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) | |
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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 (Kwa Zulu Natal, eastern part of Eastern Cape) | |
2900–3199 | KwaZulu Natal—Northern Kwa Zulu 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 Umzinkulu |
Southern Region (Eastern Cape, eastern parts of Wetsern 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 |
Western Region (Western Cape (Cape Town and West Coast), Northern Cape) | |
6000–6099 | Eastern Cape—Port Elizabeth |
6100–6499 | Eastern Cape—Western part |
6500–6699 | Western Cape—Garden Route and Oudtshoorn area |
6700–6899 | Western Cape—Klein Karoo |
6900–7099 | Western Cape—Groot 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—see below |
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 |
Former post codes
The South African post code system (number range 9000-9299) was also used in Namibia until 1992, when it was withdrawn from use by the country's postal service:
Private Bag X1 WINDHOEK 9000
South Africa's neighbours, Lesotho and Swaziland, have their own separate post code systems.
External links
- South African Postal Codes
- South African Post Office
- South African Postal Codes
- South African Postal Codes (These are out of date. Fairland, for example, changed from 2195 to 2170)
- Alternative listing of South African Postal Codes
- South African Postal Code Search
- SOUTH AFRICAN POSTCODE GEOGRAPHY by MARISA LOMBAARD
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