How to Check Your Name and Home Address on Nigeria’s New Postcode System
Nigerians can now search for their home addresses and obtain digital postcodes through the Federal Government’s National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System, introduced by the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST).
Launched nationwide on October 1, 2026, the system assigns an 11-character alphanumeric code to each addressable building to make location identification and sharing easier. Users can search using street addresses, place names, postcodes and aliases, while some property records may display homeowners’ names used to identify buildings.
To find your digital postcode, visit the official website at postcode.gov.ng and select “Find my postcode.” You can also access the NIPOST Postcode application through the website, although its iOS version is listed as coming soon.
Enter your house number, street name, neighbourhood or another relevant location detail in the search field. Select the result matching your property and check the map carefully, using nearby roads, buildings and landmarks to confirm that it identifies the correct location.
To check whether your name appears in the records, inspect the address description linked to your building or search for your name if residents commonly use it to identify the property. NIPOST Postmaster-General Tola Odeyemi explained that field officers collected both formal and informal building addresses during data gathering.
However, not finding your name does not necessarily mean your building is missing from the system. The digital postcode identifies a building or addressable location rather than an individual resident.
If you are at home, you can also enable your phone’s location service and allow the application to access your location. Select “Find My Postcode” to display your position and nearby mapped buildings, then identify and select your exact property to retrieve its code.
Where your building is missing or its details are incorrect, use the website or application’s available options to request a postcode or suggest a correction. You may need to provide the relevant address and location details, with a Google Maps link helping to identify the property. NIPOST reviews requests before updating its records.
The same postcode can be used by people living in one building alongside their regular written address. Anyone moving to another building will use the code assigned to the new location.
The system is intended to improve address identification and support deliveries, logistics, emergency response and public service delivery. According to information on the official platform, finding, saving and sharing a digital postcode is free.
Residents should confirm that the mapped building matches their intended address before using or sharing the postcode.
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