Postal code also known as postcode is a group of characters meant to help post offices send mails and parcels to the right destinations.
The code is usually part of a postal address.
ZIP code
Postal codes are also known as ZIP codes. 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 postal codes
The Nigeria postal codes are of 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 enable delivery companies send parcels to correct destinations easier and faster.
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 total postal codes of Nigeria are 982,112 ranging from 100001 to 982112 (Lagos to Benue).
The lowest postal code in Nigeria is 100001, Ikeja in Lagos and the highest is 982112, Mbara, Vandeikya in Benue State.
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.
Postal codes of Nigeria States
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
Nigeria
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.
Tiv people of Nigeria
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.
Abuja City Gate
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.
National Assembly building
However, the country ranks very low in the Human Development Index and remains one of the most corrupt nations in the world.
Maitama, Abuja with Hilton Hotel’s high-rise building in the foreground
The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the largest in Africa.
Lagos, the commercial capital and main sea port city
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).
