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Post Codes were introduced in South Africa on 8 October 1973, with the introduction of automated sorting.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Format


  • 2 Former post codes


  • 3 List of post code ranges


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Format[edit]


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 addresses, 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

In Pretoria, however, a different format is used, with "02" indicating a street address, and "01" indicating a PO Box or Private Bag address.[4]


370 Church Street
Pretoria
0002

PO Box 427
Pretoria
0001

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:[5]


43 Cavendish Road
Yeoville
2198


Former post codes[edit]


The South African post code system was previously used in Namibia, then "South West Africa", including the enclave of Walvis Bay, which remained part of South Africa until 1994. It was allocated the number range 9000–9299.[6]


Following independence, use of the South African postcode system was discontinued.[7]



List of post code ranges[edit]


Post 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[edit]





  1. ^ South Africa 1978: Official Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa, Department of Information, 1978, page 445


  2. ^ South Africa, Universal Postal Union,


  3. ^ Kempston Car Rental - Port Elizabeth


  4. ^ South African Reserve Bank


  5. ^ Yeoville - St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Est. 1912


  6. ^ ab South African Panorama - Volume 22, South African Information Service, 1977, page 9


  7. ^ The comprehensive handbook of the postmarks of German South West Africa, South West Africa, Namibia, Ralph F. Putzel, R.F. Putzel, 1991, page 173




External links[edit]



  • Find a South African Postal Code

  • South African Post Office

  • South African Postal Code Geography












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