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Postal code 972261

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Eupi-New Layout, Makurdi, Benue State 972261 Used by 3 areas and 57 listed streets and places

972261 is a 6-digit NIPOST postal code. Our listings use it for Eupi-New Layout, Makurdi and 2 other areas in Benue.

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New since 1 Oct 2026

New postcode in Eupi-New Layout, Makurdi

Buildings now also get their own 11-character digital postcode from NIPOST. Most forms still ask for the 6-digit code on this page. There is no conversion between the two: your building's new code comes only from NIPOST's lookup.

Published example format
  1. LAState
  2. 01LGA
  3. A03District
  4. FKArea
  5. 01Building
One lookup through NIPOST's service. The result is shown to you only and not stored or logged.
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How to get a building's new code

972261 covers an area. Since 1 October 2026 each building can also have an 11-character NIPOST postcode. You can't work it out from 972261; look the building up on postcode.gov.ng. Our guide How to find your new postcode walks through it.

Sources

  • 6-digit codes: the legacy NIPOST postcode listings published on this site since 2017, from 3 listings“/ogwonogba-streets-zip-codes/” (published 29 Jul 2017, last updated 29 Jul 2017); “/eupi-new-layout-streets-zip-codes/” (published 27 Jul 2017, last updated 27 Jul 2017); “/unijos-campis-streets-zip-codes/” (published 27 Jul 2017, last updated 27 Jul 2017). These codes have not been re-checked against NIPOST since those dates. How we built this data.
  • State and LGA names: OCHA/HDX COD-AB Nigeria (OSGOF, eHealth Africa, UNCS), CC BY-IGO.
  • Approximate locations for distances: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Distances are between area centres, not addresses.
  • New postcode format and example: NIPOST, “What is the new alpha-numeric postcode” (opened 1 Oct 2026).
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