piighost/it-cap

Italian postal code (CAP): five digits, with no structural rule beyond the length, which makes it the loosest of the five-digit codes. It matches every French, German, Spanish and US postal code as well, so it belongs in an Italian detector of its own.

Label: IT_CAP

Pattern

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

Must be caught

• Roma, 00184 vicino alla stazione. → 00184
• CAP 20121 per Milano centro. → 20121

Must be left alone

• CAP 2012
• CAP 201210

Tags: it, location, contact

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Used by

• piighost/it — Italy: phone, postal code, the codice fiscale, the VAT number and the health card number.

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