A postal code is also known as postcode, postcode, Eircode, PIN Code or ZIP Code depending on the country. It is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, that is included in a postal address for sorting.
Postal codes are usually assigned to geographical areas but in some cases, special codes may be assigned to individual addresses or to institutions that receive a large volume of mail, such as big commercial companies and government institutions and agencies.
Nigeria is made up of six geopolitical zones which are the South East, South West, South-South, North East, North West, and North Central, each geopolitical zone. The North-East geopolitical zone has six states which are Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, and Yobe.
The North-West zone has seven states; Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, and Zamfara. The North Central zone has six states as well as the nation’s capital, the FCT. The states are Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nassarawa, Niger, and Plateau. Moving south, the South-East zone has the least number of states. States in this zone are Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, and Imo.
The South-South region is made up of Ijaw ethnic group and has six states; Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River state, Delta, Edo, and Rivers. The South-West geopolitical zone has six states; Ekiti, Oyo, Ogun, Lagos, Osun and Ondo.
For parcel sorting, the Nigerian Postal service has divided the country into 9 regions and this is explained in detail below.
Nigerian Postal System
The territory known as Nigeria has been divided into 9 regions by The Nigerian Postal Service (Nipost) for mail sorting and delivery. The first digit of each regions postal code is the regional code.
Postal codes Nigeria consist of six numeric digits, the first digit is the regional code as said earlier with the last three digits representing the delivery location usually a post office or an urban area. Lagos has the lowest postal code of 100001.
The main postal head office in each of the nine regions has a postal code ending with 0001.
Postal Codes For All 36 States In Nigeria
- 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 (mainland/island) – 100001/101001
- Nasarawa – 962001
- Niger – 920001
- Ogun – 110001
- Ondo – 340001
- Osun – 230001
- Oyo – 200001
- Plateau – 930001
- Rivers – 500001
- Sokoto – 840001
- Taraba – 660001
- Yobe – 320001
- Zamfara – 860001
Specific codes are also assigned to each local government and also the major towns in each of the states. For example, Postal codes for all the streets in Ikeja, the capital of Lagos State are provided below.
Adegbola St. St. 10028
Alhaja Kofoworola Oloko CrescentAdeniji St.Ahmed Usman George Crescent St. 100282
Mental Box Rd. St. 100282
Releance Close St. 100282
Vanni Close St. 100282
Henry Car St. St. 100282
Wempco Rd. St. 100282
Iscaatan Close St. 100282
Awaye Wasere St. St. 100282
Oluwa St. St. 100282
Bounarin Calcruit St. St. 100282
Wale Taiwo St. St. 100282
Ali Balogun St. St. 100282
Ashogbon St. St. 100282
Muri Busari St. St. 100282
Akinola Cole St. St. 100282
Abe Johnson Crescent St. 100282
James Olaleye St. St. 100282
Bode Amoo Close St. 100282
Onipila Odanye St. St. 100282
Alhaji Jimoh St. St. 100282
Badagiri Close St. 100282
Kudeti St. St. 100282
Ola Oluwa St. St. 100282
Solanke St. St. 100282
Adebowale Close Siyinbola Close St. 100282
Oluyemisi Close St. 100282
Awori Close St. 100282
Aromire St. St. 100282
Simbiat Abiola Rd. St. 100282
Planking Rd. St. 100282
Bashiru Oweh St. St. 100282
Are OmobaOlaide Tomori St. St. 100282
