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References
- Hellenic Post official website (in Greek and English)
- Greek Yellow Pages (XO.gr) - Greek Postal Codes' Finder (ZIP Codes of Greece)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Όλοι οι ΤΚ. TK - Ταχυδρομικός Κώδικας (in Greek). Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ Greek Yellow Pages 23065
- ↑ Greek Yellow Pages 70005
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- ↑ Greek Yellow Pages 81110
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