Nigeria postal code, Lagos

Lagos city has 163 postal codes. The codes are:

AreaPostcode
Abarenji100269
Aboru100323
Abule Egba100276
Abule Ijesha100213
Abule Oja100213
Abule Okuta100223
Adeniji Adele101227
Adeniran Ogunsanya101211
Agarawu101229
Agbelekale100324
Agege100283
Agodo100265
Ahmadiya100331
Ajah101245
Ajao Estate100263
Ajegunle Boundary102211
Akesan100268
Akintan100341
Akoka100213
Alagbado100314
Alakija/ Old Ojo102262
Alakuko100271
Alapere Ketu100244
Alausa100212
Alimosho100275
Allen100281
Amukoko Alaba Oro102212
Amukoko East102214
Amukoko North102215
Amukoko West102213
Anthony100232
Apapa Central101251
Apapa North101252
Apapa South101253
Apapa West101254
Atunrase Estate100235
Badore100269
Bakare Faro102216
Balogun100267
Bode Thomas101211
Broad St.100221
Bungalow Estate100264
Captain100341
Dolphin Estate100222
Dopemu100273
Dosunmu101229
Ebute Meta West101211
Egan100268
Egbe100265
Egbeda100276
Ejigbo Orinle Owo100264
Epe Tedo101224
Fadeyi100252
Festac Community I102311
Festac Community II102312
Festac Community III102313
Festac Community IV102314
G.R.A100271
Gbagada100234
Gbosere101231
Idi Araba100254
Idi Oro100254
Idimu100276
Idumagbo101228
Idumota101227
Ifako Agege100215
Igando100267
Ijaye100311
Ijedodo100269
Ijegemo100269
Ijegun100266
Ijeshatedo101282
Ijora Badia Central102222
Ijora Badia East102221
Ijora Badia North102224
Ijora Badia West102223
Ijora Oloye101255
Iju Isaga100216
Iju Water Works100216
Ikata100281
Ikeja 100271
Ikosi100246
Ikotun100265
Ikoyi101233
Ilaje102266
Ilasamaja100263
Ilupeju100252
Ipaja100278
Isaga-Tedo100263
Isale Eko101226
Isheri Ofin100214
Isheri Oke100214
Isheri Osun100266
Isolo100263
Itafaji101223
Itire100281
Iwaya100213
Jankara100312
Jibowu100252
Keffi101232
Ketu Mile 12100247
Ketu Orisigun100245
Ketu100243
Kirikiri Industrial102272
Kirikiri Phase102273
Kirikiri102271
Lafiaji100221
Lawanson100254
Magodo100248
Makoko Extension101244
Makoko100213
Marina100221
Maryland100211
Massey101225
Meiran100361
Mende100211
Murtala Muhammed Airport100272
Mushin100253
Oba Akran100282
Obalende101232
Obanikoro100232
Offin101227
Ogba Aguda100218
Ogudu100242
Ojodu100213
Ojokoro100313
Ojota100242
Oke Afa Jakande100264
Oke Arin101227
Oke Odo100322
Okepopo101224
Oko Oba Agege100284
Olodi Apapa102241
Olota100341
Olowogbowo101227
Olowoira100214
Olute/ Navy Town102341
Onikan101231
Onike100213
Onipanu100252
Opebi100281
Oregun100212
Oremeji Ifako100241
Orile Iganmu101271
Oshodi100261
Oworosoki L and K100222
Oworosoki100221
Oya Estate100274
Palmgrove100252
Sangisa100248
Sari Iganmu Orile North102232
Sari Iganmu Orile South102231
Satellite Town102361
Shogunle100261
Shomolu Central100231
Shomolu Pedro100233
Site C102263
Suberu Oje100351
Surulere101283
Tujusho101211
Victoria Island101241 & 101243
Yaba/Ebute Meta East101212

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

ZIP codes are like postal 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.

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.

StatePostal code
Abia 440001
Adamawa 640001
Akwa Ibom 520001
Anambra 420001
Bauchi 740001
Bayelsa 561001
Benue970001
Borno600001
Cross River540001
Delta320001
Ebonyi840001
Edo300001
Ekiti360001
Enugu400001
Gombe760001
Imo460001
Jigawa720001
Kaduna700001
Kano800001
Katsina820001
Kebbi860001
Kogi260001
Kwara240001
Lagos100001
Nasarawa962001
Niger920001
Ogun110001
Ondo340001
Osun230001
Oyo200001
Plateau930001
Rivers500001
Sokoto840001
Taraba660001
Yobe320001
Zamfara860001
FCT900001

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 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).