How to Get Zip/Postal Code for Your Location in Nigeria

How to Get Zip/Postal Code for Your Location in Nigeria

If you have ever filled online forms, you should be familiar with Zip/Postal Codes because it is one of the vital field to be filled. It is usually marked as ‘required’ in online forms which means you must not skip the field because it helps the admin of the page to capture the actual location you are visiting from.

In this article, I will be showing you how to get zip/postal codes of your state/city in Nigeria. So if you are looking for such information, you don’t need to search further because you are at the right place but before we go into that, let us have an insight of what zip/postal code is all about.

What is Zip/Postal Code

ZIP code is an abbreviation for Zone Improvement Plan Code and it is also known as Postal code or post code in some countries. It is a series of letters or digits (usually six digits) added to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. Its main purpose is to enable post offices sort mails for easier and faster delivery.

How to Get Zip/Postal Code for your Location in Nigeria

In order for Nigerians to get their postal code easily, the Nigeria Postal Service has provided an online portal where you can easily go and get the postal code for your Town, City or State. Follow the below steps to get your postal code;

1. Go to the Nigeria Postal Service Portal at nigeriapostcode.com.ng

2. You can Chose to Search By Urban Location or Search By Rural Location

• For Urban Location you will be asked to select your State, Town, Area and Street while for Rural Location, you will be asked to select your State, LGA, District and Town

3. After choosing your information, click on GET POSTCODE

4. Your Nigeria Zip Code will be displayed alongside a google map showing your location.

 

List of Zip / Postal Codes For States in Nigeria

Below are list of Nigeria States and their Zip codes for quick reference.

Sates	Postal Code
Abia State	440001
Abuja FCT	900001
Adamawa	640001
Akwa-Ibom	520001
Anambra	420001
Bauchi	740001
Borno	600001
Cross-River	540001
Delta	320001
Ebonyi	840001
Edo	300001
Enugu	400001
Imo	460001
Jigawa	720001
Kaduna	8000014
Kano	700001
Katsina	820001
Kebbi	860001
Kogi	260001
Kwara	240001
Lagos, Island	101001
Lagos, Mainland	100001
Niger	920001
Ogun	110001
Ondo	340001
Osun	230001
Oyo	200001
Plateau	930001
Rivers	500001
Sokoto	840001
Taraba	660001
Yobe	320001

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