Postal codes in Taiwan

Greater postal zones of Taiwan

Postal codes (Chinese: 郵遞區號; pinyin: Yóudì qūhào; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iû-tē khu-hō) in Taiwan is a system of three + two digits used by Chunghwa Post.^[1] There are 368 sets of three-digit codes for townships, county-controlled cities, districts (cities of Chiayi and Hsinchu have a single code covering all its districts) in Taiwan, and the uninhabited island groups of Dongsha (Pratas), Nansha (Spratly), and Diaoyutai (Senkaku) (currently controlled by Japan). Omitting the supplementary two digits is ordinarily acceptable, but a five-digit code will speed up the mail.

Large Postal Code Zones

The first digit is for a large postal zone, as follows:

Classification of postal codes

Below is the list of postal codes in Taiwan.

1 – Taipei

2 – Keelung, New Taipei, Matsu, Yilan

3 – Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taoyuan

4 – Taichung

5 – Changhua, Nantou

6 – Chiayi, Yunlin

7 – Tainan

8 – Kaohsiung, Kinmen, Penghu

9 – Hualien, Pingtung, Taitung

Notes

Of the disputed territories, it is practically possible to send mail to Dongsha Islands (817) and Taiping, the largest island of the Spratly Islands (819), as those are controlled by Taiwan. There is no mail delivery to the Diaoyutai Islands (290), as they are controlled by Japan and have been uninhabited for many decades.

See also

• List of postal codes

References

1. ↑ "postalservices Zip Code". Post.gov.tw. Retrieved 2010-12-25. 

External links

• Chunghwa Post's ZIP code finder for Taiwan
• Basis of official spellings