List of postal codes in South Africa
Post Codes were introduced in South Africa on 8 October 1973, with the introduction of automated sorting.[1]
Format
South African post codes consist of four digits. Mail may be delivered either to the physical address or to a PO Box, particularly in rural areas where no street delivery is available. In addition, many large organisations may use Private Bag address, with mail dispatched to the holder by a mail contractor.
In the case of cities and large towns, however, the last two digits of the postcode indicate the mode of delivery.[2] The digits "01" indicate a street address and "00" a PO Box or Private Bag address, with addresses in Port Elizabeth, for example, using the following format:[3]
300 Kempston Road Port Elizabeth 6001
PO Box 1840 Port Elizabeth 6000
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:[4]
43 Cavendish Road YEOVILLE 2198
Former post codes
The South African post code system was previously used in Namibia, then South West Africa:[5]
Private Bag 13267 WINDHOEK 9000
It was allocated the number range 9000–9299.[6] In practice, however, the code 9000 was used for all addresses, for example, an address in Swakopmund would be:[7]
Private Bag 5017 SWAKOPMUND 9000
It was also used for addresses in the enclave of Walvis Bay which remained part of South Africa until 1994.[8]
PO Box 953 WALVIS BAY 9000
Following independence, use of the South African postcode system was discontinued.
South Africa's neighbours, Lesotho and Swaziland, have their own separate post code systems.
List of postal code ranges
Postal code boundaries do not follow provincial borders exactly, especially since the re–organisation of provinces in 1994.
| Code Range | Area |
| Northern Region (Gauteng, Mpumalanga, most of North West, Limpopo) | |
|---|---|
| 0001–0299 | Gauteng—Pretoria/Tshwane |
| 0300–0499 | North West—northern part |
| 0500–0698 | Limpopo—south and west |
| 0699–0999 | Limpopo—north and east |
| 1000–1399 | Mpumalanga—Northern half |
| 1400–1699 | Gauteng—East Rand / Ekurhuleni Metro |
| 1700–1799 | Gauteng—West Rand, Mogale City/Krugersdorp, Roodepoort (now part of Johannesburg) |
| 1800–1999 | Gauteng—Soweto and Vereeniging/Vanderbijlpark Region (Motsweding) |
| 2000–2199 | Gauteng—Johannesburg (original Johannesburg, Randburg, Sandton) |
| 2200–2499 | Mpumalanga—southern half |
| 2500–2899 | Northwest Province—southern and central |
| Eastern Region (KwaZulu-Natal, eastern part of Eastern Cape) | |
| 2900–3199 | KwaZulu-Natal—Northern KwaZulu-Natal |
| 3200–3299 | KwaZulu-Natal—Pietermaritzburg and surrounds |
| 3300–3599 | KwaZulu-Natal—Midlands |
| 3600–3799 | KwaZulu-Natal—Region between Durban and Pietermaritzburg, including satellite towns, such as Westville. |
| 3800–3999 | KwaZulu-Natal—Zululand Region (including Richards Bay) |
| 4000–4099 | KwaZulu-Natal—Durban / Ethekwini (original area) |
| 4100–4299 | KwaZulu-Natal—South Coast |
| 4300–4499 | KwaZulu-Natal—North Coast |
| 4500–4730 | KwaZulu-Natal—Griqualand East and Umzimkulu |
| Southern Region (Eastern Cape, eastern parts of Western Cape) | |
| 4731–5199 | Eastern Cape—Former Transkei |
| 5200–5299 | Eastern Cape—East London |
| 5300–5499 | Eastern Cape—historical "Border" region |
| 5500–5999 | Eastern Cape—Northern part |
| 6000–6099 | Eastern Cape—Port Elizabeth |
| 6100–6499 | Eastern Cape—Western part |
| Western Region (Western Cape and western part of Northern Cape) | |
| 6500–6699 | Western Cape—Garden Route and Oudtshoorn area |
| 6700–6899 | Western Cape—Klein Karoo |
| 6900–7099 | Western Cape—Great Karoo |
| 7100–7299 | Western Cape—Area south-east of Cape Town |
| 7300–7399 | Western Cape—West Coast |
| 7400–7599 | Western Cape—Northern parts of Cape Metropole |
| 7600–7699 | Western Cape—Areas East of Cape Town, such as Stellenbosch |
| 7700–8099 | Western Cape—Cape Town and Cape Peninsula |
| 8100–8299 | Northern Cape—Namaqualand Region |
| Central Region (Northern Cape and Free State) | |
| 8300–8799 | Northern Cape—Eastern Part |
| 8800–8999 | Northern Cape—Gordonia Region |
| 9000–9299 | formerly assigned to South West Africa[6] |
| 9300–9399 | Free State—Bloemfontein and surrounds |
| 9400–9699 | Free State—Northern Free State |
| 9700–9899 | Free State—Eastern Free State |
| 9900–9999 | Free State—Southern Free State |
References
- ↑ South Africa 1978: Official Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa, Department of Information, 1978, page 445
- ↑ South Africa, Universal Postal Union,
- ↑ Kempston Car Rental - Port Elizabeth
- ↑ Yeoville - St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Est. 1912
- ↑ Africa's Gem, Department of Economic Affairs, South West Africa/Nambia, 1981, page 3
- 1 2 South African Panorama - Volume 22, South African Information Service, 1977, page 9
- ↑ SWA Annual, South West Africa Publications, Limited, 1986, page 44
- ↑ Monitoring in South African grasslands, M. T. Mentis, National Programme for Environmental Sciences (South Africa). Committee for Terrestrial Ecosystems, CSIR Foundation for Research Development, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 1984, page 47
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