Post offices in Nigeria
Last verified Sources
Use NIPOST's own Post Office Finder: type an area name, such as Ikeja or Garki, and it lists the post offices there. NIPOST doesn't publish a downloadable list, so we don't keep one.
NIPOST's network
NIPOST states on its post office structure page: "Presently, there are 955 Post Offices and over 3,000 Postal agencies throughout the Federation." The page is undated, so treat the figures as NIPOST's own description rather than a current count.
General Post Offices, Head Post Offices, Departmental Post Offices, Sub-Post Offices, Postal Agencies and mobile Post Offices. Each district has a Head Post Office (the controlling office). Sub-post offices are community-owned and run by non-NIPOST staff.
PO boxes and head office
NIPOST's homepage says: "You can now apply and get a post office box online."
NIPOST corporate office: Plot 1279 Muhammadu Buhari Way, PMB 12537 Garki 900001 (Abuja).
Postal codes
Sources
- nipost.gov.ng/postoffice-structure: NIPOST post office structure page. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- nipost.gov.ng/wp-json/wp/v2/pages: page published 2024-05-11, modified 2024-05-17. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- nipost.gov.ng/post-address-finder: NIPOST "Post Office Finder" (search by area, e.g. "Ikeja or Garki"). Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- nipost.gov.ng: NIPOST homepage: "Nearest Post Office" finder, online PO box application. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- nipost.gov.ng/contact: NIPOST corporate office contact. 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.
Please what is the postal code for Eket Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom?
We don't list a legacy 6-digit postcode for Eket Local Government Area yet. You can see the Akwa Ibom State page for the codes we do have: Akwa Ibom State postcodes. For the new building-level postcode for a specific address, use the NIPOST finder at https://postcode.gov.ng/find.
Answered by our AI assistant using our postcode data · checked 10 Oct 2026
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