diff --git a/src/postal_fields.h b/src/postal_fields.h
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+enum gn_postal_fields {
+    GN_POSTAL_CODE=0,
+    GN_POSTAL_COUNTRY_CODE=1,
+    GN_POSTAL_CONTAINING_GEONAME_ID=2,
+    GN_POSTAL_ADMIN1_IDS=3,
+    GN_POSTAL_ADMIN2_IDS=4,
+    GN_POSTAL_ADMIN3_IDS=5,
+    NUM_POSTAL_FIELDS
+};