South African postal codes
Find the street and PO Box postal code for any suburb, town or city in South Africa.
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- Eastern Cape 191 towns · 1,849 suburbs
- Free State 100 towns · 705 suburbs
- Gauteng 188 towns · 6,105 suburbs
- KwaZulu-Natal 173 towns · 2,118 suburbs
- Limpopo 99 towns · 807 suburbs
- Mpumalanga 75 towns · 823 suburbs
- North West 62 towns · 791 suburbs
- Northern Cape 63 towns · 433 suburbs
- Western Cape 154 towns · 1,986 suburbs
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How South African postal codes work
South African postal codes have four digits. Many suburbs have two different codes:
- Street code – used for physical addresses: home deliveries, couriers, online shopping and most forms.
- PO Box code – used only for post office boxes and private bags collected at a post office.
If you are filling in a delivery address, use the street code. If your address starts with “PO Box” or “Private Bag”, use the box code of the post office where the box is.
How to write a South African address
12 Jan Smuts Avenue Rosebank Johannesburg 2196