Postal Codes For Nigeria States: Full/Complete List of Nigeria Zip Codes

Full/Complete List of Zip or Postal Codes For Nigeria States.

Looking for Postal codes for Nigeria States?

You must at one point in time came across Zip/Postal codes, mostly when filling an online form for international transactions, registration or application.

One thing you should know is that Zip code is not too different from Postal code, only that Zip code is only used by The US while other countries including Nigeria, UK, France, China etc use Postal code.

What is Nigerian Zip Code?

Some Nigerians especially the newbies, get confused and frustrated when they came across the Zip/Postal code field, which is why i will list the complete zip/postal codes for Nigeria states.

Also Read: Abuja Postal Code.

You can have it on your system as a text file and just copy it any time you need zip/postal codes for any of the 36 states in Nigeria.

Zip Code means Z= Zone, I= Improvement, P= Plan Code. Zone Improvement Plan (Zip) Code is used by The US while Nigeria use Postal code. They are both used for mailing purpose.

Nigeria postal codes are numeric, 6-digits in number. Nigerian Postal Service (Nipost) divides Nigeria into nine regions.

Number ascertain to each region, make up the first digit of its Postal code, the first 3 digits of the code (the second and the third digits combined with the first) are the dispatch district for outgoing sorting and the last three digits are for various post office in each regions for delivery.

The zip/postal codes for Nigeria states in this article are for the head offices in each states, you will notice they all end with 001.

Our next articles on this topic will feature all the area zip/postal codes for each town/local governments in each 36 states of Nigeria.

Must Read: Lagos Zip Code.

Check out Nigerian states postal codes below.

Zip/Postal Codes for Nigeria States (All 36 states in Nigeria).

        States                                                                       Zip/Postal Codes

ABIA, Umahia	440001
Adamawa, Yola	640001
Akwa Ibom, Uyo	520001
Anambra, Akwa	420001
Bauchi	740001
Bornu, Maiduguri	600001
Delta, Asaba	320001
Ebonyi, Abakaliki	840001
Edo, Benin	300001
Enugu	400001
Imo, Owerri	460001
Jigawa, Duste	720001
Kaduna	700001
Kano	800001
Kastina	820001
Kebbi, Bernie Kebbi	860001
Kogi, Lokoja	260001
Kwara, Ilorin	240001
Lagos, Mainland	100001
Lagos, Island	101001
Niger, Minna	920001
Ogun, Abeokuta	110001
Ondo, Akure	340001
Osun, Osogbo	230001
Oyo, Ibadan	200001
Plateau, Jos	930001
Rivers, Port-harcourt	500001
Sokoto	840001
Taraba, Jalingo	660001
Yobe, Damaturu	320001
Abuja	900001

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