, may be revealed.

Postcode regions are polygon shapes which capture all addresses with a same postcode. They are often irregular shapes and sometimes feature holes and enclaves. Despite this, it is possible to use GIS or mapping software to assign colour to these regions to form a thematic map, also known as a choropleth map. While some care is usually required to ensure that the visualisation is statistically valid, thematic maps are visually powerful and a great way to communicate a variable across a geographic area.

We provide 4-digit Postcodes map data for Russia, as both centroids and regions data. Compatible postcodes / zipcodes data is also available for other countries, with seamless transitions across borders.

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