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Malawi postal code prefixes

Browse Malawi by postal code prefix. This index groups 491 postal identifiers into crawlable ranges with sample localities.

Verified data profile for Malawi postal code prefixes

Based on 491 records, 491 postal code values and 480 mapped localities. Coordinate coverage is 100.0%.

491
Records
491
Postal identifiers
100.0%
Geocoded
101100
Example code
Postal code Locality Administrative path Coordinates
101100 Chitipa BOMA Northern Region / Chitipa -9.9273, 33.4254
101101 Kameme Northern Region / Chitipa -9.5667, 33.0833
101102 Bulambya Songwe Northern Region / Chitipa -9.9273, 33.4254
101103 Mwabulambya Northern Region / Chitipa -9.9273, 33.4254
101104 Mwenemisuku Northern Region / Chitipa -9.9273, 33.4254
101105 Lwangwa Northern Region / Chitipa -9.9273, 33.4254

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Prefix 20
Postal code range · 178 records
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Postal code prefixes

Use this page to understand country coverage, postal code formats, prefixes and the most useful child pages for lookup or download. The canonical route for this record set is /postal-codes/malawi/codes.

Records
491
Database rows represented by this canonical route.
Postal identifiers
491
Distinct postal code values in this route.
Localities
480
Mapped place names or administrative entries.
Coordinate coverage
100.0%
Rows with latitude and longitude available.
Detected format
6 digits (NNNNNN)
The detected records use a fixed-length numeric postal code.
Example
101100
Sample code from Chitipa BOMA.
Code Place Hierarchy Coordinates
101100 Chitipa BOMA Northern Region / Chitipa -9.9273, 33.4254
101101 Kameme Northern Region / Chitipa -9.5667, 33.0833
101102 Bulambya Songwe Northern Region / Chitipa -9.9273, 33.4254
101103 Mwabulambya Northern Region / Chitipa -9.9273, 33.4254
101104 Mwenemisuku Northern Region / Chitipa -9.9273, 33.4254
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Useful related pages

Lilongwe Urban
Province · 58 records
Blantyre Urban
Province · 39 records
Kasungu Rural
Province · 27 records
Zomba Urban
Province · 20 records
Machinga
Province · 19 records
Lilongwe Rural
Province · 18 records
Amidu
Popular Lookup · 1 records
Angelogothere
Popular Lookup · 1 records
Area 1
Popular Lookup · 1 records
Area 10
Popular Lookup · 1 records

Data questions

What is the Malawi prefix index for?

It groups postal identifiers into crawlable code ranges with sample localities and links to prefix pages.

When should I use a prefix page?

Use a prefix page when you know the first digits or letters and need matching places with coordinates.

Prefix directory

20
178 codes across 178 localities.
Example: 201100 in Area 1
30
119 codes across 117 localities.
Example: 301100 in Amidu
31
104 codes across 102 localities.
Example: 310100 in Angelogothere
10
78 codes across 78 localities.
Example: 101100 in Boghoyo
21
12 codes across 12 localities.
Example: 210100 in Chakhumbira

Format and coverage

Format6 digits (NNNNNN)
Example101100
Local termspostal code, postcode, ZIP code