What is Nigeria’s Zip Code?
In this post, you will learn about what the zip code of Nigeria alongside the common mistakes that are often made by people who enter totally different codes from the country's zip code. You will also get to learn what the zip code means.
It is okay to be confused about Nigeria’s zip code. As a matter of fact, there are millions of Nigerians who are unaware of Nigeria’s zip code and probably do not know what it means or what it represents.
In this post, we will show you what Nigeria’s zip code is and what the “zip code” in itself means. This way, it will not be difficult or ambiguous to you when you come across it some other time.
Meaning of zip code
The word zip code means “Zone Improvement Plan code”. It is a term used to refer to “postal code” in the United States. Across the world, most countries use the word “postal code” instead of “zip code”. Both zip codes and postal codes are used for the same purpose—mailing.
The term ZIP is an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan; it was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently and quickly (zipping along) when senders use the code in the postal address.
So just in case you see “zip code” some other time, it is the same “postal code” but the United States of America is one of the very few who use the word “zip code”. Nigeria and most countries of the world use “postal code”.
Another thing to add is that the United States Postal Service (USPS) has designated codes for other countries which are put to use when handling deliveries or postal services. These codes are somehow equivalent to the U.S. zip codes.
What is Nigeria’s zip code?
The code for Nigeria is 00176-0000. If you are filling a form that requires you to enter Nigeria’s zip code, you should enter 110001 or 23401 in the field. Both codes can sometimes be rejected by some websites. If that happens, you should try 00176 as the zip code.