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Essien Town, Calabar-Municipal postal code

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Streets in Essien Town, Calabar-Municipal use the postal code:

Essien Town, Calabar-Municipal, Cross River 540271 6-digit code · use on most forms

18 streets are listed for Essien Town, in Calabar-Municipal LGA, Cross River State. The nearest listed areas are Ikot Omin, Ikot Ansa, Ediba.

Streets in Essien Town

18 streets

Streets in Essien Town with postal codes. Sorted by name.
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Calcemco Beach540271
Club Rd.540271
Diamond Hill Police Station540271
Federal Secretariat540271
Government House540271
Hope Waddel540271
Leopard Town Rd.540271
Murtala Moh'd Highway540271
Nitel Headquarters540271
Old Secretariat540271
Papar Bag Factory540271
Pumping Station540271
Simpson Spring540271
St. Charles Catholic Church540271
Teaching Hospital540271
University Of Calabar540271
W.a.p.i.540271
Wapi Secondary School540271
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New since 1 Oct 2026

New postcode in Essien Town

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
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Essien Town postal code FAQs

What is the postal code for Essien Town?

The 6-digit postal code for Essien Town, Calabar-Municipal is 540271.

Is 540271 the same as the new postcode?

No. 540271 is a 6-digit area code. The new 11-character postcode (for example LA 01 A03 FK 01) identifies a single building, and there is no conversion table between the two. Find a building's new code on postcode.gov.ng. Old vs new postcode.

Which code do I enter on online forms?

If a form asks for a "postal code" or "ZIP code" and doesn't mention NIPOST's digital postcode, enter the 6-digit code for your area. Use the new code only when the form asks for it. Which postcode to put on online forms.

Sources

  • 6-digit codes: the legacy NIPOST postcode listings published on this site since 2017, from the listing“/calabar-municipal-l-g-zip-codes/” (published 21 Mar 2018, last updated 21 Mar 2018). 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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