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Many Shopify merchants need to exclude specific ZIP or postal codes from certain shipping methods. You might hide a flat rate for remote areas, restrict free shipping from Alaska or Hawaii, or prevent Express from showing where the carrier does not serve. Shopify shipping zones are organized by country and state, not by individual ZIP codes. You can add ZIP ranges in the US and Canada, but exclusions and combinations with cart or product conditions quickly become impractical.
ShipWeaver conditions banner including ZIP / postal code and address type under shipping address

ZIP / postal code and address type are first-class conditions, next to country and state.

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What Shopify offers, and what it does not

In Settings > Shipping and delivery you can create a zone, choose the US or Canada, add ZIP or postal code ranges, and set rates for that zone. That works when you want different rates for those codes. It does not work well when you need:
  • Negative filtering: this rate everywhere except these ZIPs
  • Long exclusion lists
  • ZIP plus cart total, product tags, or customer attributes
  • The same pattern outside the US and Canada
Shopify Plus stores can write a Checkout UI Extension. Delivery customization apps do this without custom checkout code.

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Common examples

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Hide a flat rate for Alaska and Hawaii

Condition: Shipping ZIP starts with 995, 996, 997, 998, 999, 967, or 968 Action: Hide the method titled $5 Flat Rate Those customers see carrier-calculated rates. Everyone else still sees the flat rate.

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Hide free shipping for remote Canadian codes

Condition: Shipping postal code starts with X or Y Action: Hide methods containing Free Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut do not see free shipping even if the cart is over $50.

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Restrict Express by ZIP list

Condition: Shipping ZIP is in an exclusion list Action: Hide methods containing Express or Overnight

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Combine ZIP with a product tag

Condition 1: Cart contains a product tagged heavy Condition 2: ZIP starts with 995-999 or 967-968 Action: Hide $10 Flat Rate The flat rate disappears only when both are true.
ShipWeaver rule editor where destination and cart conditions are combined

Build the ZIP condition in the rule editor, then Preview with a real address in that ZIP.

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ZIP matching patterns

  • Starts with - 99 covers 99000-99999
  • Exact match - only 12345
  • List - 12345, 23456, 34567
  • Range - 90000 to 90999
Prefix matching is usually enough for Alaska (995-999) and Hawaii (967-968).
Test ZIP rules with real addresses inside and outside the target set. A bad prefix can hide methods for the wrong customers or leave someone with no options.
Preview testers modal for testing ZIP-based hide rules

Preview testers see the ZIP rule. Regular customers do not, until you set it Live.

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Using ShipWeaver

ShipWeaver can match ZIP prefix, exact code, or a list, and combine that with cart or product conditions. It does not change rates or carriers. Install from the Shopify App Store. Related: Hide shipping methods and Local delivery instead of shipping.