Using this code will route the mail or parcel to Abuja generally (a broad destination). Practically the NIPOST (Nigeria Postal Service) handled mail will be taken to the main post office in Abuja. It’s like that for other cities. The main postal code is meant broadly for the whole city. For a more precise location use the postal codes of smaller areas.
The postal codes for areas of Abuja city are:
Asokoro
900231
Central Business District
900211
Garki Area 1
900241
Garki Area 2
900242
Garki Area 3
900243
Garki Area 7
900244
Garki Area 8
900245
Garki Area 10
900246
Garki Area 11
900247
Maitama
900271
Three Arms Zone
900221
Wuse II
900288
Wuse Zone 1
900281
Wuse Zone 2
900282
Wuse Zone 3
900283
Wuse Zone 4
900284
Wuse Zone 5
900285
Wuse Zone 6
900286
Wuse Zone 7
900287
Abacha Barracks
900104
Apo
900104
Damagaza
900104
Dantata
900104
Durumi I
900104
Durumi II
900104
Durumi III
900104
Dutse
900104
Garki Village
900104
Gudu
900104
Guzape
900104
Kobi
900104
Kurumduma
900104
NEPA Village
900104
Wumba
900104
Gui
Airport
900105
Barowa
900105
Damakuba
900105
Dandi
900105
Dayisa
900105
Dodo
900105
Gbenduniya
900105
Gbessa
900105
Gora
900105
Gosa
900105
Gud Pasali
900105
Gui
900105
Gwako
900105
Iddo Maaji
900105
Iddo Pada
900105
Iddo Sabo
900105
Iddo Sarki
900105
Iddo Tudunwada
900105
Koloke
900105
Makana
900105
Makanima
900105
Nuwalogye
900105
Sauka
900105
Takilogo
900105
Toge
900105
Tunga Kwaso
900105
Tungan Jika
900105
Tungan Wakili Isa
900105
Zamani
900105
Gwagwa
Bagusa
900106
Dei-die
900106
Filin Dabo
900106
Filin Dabo I
900106
Filin Dabo II
900106
Gwagwa
900106
Kaba
900106
Kagini
900106
Karsana I
900106
Karsana II
900106
Karsana III
900106
Saburi I
900106
Saburi II
900106
Tasha
900106
Zaudna
900106
Gwarinpa Fed. Housing
900108
Gwarinpa Life Camp
900108
Gwarinpa Village
900108
Kado Federal Housing
900108
Kado Village
900108
Katampe
900108
Kuchigoro
900108
Mabushi
900108
Utako
900108
Abacha Barracks
900102
Apo
900102
Damagaza
900102
Dantata
900102
Durumi I
900102
Durumi II
900102
Durumi III
900102
Dutse
900102
Garki Village
900102
Gudu
900102
Guzape
900102
Kobi
900102
Kurumduma
900102
NEPA Village
900102
Wumba
900102
Kabusa
Aleyita
900107
Burum
900107
Dogori Gada
900107
Galadimawa
900107
Kabusa
900107
Ketti
900107
Lekugoma
900107
Lugbe
900107
Piwoyi
900107
Pykasa
900107
Sabon Lugbe
900107
Sheretti
900107
Takushara
900107
Wani
900107
Zhidu
900107
Zidna
900107
Karu
Jikoyi
900110
Karu Site (FHA)
900110
Karu Village
900110
Karshi
Aleku
900101
Damakasa
900101
Damakusa
900101
Gidan Boyi
900101
Gidan Kaka
900101
Gidan Kwano
900101
Karshi
900101
Kupayi
900101
Kusaki
900101
Kutasa
900101
Odu
900101
Tunga
900101
Ugamada
900101
Ungwan Tiv
900101
Nyanya
Angawa Bawa
900103
Gbagarape
900103
Kugbo
900103
Nyanya Site-Area A-F
900103
Nyanya Village/Gwandara
900103
Nyanya Village/Gwari
900103
Orozo
900109
Angwan Sako
900109
Anka
900109
Badna
900109
Chori Bisa
900109
Gidan Ajiya
900109
Gidan Mangoro
900109
Gugugu
900109
Kpepegyi
900109
Kurudu
900109
Kurudu Gwandara
900109
Kwoi
900109
Madalla
900109
Munapeyi Kasa
900109
Munapeyi Sama
900109
Orozo I
900109
Orozo II
900109
Sabon Gari
900109
Wowo
900109
DeiDei
900009
Federal Secretariat
900001
GPO / Garki
900001
ADCPA
900002
Karo
900008
Mambila
900001
Mogadishu Barracks
900001
NASS
900001
NIPOST Corp. HQtrs
900001
Nyanya
900007
Wuse
900003
Postal code, postcode and ZIP code
Postal code, postcode
Postal code also known as postcode is a group of characters meant to help post offices send mails and parcels to the right destinations.
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.
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
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 code is usually part of a postal address.
Nigeria postal codes consists of six digits.
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 postal code in Nigeria is 100001, Ikeja in Lagos and the highest is 982112, Mbara, Vandeikya in Benue State.
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).
