You’re probably not new to postal codes. Guess you’ve seen it online when you’re ordering goods, filing forms for official purposes, and job applications. Without a postal code, you won’t be able to send items from one location to another.
Postal codes are a group of letters or digits included in a postal address. These codes serve as indicators for delivering mail and parcels around a given geographical location. Nigeria is divided into 6 geographical zones, which make up the first digit of the code.
In purchasing a product online, you’ll be required to provide a Zip code for delivery purposes. While some countries’ postal codes are denoted by alphabets, Nigeria’s zip codes comprise only 6 digits. Typically, Zip stands for
- Z- Zone
- I- Improvement
- P- Plan
The 6-digit zip code denotes the following:
- The first 3 digits represent the district or area for the outgoing sorting
- The second 3 digits indicate the delivery location
For example, the code of Abia state is 440001.
- 440 represents the state code
- 001 stands for the head department in each region.
If you’re sending a mail or parcel to another department in that same region, you’ll need to find out about the code.
List Of Zip Codes By State in Nigeria
Below are the 36 states in Nigeria and their zip codes.
1. Abia 440001
2. Adamawa 640001
3. Akwa Ibom 520001
4. Anambra 420001
5. Bauchi 740001
6. Bayelsa 561001
7. Benue 970001
8. Borno 600001
9. Cross River 540001
10. Delta 320001
11. Ebonyi 840001
12. Edo 300001
13. Ekiti 360001
14. Enugu 400001
15. Gombe 760001
16. Imo 460001
17. Jigawa 720001
18. Kaduna 700001
19. Kano 800001
20. Katsina 820001
21. Kebbi 860001
22. Kogi 260001
23. Kwara 240001
24. Lagos 100001
25. Nassarawa 962001
26. Niger 920001
27. Ogun 110001
28. Ondo 340001
29. Osun 230001
30. Oyo 200001
31. Plateau 930001
32. Rivers 500001
33. Sokoto 840001
34. Taraba 660001
35. Yobe 320001
36. Zamfara 860001
FCT 900001
The above-listed codes are unique codes for each state.