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Yaba/ Ebute Meta East, Lagos Mainland postal code

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Streets in Yaba/ Ebute Meta East, Lagos Mainland use the postal code:

Yaba/ Ebute Meta East, Lagos Mainland, Lagos 101212 6-digit code · use on most forms

87 streets are listed for Yaba/ Ebute Meta East, in Lagos Mainland LGA, Lagos State. The nearest listed areas are Onike, Abule Ijesha, Fadeyi.

Streets in Yaba/ Ebute Meta East

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New since 1 Oct 2026

New postcode in Yaba/ Ebute Meta East

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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Yaba/ Ebute Meta East postal code FAQs

What is the postal code for Yaba/ Ebute Meta East?

The 6-digit postal code for Yaba/ Ebute Meta East, Lagos Mainland is 101212.

Is 101212 the same as the new postcode?

No. 101212 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“/yaba-ebute-meta-east-streets-zip-codes/” (published 21 Jul 2017, last updated 21 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).

Questions from readers

Readers' questions about this page, answered from our own postcode data. We never look up or give new 11-character building codes: use postcode.gov.ng/find for those.

  1. What of BINEY street

    Franklin asked on

    Biney Street appears in two places in our data, both with the old legacy postcode 101211. In Ebute Meta West (Lagos Mainland LGA) and in Adeniran Ogunsanya (Surulere LGA) it shares that code, since one old code covers a whole postal area. For a building-level code, use NIPOST's postcode finder.

    Answered by our AI assistant using our postcode data · checked 9 Oct 2026

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