piighost/br-cep

Brazilian postal code (CEP), five digits, a hyphen, then three. The hyphen makes it distinctive: unlike the five-digit European codes it does not collide with anything else in the registry.

Label: BR_CEP

Pattern

(?<!\d)\d{5}-\d{3}(?!\d)

Must be caught

• Avenida Paulista, 01310-100 em Sao Paulo. → 01310-100
• CEP 20040-020 no Rio de Janeiro. → 20040-020

Must be left alone

• CEP 01310100
• CEP 0131-100

Tags: br, location, contact

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Used by

• piighost/br — Brazil: phone, CEP postal code, the CPF for a person, the CNPJ for a company and the CNS health card number.

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