Post Codes were introduced in South Africa in 1975, with the introduction of automated sorting. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

South African Post codes consist of four digits. In the case of cities and large towns, the last two digits may indicate the mode of delivery: A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ...

The above codes apply only to the central areas of the cities and the main post offices. Groups of suburbs share postal codes for street address and branch post offices have post codes which fall within the number range for that city. Other code ranges are assigned to different parts of the country , City motto: Unity in Development Province Gauteng Mayor Amos Masondo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Province Western Cape Mayor Helen Zille Area  - % water 2,499 km² N/A Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Ranked 100th 2,893,251 1,158/km² Established 1652 Time zone SAST (UTC+2) Calling code 021 edit Cape Town (Afrikaans: Kaapstad /ˈkɑːpstÉ‘t... City motto: Praestantia Praevaleat Pretoria (May Pretoria Be Pre-eminent In Excellence) Province Gauteng Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... City motto: Debile Principium Melion Fortuna Sequetu (Latin: Better Fortune Follows A Difficult Beginning) Province KwaZulu-Natal Mayor Obed Mlaba Area  - % water 2,292 km² N/A Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Not ranked 3,346,799 1,460/km² Established 1835 Time zone SAST (UTC+2) Calling code 031 edit... Kimberley is a town in South Africa, and the capital of the Northern Cape. ... Port Elizabeth is a city in South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province, at 33°58′ S 25°36′ E. The city is located on Algoa Bay, and is one of the major seaports in South Africa. ... Nelspruit is a city of 21,474 people (1991) situated in northeastern South Africa. ... Coat of arms of Bloemfontein Bloemfontein (Dutch for fountain of flowers) is one of South Africas three capital cities, along with Pretoria and Cape Town. ... ŃPolokwane (previously known as Pietersburg) is the capital of Limpopo Province (the province with the greatest increase in growth rate for 2003) in South Africa. ...

The general pattern is:
0000-2999 Northern Region (Gauteng, Mpumalanga, most of North West, Limpopo)
3000-4999 Eastern Region (Kwa Zulu Natal, eastern part of Eastern Cape)
5000-6699 Southern Region (Eastern Cape, eastern parts of Wetsern Cape)
6000-8299 Western Region (Western Cape (Cape Town and West Coast), Northern Cape(Namamqualand))
8300-9999 Central Region (Northern Cape and Free State) (excluding 9000-9299, which is not used-see below))

These are the main code ranges:

0001-0200 Gauteng - Pretoria/Tshwane
0300-0499 North West - northern part
0500-0698 Limpopo - south and west
0699-0999 Limpopo - north and east
1000-1399 Mpumalanga - Northern half
1400-1699 Gauteng - East Rand / Ekuruleni
1700-1799 Gauteng - West Rand - Mogale/Krugersdorp, Roodepoort (now part of Johannesburg)
1800-1999 Gauteng - Soweto and Vereeniging/Vanderbylpark Region (Motsweding)
2000-2199 Gauteng - Johannesburg (original Johannesburg,Randburg,Sandton)
2200-2499 Mpumalanga - southern half
2500-2899 Northwest Province - southern and central
2900-3199 KwaZulu Natal - Northern Kwa Zulu Natal
3200-3299 KwaZulu Natal - Pietermaritzburg and surrounds
3300-3599 KwaZulu Natal - Midlands
3600-3799 KwaZulu Natal - Region between Durban and Pietermaritzburg, including satellite towns, such as Westville.
3800-3999 KwaZulu Natal - Zululand Region (including Richards Bay )
4000-4099 KwaZulu Natal - Durban / Ethekwini (original area)
4100-4299 KwaZulu Natal - South Coast
4300-4499 KwaZulu Natal - North Coast
4500-4730 KwaZulu Natal - Griqualand East and Umzinkulu
4731-5199 Eastern Cape - Former Transkei
5200-5299 Eastern Cape - East London
5300-5499 Eastern Cape - historical 'Border' region
5500-5999 Eastern Cape - Northern part
6000-6099 Eastern Cape - Port Elizabeth
6100-6499 Eastern Cape - Eastern part
6500-6699 Western Cape - Garden Route and Oudtshoorn area
6700-6899 Western Cape - Klein Karoo
6900-7099 Western Cape - Groot Karoo
7100-7299 Western Cape - Area south-east of Cape Town
7300-7399 Western Cape - West Coast
7400-7599 Western Cape - Northern parts of Cape Metropole
7600-7699 Western Cape - Areas East of Cape Town, such as Stellenbosch
7700-8099 Western Cape - Cape Town and Cape Peninsula
8100-8299 Northern Cape - Namaqualand Region
8300-8799 Northern Cape - Eastern Part
8800-8999 Northern Cape - Gordonia Region
9000-9299 (unused - formely assigned to the then South West Africa - now Namibia)
9300-9399 Free State - Bloemfontein and surrounds
9400-9699 Free State - Northern Free State
9700-9899 Free State - Eastern Free State
9900-9999 Free State - Southern Free State

Note that postal code boundaries do not follow provincial borders exactly, especially since the re-oganisation of provinces in 1994.

Example of Johannesburg suburban codes for street addresses are: 2001 - Central Business District
2090 - Far North East, Alexandria
2091 - Far South (such as Mondeor)
2092 - Western suburbs (such as Melville and Auckland Park)
2093 - Far western suburbs (former 'coloured' townships)
2094 - Eastern suburbs (such as Kensington)
2169 - North West Randburg (such as Randpark Ridge)
2188 - Northern Ranburg (eg Boskruin)
2190 - Southern Suburbs, such as Rosettenville
2191 - northern Santon (including Bryanston)
2192 - North Eastern suburbs (such as Sandringham)
2193 - North Central suburbs (eg Greenside, Parktown)
2194 - Randburg (eg Ferndale)
2195 - North West suburbs (including Northcliff)
2196 - southern Sandton
2197 - South East subsurbs (eg Tulisa Park)
2198 - Inner East suburbs (eg Yeoville)

A feature of South African postal addresses, also common to Australia, is that it is only necessary to include the suburb, not the city, for example, in the case of Yeoville in Johannesburg: , City motto: Unity in Development Province Gauteng Mayor Amos Masondo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ...

 47 Rockey Street 2198 YEOVILLE 

Note that the code should be placed in front of the suburb/town, or on a new line on its own. The following is also acceptable.

 47 Rockey Street YEOVILLE 2198 

The South African post code system (number range 9000-9299) was also used in Namibia until 1992, when they were withdrawn from use by the country's postal service: 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

 Private Bag X1 9000 WINDHOEK 

South Africa's neighbours, Lesotho and Swaziland, have their own separate post code systems.

External link

• South African Post Office