+234 is not a Nigerian postal code but +234 is an international dialing code for a Nigerian phone number.

Nigeria postcode, postal code or ZIP code is a numeric code consisting of a 6 digit number. It is meant to help post offices send mails and parcels to the right destinations.

The lowest postal code in Nigeria is 100001, Ikeja in Lagos and the highest is 982112, Mbara, Vandeikya in Benue State.

The codes have come to be of great use not only for post offices but also for delivery companies and any person that wants to locate an area for parcel delivery or other purposes.

Postal codes of Nigeria’s states

Abia
440001

Adamawa
640001

Akwa Ibom
520001

Anambra
420001

Bauchi
740001

Bayelsa
561001

Benue
970001

Borno
600001

Cross River
540001

Delta
320001

Ebonyi
840001

Edo
300001

Ekiti
360001

Enugu
400001

Gombe
760001

Imo
460001

Jigawa
720001

Kaduna
700001

Kano
800001

Katsina
820001

Kebbi
860001

Kogi
260001

Kwara
240001

Lagos
100001

Nasarawa
962001

Niger
920001

Ogun
110001

Ondo
340001

Osun
230001

Oyo
200001

Plateau
930001

Rivers
500001

Sokoto
840001

Taraba
660001

Yobe
320001

Zamfara
860001

FCT
900001

State	Postal code
Abia	440001
Adamawa	640001
Akwa Ibom	520001
Anambra	420001
Bauchi	740001
Bayelsa	561001
Benue	970001
Borno	600001
Cross River	540001
Delta	320001
Ebonyi	840001
Edo	300001
Ekiti	360001
Enugu	400001
Gombe	760001
Imo	460001
Jigawa	720001
Kaduna	700001
Kano	800001
Katsina	820001
Kebbi	860001
Kogi	260001
Kwara	240001
Lagos	100001
Nasarawa	962001
Niger	920001
Ogun	110001
Ondo	340001
Osun	230001
Oyo	200001
Plateau	930001
Rivers	500001
Sokoto	840001
Taraba	660001
Yobe	320001
Zamfara	860001
FCT	900001

Postal codes enable delivery companies send parcels to correct destinations easier and faster.

The code is usually part of a postal address.

Nigeria postal codes consists of six digits.

NIPOST (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 represent the delivery location. A delivery location can be any of the following; a post office facility, a rural area, or an urban area.

The main post office or postal head office in each region will has a postal code ending in 0001, so Garki head office in Abuja has the postal code 900001, Ikeja head office 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/ZIP code

Postal code is also referred to as ZIP code. The term ZIP code is often used in US.

ZIP being the short form of
Z: Zone
I: Improvement
P: Plan code

ZIP code is a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Introduced on July 1, 1963, the basic format consisted of five digits. In 1983, an extended code was introduced, called ZIP+4 ; it included the five digits of the ZIP code, followed by a hyphen and four digits that designated a more specific location.

US delivery system uses a ZIP code for the items shipped to and from overseas and within the country.

Nigeria is a country in Africa, a regional power on the continent and an emerging power on the international scene.

It has 36 states and a Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

Having being divided into states, the country is further divided into 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs).

The LGAs are under the control of their respective states.

The country has the largest economy in Africa.

Nigeria’s population is over 230 million, making it number 1 most populated country in Africa, and number 6 in the world.

It covers an area of 923,769 square kilometres (356,669 sq mi).

It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean.

Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west.

It is often referred to as the Giant of Africa owing to its large population and economy and is considered to be an emerging market by the World Bank.

However, the country ranks very low in the Human Development Index and remains one of the most corrupt nations in the world.

The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the largest in Africa.

Nigeria is a multinational state inhabited by more than 250 ethnic groups speaking 500 distinct languages, all identifying with a wide variety of cultures.

The official language is English, chosen to facilitate linguistic unity at the national level.

Nigeria is a founding member of AU (African Union) and a member of other international organizations including UN (United Nations), Commonwealth of Nations and ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States).