List of postal codes in South Africa
|
|
Post Codes were introduced in South Africa in the mid 1970s, with the introduction of automated sorting.
South African post codes consist of four digits. In the case of cities and large towns, the last two digits may indicate the mode of delivery:
| City | Province | Street Address | PO Box Address | |
| Johannesburg | Gauteng | 2001 | 2000 | |
| Cape Town | Western Cape | 8001 | 8000 | |
| Pretoria | Gauteng | 0002 | 0001 | |
| Durban | KwaZulu Natal | 4001 | 4000 | |
| Kimberley | Northern Cape | 8301 | 8300 | |
| Port Elizabeth | Eastern Cape | 6000 | 6001 | |
| Nelspruit | Mpumalanga | 1201 | 1200 | |
| Bloemfontein | Free State | 9301 | 9300 | |
| Polokwane | Limpopo | 0699 | 0700 |
A feature of South African postal addresses, also common to Australia, is that it is only necessary to include the suburb, not the city, for example, in the case of Yeoville in Johannesburg:
47 Rockey Street YEOVILLE 2198
The South African system was also used in Namibia until 1992, with code '9000' used for the entire country, eg:
Private Bag X1 WINDHOEK 9000
PO Box 152 SWAKOPMUND 9000
South Africa's neighbours, Lesotho and Swaziland, have their own separate post code systems.
External link
- South African Post Office (http://www.sapo.co.za)