Postal code

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 Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

, introduced on 25 February 1982 (Thailand date 2525 B.E.), have 5 digits.

The first two specify the province

Provinces of Thailand

Thailand is divided into 76 provinces , which are geographically grouped into 6 regions. The capital Bangkok is not a province but a special administrative area and is included as the 77th province since it is administered at the same level as the other 76 provinces. The name of the provinces are...

, the numbers are the same as in ISO 3166-2:TH

ISO 3166-2:TH

ISO 3166-2:TH is the entry for Thailand in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Thailand, ISO 3166-2 codes are...

.

The third and fourth digits specify a district (amphoe

Amphoe

An amphoe is the second level administrative subdivision of Thailand. Usually translated as district, amphoe make up the provinces, and are analogous to a county seat...

).

The fifth digit, if 0, is the main delivering post office for that postal district; if non-zero, is a sub-post office (which receives but does not deliver mail) in that district. The district containing the provincial capital uses xx000 (e.g. Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Nakhon Ratchasima or , often shortened to Korat or Khorat , is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand...

 codes are 30xxx, and Nakhon Ratchasima city district

Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima

Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima is one of 32 districts of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Northeastern Thailand. Including the center city of district is City of Nakhon Ratchasima.-Introduction:...

 is 30000). Generally, each district has its own postcode, although some larger districts are split into two or more postcodes, and some districts share a code. In about half a dozen cases, postcodes overlap province boundaries, to include one or more sub-districts (tambon

Tambon

Tambon is a local government unit in Thailand. Below district and province , they form the third administrative subdivision level. As of the 2009 there are 7255 tambon, not including the 169 khwaeng of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains 8-10 tambon...

) that are more easily accessible from the neighbouring province.

Postal Code Capital of Provinces

Amnat Charoen 37000 --- Ang Thong 14000 --- Ayutthaya 13000 --- Bueng Kan 38000 --- Burirum 31000 --- Chachoengsao 24000 --- Chai Nat 17000 --- Chaiyaphum 36000 --- Chanthaburi 22000 --- Chiang Mai 50000 --- Chiang Rai 57000 --- Chonburi 20000 --- Chumphon 86000 --- Kalasin 46000 --- Kamphaeng Phet 62000 --- Khanchanaburi 71000 --- Khon Kaen 40000 --- Krabi 81000 --- Lampang 52000 --- Lamphun 51000 --- Loei 42000 --- Lopburi 15000 --- Mae Hong Son 58000 --- Maha Sarakham 44000 --- Mukdahan 49000 --- Nakhon Nayok 26000 --- Nakhon Pathom 73000 --- Nakhon Phanom 48000 --- Nakhon Ratchasima 30000 --- Nakhon Sawan 60000 --- Nakhon Si Thammarat 80000 --- Nan 55000 --- Narathiwat 96000 --- Non Bua Lam Phu 39000 --- Nong Khai 43000 --- Nonthaburi 11000 --- Pathum Thani 12000 --- Pattani 94000 --- Phang Nga 82000 --- Phatthalung 93000 --- Phayao 56000 --- Phetchabun 67000 --- Phetchaburi 76000 --- Phichit 66000 --- Phitsanulok 65000 --- Phrae 54000 --- Phuket 83000 --- Prachinburi 25000 --- Prachuap Khiri Khan 77000 --- Ranong 85000 --- Ratchaburi 70000 --- Rayong 21000 --- Roi Et 45000 --- Sa Kaeo 27000 --- Sakon Nakhon 47000 --- Samut Sakhon 74000 --- Samut Songkhram 75000 --- Saraburi 18000 --- Satun 91000 --- Singburi 16000 --- Sisaket 33000 --- Songkhla 90000 --- Sukhothai 64000 --- Suphanburi 72000 --- Surat Thani 84000 --- Surin 32000 --- Tak 63000 --- Trang 92000 --- Trat 23000 --- Ubon Ratchathani 34000 --- Udon Thani 41000 --- Uthai Thani 61000 --- Uttaradit 53000 --- Yala 95000 --- Yasothon 35000 ---

External links

• Thailand Post - Official Site english