postal code

CURIE: gmeow:postalCode
IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/postalCode
Category: property
Defined by: gmeow:slices/contacts
Box roles: RBox role (What is this?)

The postal/ZIP code coordinate value of a postal address, expressed along the gmeow:axisPostalCode axis of the postal reference frame.

Structure

Property shape: datatype property; gmeow:PostalAddress -> rdfs:Literal

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:postalCode from gmeow:PostalAddress to rdfs:Literal when the relationship itself belongs in the native GMEOW graph.

Example Snippets

These snippets are generated from canonical slice examples and trimmed to the Turtle blocks where this term appears.

Contact Points

Source: slices/core/contacts/examples/contact-points.ttl
Examples catalog: open in catalog#example-slices-core-contacts-examples-contact-points

# --- Reified postal address: components are coordinates in the postal frame (P11).
ex:homeAddress a gmeow:PostalAddress ;
    gmeow:contactPointType   gmeow:contactPointTypePersonal ;
    gmeow:postalAddressFrame gmeow:referenceFramePostalAddress ;
    gmeow:streetAddress      "742 Evergreen Terrace" ;
    gmeow:addressLocality    "Springfield" ;
    gmeow:addressRegion      "Oregon" ;
    gmeow:postalCode         "97403" ;
    gmeow:countryCode        "US" .

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:PostalAddress

Projects To

Profile	External Targets
`schema-org`	`rdf`, `schema`
`vcard`	`rdf`, `vcard`

External Equivalences

Equivalent or closely aligned targets: schema, vcard

Linkages

Generated from the canonical mapping DSL. SSSOM files are the generated public interchange form for term equivalences.

Term Equivalences

Source	Kind	Profile	Predicate/Relation	Target	Evidence
`gmeow:postalCode`	equivalence	`-`	owl:equivalentProperty	schema:postalCode	`gmeow-places.sssom.tsv`; `gmeow:eqPlaces037`; confidence 1
`gmeow:postalCode`	equivalence	`-`	skos:closeMatch	vcard:postal-code	`gmeow-places.sssom.tsv`; `gmeow:eqPlaces038`; confidence 0.9

Projection Coverage

Source	Kind	Profile	Predicate/Relation	Target	Evidence
`gmeow:postalCode`	projection	`schema-org`	projects to / <=	rdf:type, schema:PostalAddress, schema:address, schema:addressCountry, schema:addressLocality, schema:addressRegion, schema:postalCode, schema:streetAddress	`gmeow:mapSchemaAddress`; lossy: the postal reference frame (axes, topological kind, metric) is dropped; only the flat schema:PostalAddress component values survive
`gmeow:postalCode`	projection	`vcard`	projects to / =	rdf:type, vcard:Address, vcard:country-name, vcard:hasAddress, vcard:label, vcard:locality, vcard:postal-code, vcard:region, vcard:street-address	`gmeow:mapVcardAddress`; lossy: the postal reference frame (axes, topological kind, metric) is dropped; only the flat vcard:Address component values and composed label survive; transform `gmeow:fnComposeAddress`

Usage Advice

Use when

Use for the postal or ZIP code line of an address; note that a full code can be premises-identifying and so carries the same personal sensitivity as the street line.

Avoid when

Avoid forcing a normalized format (non-functional — spacing and case variants coexist) and avoid treating a full code as safe for public projection — a precise code can re-identify a household.

How to use

Carry the code as written; pair the address with gmeow:coarsenTo so a public projection emits a truncated or locality-level form rather than the full premises-identifying code.

Examples

ex:home gmeow:postalCode "T2P 1J9".

Avoid For Consumers

Published Alignment Graph

Alignments

Relation	Target
`closeMatch`	`vcard:postal-code`
`equivalentProperty`	`schema:postalCode`