Oba Akran Rd. St. 100282
Obafemi Awolowo Seriki Aro Aforiogun St. St. 100282
Obafemi Awolowo Way Olawaye St. St. 100282
BanjokoSanu St. St. 100282
Abeokuta St. St. 100282
Oyetubo John AkinjideAjasa St. St. 100282
Obasa St. St. 100282
Obe St. St. 100282
Oshifala St. St. 100282
Ajao Rd. St. 100282
Ogunsefemi St. St. 100282
Olorunbe OjoraAdeojo St. St. 100282
Modepe Close St. 100282
Eric Moore St. St. 100282
Balogun St. St. 100282
Eleruwa St. St. 100282
Nurudeen St. St. 100282
Ibitiye Close St. 100282
Akinremi St. St. 100282
Obanta Avenue Ogunlowo Itohan Ajiboye Rejina Coker St.Modupe St. St. 100282
Independence St. St. 100282
Oluakerele St. St. 100282
Afisman Drive St. 100282
Ahmed Usman George Crescent St. 100282
Ojulowo Imoshe St. St. 100282 Mental Box Rd. St. 100282
Oyelola St. St. 100282
Releance Close St. 100282
Railway Line St. 100282
Vanni Close St. 100282
Oduyemi St. St. 100282
Henry Car St. St. 100282
Akin Lakanu Close St. 100282
Wempco Rd. St. 100282
Olutoye St. St. 100282
Iscaatan Close St. 100282
Okoya Thomas St. St. 100282
Awaye Wasere St. St. 100282
Talabi St. St. 100282
Oluwa St. St. 100282
Duro Dibna Close St. 100282
Bounarin Calcruit St. St. 100282
Efuleye St. St. 100282
Wale Taiwo St. St. 100282
Odegbemi Close St. 100282
Adeniyi Jones Ave. St. 100282
Bankole St. St. 100282
Ali Balogun St. St. 100282
Oyero St. St. 100282
Ashogbon St. St. 100282
Alhaji Jimoh Ifelodun Close St. 100282
Muri Busari St. St. 100282
Akinlaguda St. St. 100282
Akinola Cole St. St. 100282
Fatai Doherty Close St. 100282
Abe Johnson Crescent St. 100282
Fajac Close St. 100282
James Olaleye St. St. 100282
Orimolade St. St. 100282
Bode Amoo Close St. 100282
Ikare Close St. 100282
Onipila Odanye St. St. 100282
Araromi St. St. 100282
Alhaji Jimoh St. St. 100282
Adegbola St. St. 100282
Badagiri Close St. 100282
Kudeti St. St. 100282
Ola Oluwa St. St. 100282
Solanke St. St. 100282
Adebowale Close Siyinbola Close St. 100282
Oluyemisi Close St. 100282
Awori Close St. 100282
Aromire St. St. 100282
Simbiat Abiola Rd. St. 100282
Planking Rd. St. 100282
Bashiru Oweh St. St. 100282
Are OmobaOlaide Tomori St. St. 100282
Oba Akran Rd. St. 100282
Obafemi Awolowo Way Olawaye St. St. 100282
Abeokuta St. St. 100282
Obasa St. St. 100282
Oshifala St. St. 100282
Ogunsefemi St. St. 100282
Modepe Close St. 100282
Balogun St. St. 100282
Nurudeen St. St. 100282
Akinremi St. St. 100282
Independence St. St. 100282
Afisman Drive St. 100282
Ojulowo Imoshe St. St. 100282
Oyelola St. St. 100282
Railway Line St. 100282
Oduyemi St. St. 100282
Bayo Shodipo St. 100282
Olutoye St. St. 100282
Okoya Thomas St. St. 100282
Talabi St. St. 100282
Duro Dibna Close St. 100282
Efuleye St. St. 100282
Odegbemi Close St. 100282
Bankole St. St. 100282
Oyero St. St. 100282
Alhaji Jimoh Ifelodun Close St. 100282
Akinlaguda St. St. 100282
Fatai Doherty Close St. 100282
Fajac Close St. 100282
Orimolade St. St. 100282
Ikare Close St. 100282
Araromi St. St. 100282
Obafemi Awolowo Seriki Aro Aforiogun St. St. 100282
BanjokoSanu St. St. 100282
Oyetubo John AkinjideAjasa St. St. 100282
Obe St. St. 100282
Ajao Rd. St. 100282
Olorunbe OjoraAdeojo St. St. 100282
Eric Moore St. St. 100282
Eleruwa St. St. 100282
Ibitiye Close St. 100282
Obanta Avenue Ogunlowo Itohan Ajiboye Rejina Coker St.Modupe St. St. 100282
- Oluakerele St. St. 100282
Codes for other parts of Lagos as well as those for other major Nigeria cities are provided in other articles.
Conclusion
Postal codes Nigeria help in the accurate sorting and delivery of parcel to all parts of Nigeria. When asked for a postal code or a zipcode, just find the code for your area and input.