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## Postal Code Geocoder
This function geocodes your data into point, or polygon, geometries for postal codes. The postal code polygon geocoder covers the United States, France, Australia and Canada; a request for a different country will return an empty response.
This function geocodes your data into point, or polygon, geometries for postal codes. The postal code geocoder covers the United States, France, Australia and Canada; a request for a different country will return an empty response.
**Note:** For the USA, US Census [Zip Code Tabulation Areas](https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/zctas.html) (ZCTA) are used to reference geocodes for USPS postal codes service areas. See the [FAQs](https://carto.com/docs/faqs/datasets-and-data/#why-does-carto-use-census-bureau-zctas-and-not-usps-zip-codes-for-postal-codes) about datasets and data for details.