How To Find ZIP/Postal Codes Of State / City In Nigeria

You should have had the cause to look for the zip codes of your state, city or street at one point in your life. If you have never been in this situation, you probably do not fill online forms much or you simply put whatever numbers in the text box. Some will just look for the phone code (23439 for Ogun State and 23401 for Lagos), and enter it wherever the form asks for Zip/Postal code.

Some do this out of ignorance because they really do not know what a zip code or a postal code is. Many people cannot differentiate between a Zip or Postal Code and Phone Code. Let me explain briefly.

What is a Zip or Postal Code?

Simply put, a postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code in United States) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. It helps post offices to sort mails/parcels by state, cities and streets in order to make delivery easier and faster.

So, How Can I Get Postal Code For My City / Area In Nigeria?

Nigerian Postal Service has a web portal where you can go to and find all urban and rural zip or postal code as you may call it. This portal is very simple to use. Just like the screenshot above, all you have to do is:

1. Go to the Nigerian Post codes portal at www.nigeriapostcodes.com/
2. Choose if you want to search by Urban Location, Rural Location or Postal Facility (I am using the urban option)
3. Now choose your state from the drop-down
4. Choose your Town, then Area and lastly, Street
5. To get the code, click on the GET POSTCODE button

This will bring the postal code to you to copy. This is the code for your area or street, depending on what is written there.

For quick references, we have a list of Postcodes by states listed below for you.

Postal Code for Nigeria States
Abuja 900001	Jigawa 720001	Osun 230001
Abia 440001	Kano 700001	Oyo 200001
Adamawa 640001	Kaduna 800001	Plateau 930001
Akwa-Ibom 520001	Katsina 820001	Rivers 500001
Anambra 420001	Kebbi 860001	Sokoto 840001
Bauchi 740001	Kogi 260001	Taraba 660001
Borno 600001	Kwara 240001	Yobe 320001
Delta 320001	Lagos (Island) 101001	Osun 230001
Ebonyi 840001	Lagos (Mainland) 100001	Oyo 200001
Edo 300001	Niger 920001	Plateau 930001
Enugu 400001	Ogun 110001	Rivers 500001
Imo 460001	Ondo 340001	Sokoto 840001

This will be useful when you when you only need the code for states and don’t want to go searching for it. Mostly, you won’t need it for states but your street.