Lagos ZIP Codes: Full List Of Postal Codes In Lagos State

A postal code is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. Lagos ZIP Codes Postal codes in Nigeria are numeric, consisting of six digits. NIPOST, the Nigerian Postal Service, divides the country into nine regions, which make up the first digit of the code. The second and third digits, combined with the first, are the dispatch district for outgoing sorting. The last three digits represent the delivery location. A delivery location can be any of the following; a post office facility, a rural area, or an urban area.

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Unlike some countries where postal/zip codes usually carry some alphabets, Nigeria zip codes are represented using only 6 digits, irrespective of the region. Lagos State is divided into five administrative divisions, which are further divided into 20 local government areas, or LGAs. In 2003, many of the existing 20 Lagos State Local Government areas were split for administrative purposes into Local Council Development Areas. The following is a list of Lagos state ZIP/Postal codes of various areas which are similar for the streets within them.

Lagos State Postal Codes

Surulere: 101283 Ikeja: 100271 (streets 154) Abarenji: 100269 Ikorodu: 104101 Ajah: 101245 Victoria Island: 101241 (streets 84) Yaba: 101212 (streets 87) Agarawu: 101229 Abule Ijesha: 101213 Adeniji Adele: 101226 Ahmadia: 100331 Alakija/ Old Ojo: 102262 Amukoko Alaba Oro: 102212 Amukoko North: 102215 Amukoko West: 102213 Amukoko East: 102214 Apapa West: 101254 Apapa North: 101252 Apapa South: 101253 Atunrase Estate Gbagada: 100235 Ayodele Street: 100233 Abule Egba: 100276 Alagbado: 100314 Allen: 100281

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