Four-digit mail district identifier (8)

I believe the answer is:

postcode

(Other definitions for postcode that I've seen before include "Mail sorting help" , "Eg, E-Nine-Eight One-T-T" , "Letter sorting device (or kind of modern lottery?)" , "Part of address to aid sorting" , "Address identifier" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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