Many internet websites require correct postal codes when they are collecting physical address. One such activity is domain name registration. A valid postal code is required to register a generic domain name like .com, .net, .org etc.

What is Nigeria’s Postal Code?

Nigeria Postal Codes are numeric’s that consist of six digits numbers. According to NIPOST, the Nigerian nation is divided into nine regions which makes up the first digit of the code.

The code of each region represents the first number, while the second and third digits when combined with the first, make up the dispatch district for out sorting. The last three digit stands for the delivery location which can be a rural area, an urban area or a post office facility.
The principal post head office in every region has a postal code that ends with 0001. For Instance, Ikeja HQ in Lagos is 100001; the lowest postcode is 100001 while the highest postcode is 982002.

States & Postal Codes

The 36 States & Federal Capital Territory (FCT) plus their respective primary postal codes within them are listed below.

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