Malawi Postcodes, for Blantyre, Lilongwe, Mzuzu, Zomba

Malawi postcodes are are numbers that postal services use to determine where a piece of mail is being sent. Generally, a postal code is a unique Identifier for an area composed of digits or letters or in some situations in comprises both”

For a very long time, we had no Malawi postcodes, as a result Malawians had many challenges in accessing or completing some online forms and applications. In the absence of the post codes in Malawi, some people were filling online forms like such as during PayPal registration using the default codes 12345 or 00000 .

However, on May 10th, 2019 the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) announced the introduction of Malawi postcodes. It is with gratitude that this post will present to you all postcodes in Malawi.

Malawi postcodes system has adopted the numeric system. This implies that each area is identified using a series of digits. The system uses a series of six digits representing a region, district, and delivery area.

The first black digit represents the regions; South, Centre, or North

The second two digits (in red) represents the district, town, city, or municipality

Lastly, the three last digits (in green) represents location or TA

IMPORTANCE OF POSTCODES FOR MALAWI

The importance of postcodes cannot be underestimated, considering that usage has been increasing since they were introduced in 1959 in the UK.

Generally, postcodes enables the delivery of mail to be accurate and on time. In international package tracking process, postcodes serve as the initial sorting information for the carrier to allocate each parcel to a specific location.

In Malawi, postcodes are expected to enhance service delivery in posts and courier industry. According to Macra, here are some advantages of Malawi Postcodes

1. Connection of individuals to local and central government
2. Effective response to emergency situations by fire, police and ambulance services
3. Provision of verifiable proof of residence
4. Increased revenues to government through tax collection
5. Increased accuracy in collection of census information
6. And increased service delivery success due to enhanced address accuracy

List of post codes for Malawi

Postcodes, CHITIPA

TA Kameme 101101, STA Bulambya Songwe 101102, TA Mwabulambya 101103, TA Mwenemisuku 101104, STA Lwangwa 101105, TA Mwenewenya 101106, STA Nthengatenga 101107, TA Nthalire 101108, STA Wavikaza 10110

POSTCODES, RUMPHI

POSTCODES, MZIMBA

POSTCODES, LILONGWE

POSTCODES, ZOMBA

Post codes for Blantyre, Malawi

Postcodes for Neno

BOMA 313100, TA Dambe 313101, TA Chekucheku 313102, TA Symon Likongwe 313103, Zalewa Township 313104. TA Mlauli313105