Postal codes in Nigeria
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Postal code
s in Nigeria
are numeric, consisting of six digits. NIPOST
, the Nigerian Postal Service, divides the country into nine regions, which make up the first digit of the code. The second and third digits, combined with the first, are the dispatch district for outgoing sorting. The last three digits are for delivery.
The main postal head office in each region will have a postal code ending in 00001, so Garki Main HO in Abuja
has the postal code 970001, Ikeja HO in Lagos
has 100001, Lokoja in Kogi
has 270001 and Port Harcourt has 500001. The lowest postcode is 100001 and the highest is 982002.
Postal codes for localities are available on the NIPOST Official Portal. http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx
Postal code
A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. Once postal codes were introduced, other applications became possible.In February 2005, 117 of the 190 member countries of the Universal Postal Union had postal code systems...
s in Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
are numeric, consisting of six digits. NIPOST
Nigerian Postal Service
The Nigerian Postal Service, abbreviated as Nipost, is a government-owned and operated corporation, is the Nigerian postal administration responsible for providing postal services in Nigeria. It has more than 20,000 employees and runs more than 5,000 post offices...
, the Nigerian Postal Service, divides the country into nine regions, which make up the first digit of the code. The second and third digits, combined with the first, are the dispatch district for outgoing sorting. The last three digits are for delivery.
The main postal head office in each region will have a postal code ending in 00001, so Garki Main HO in Abuja
Abuja
Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...
has the postal code 970001, Ikeja HO in Lagos
Lagos
Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...
has 100001, Lokoja in Kogi
Kogi
Kogi or Cogui may be:*Kogi State, Nigeria*the Kogi people, Colombia**the Kogi language...
has 270001 and Port Harcourt has 500001. The lowest postcode is 100001 and the highest is 982002.
Postal codes for localities are available on the NIPOST Official Portal. http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx