Typically zip codes and postal codes are utilized for the purpose of facilitating delivery of packages by mail (mail). In certain countries, such as that of the U.S., zip codes are used , while in other countries such as Nigeria postal code can be used.
Nigeria has been divided up into 6 geopolitical zones each of which shares the same ethnicity and the same practices of culture and the same historical background. Geopolitics have contributed to the efficient distribution to resources of the federal government. It was established during the administration of the president Ibrahim Babangida.
Six geopolitical areas comprise the North-East region, which is comprised mainly from the Kanuri ethnic group. It is home to six states: Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, and Yobe. In the North-West region is mostly composed from people belonging to the Hausa Fulani ethnic group and includes seven states: Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, and Zamfara.
The North-Central region, also referred to by the name of “the middle belt” that has the most number of states, is primarily composed from people belonging to the Tiv ethnic group. It has seven states, including Federal Capital Territory, Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nassarawa, Niger, and Plateau. The South-East region is composed primarily from the Igbo ethnic group. With the least number of states. Five states fall within the Southeast region. Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, and Imo.
The South-South region consists part of Ijaw tribes. Ijaw ethnic group, which includes six states, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River State, Delta, Edo, and Rivers. The last geopolitical region is known as the South-West region, which is dominated by Yoruba tribes, which consist of states like Ekiti, Oyo, Ogun, Lagos, Osun, and Ondo.
How do you decode Nigerian Postal Code?
Nigerian postal codes consist of numbers that comprise six numbers. NIPOST is which is the Nigerian Postal Service, divides the country into nine regions which comprise the first number in the number. The third and second numbers, when combined with the first, form the dispatch districts to sort out incoming mail.
The last three digits indicate the delivery address. The delivery location could be any of the following: an office of a postoffice or a rural location or an urban zone.
Postal Codes For Nigeria
Lagos is the city with its lowest postcode, 100001. The head of the postal office across all regions in Nigeria has the postal code that ends with 0001. Thus, Garki Main HO located in Abuja is a zipcode 900001. Lokoja is in Kogi has 270001 while Port Harcourt has 500001. The smallest zip code is 100001, while the most expensive is 19982002. There are postcodes for other states of Nigeria like Enugu Zip code: 400001 and Imo state has 460001.
Which is What is Nigerian Postal Code for 36 States?
Here is the complete list of Nigerian Postal Codes for all its states, as well as FCT:
1. Abia – Abia –
2. Adamawa – 640001
3. Akwa Ibom – 520001
4. Anambra – 420001
5. Bauchi – 740001
6. Bayelsa 561001
7. Benue – 970001
8. Borno – 600001
9. Cross River – 540001
10. Delta – 320001
11. Ebonyi – 8400001
12. Edo – 300001
13. Ekiti 360001
14. Enugu – 400001
15. Gombe – 760001
16. Imo – 460001
17. Jigawa – 720001
18. Kaduna – 700001
19. Kano – 800001
20. Katsina – 820001
21. Kebbi – 860001
22. Kogi – Kogi –
23. Kwara – 240001
24. Lagos (mainland/island) – 100001/101001
25. Nasarawa – 962001
26. Niger – 920001
27. Ogun – 110001
28. Ondo – 340001
29. Osun – 230001
30. Oyo 200001
31. Plateau – 930001
32. Rivers 50000
33. Sokoto – the 840001
34. Taraba – 660001
35. Yobe – 3000001
36. Zamfara – 860001
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) (FCT) – 900001
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