# Location rules: countries, states and postal codes

ShipRule · Build rules · Updated October 10, 2026

> Target shipping addresses by country, state or province, and postal code lists, prefixes or numeric ranges — and how each is matched at checkout.

Location conditions check the shipping address at checkout. Use them to hide fast options for remote areas, offer a method only in certain regions, or rename a rate for one country.

| Condition | Comparisons | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| **Shipping country** | is any of, is none of | All plans |
| **Shipping state / province** | is any of, is none of | Growth and up |
| **Shipping postal code** | is any of, is none of, starts with any of, starts with none of, is between, is not between | Growth and up |

## Countries

Type two-letter country codes such as *US* or *GB* and press Enter, or pick a country from **Add a country…**. The condition lists each country by name and code.

## States and provinces

Write each state or province as a country-code pair, for example *US-CA*, *US-NY* or *CA-ON*. Including the country means the same state code in two countries can’t be mixed up.

## Postal codes

Postal codes can be matched three ways:

| Comparison | Enter | Example |
|---|---|---|
| **is any of** / **is none of** | Exact codes | *90210, 10001* |
| **starts with any of** / **starts with none of** | Prefixes | *SW1* or *902* |
| **is between** / **is not between** | A numeric range, lowest first | *90000* to *90299* |

How postal codes are compared:

- **Spaces and dashes are ignored**, and letters aren’t case-sensitive. *SW1A 1AA* and *sw1a1aa* are the same.
- **Ranges use numbers.** ShipRule reads the digits at the start of the code, so *90210-1234* counts as 90210. Codes that don’t start with digits never fall inside a range.
- **Paste long lists.** Paste codes separated by commas or new lines. A condition can hold up to 500 values.

> **Tip:** Prefixes keep lists short. *starts with any of 96, 99* is one short condition, where a list of every code in those areas could fill your checkout capacity.

## When the address is missing a value

If an address has no postal code (or no state), the positive comparisons — **is any of**, **starts with any of**, **is between** — don’t match, and the negative ones — **is none of**, **starts with none of**, **is not between** — do. The same applies to countries.

## Several delivery groups

If a checkout has more than one group of delivery options, each group is checked against its own shipping address.

## Examples

| Goal | Condition | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Hide next-day delivery for remote postal codes | *Shipping postal code starts with any of 96, 99* | Hide methods whose name contains *Next day*, *Overnight* |
| Hide a method for some countries | *Shipping country is any of CA* | Hide methods whose name contains *Economy* |
| Offer local delivery only nearby | *Shipping postal code is not between 90000 and 90299* | Hide delivery type **Local delivery** (Pro) |
| Show only your free rate in two states on larger orders | *Shipping state / province is any of US-CA, US-OR* and *Cart subtotal is at least 100* | Show only methods whose name contains *Free* |

The first two are ready-made templates; see [Rule templates](https://help.fleekapps.com/shiprule/templates/).

## Checkout capacity

Shopify limits how much rule data reaches checkout. Long postal code lists use the most. The **Checkout capacity** meter in the rule editor and on **Shipping rules** shows how much you use. If you go over, ShipRule won’t save the change and asks you to shorten long lists or turn off rules you don’t need.

## Related

- [Conditions](https://help.fleekapps.com/shiprule/conditions/)
- [Customer rules](https://help.fleekapps.com/shiprule/customer-rules/)

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Source: https://help.fleekapps.com/shiprule/location-rules/