China ZIP Code Dataset
Area & ZIP Code of Major Chinese Cities
| City | Postcode |
|---|---|
| Beijing | 100000 |
| Chongqing | 400010 |
| Shanghai | 200000 |
| Tianjin | 300000 |
| Anhui | |
| Anqing | 246000 |
| Bengbu | 233000 |
| Bozhou | 233500 |
| Chizhou | 242800 |
| Chuzhou | 233100 |
| Fuyang | 236000 |
| Hefei | 230000 |
| Huaibei | 235000 |
| Huainan | 232000 |
| Huangshan | 242700 |
| Luan | 231300 |
| Maanshan | 238100 |
| Suzhou | 234000 |
| Tongling | 244000 |
| Wuhu | 238300 |
| Xuancheng | 242000 |
| Fujian | |
| Fuzhou | 350000 |
| Longyan | 364000 |
| Nanping | 353000 |
| Ningde | 352000 |
| Putian | 351100 |
| Quanzhou | 362000 |
| Sanming | 365000 |
| Xiamen | 361000 |
| Zhangzhou | 363000 |
| Gansu | |
| Baiyin | 730400 |
| Dingxi | 730500 |
| Gannan Tibetan | 747000 |
| Jiayuguan | 735100 |
| Jinchang | 737100 |
| Jiuquan | 735000 |
| Lanzhou | 730000 |
| Linxia Hui | 731100 |
| Longnan | 742100 |
| Pingliang | 743400 |
| Qingyang | 744500 |
| Tianshui | 741000 |
| Wuwei | 733000 |
| Zhangye | 734000 |
| Guangdong | |
| Chaozhou | 515600 |
| Dongguan | 523000 |
| Foshan | 528000 |
| Guangzhou | 510000 |
| Heyuan | 517000 |
| Huizhou | 516000 |
| Jiangmen | 529000 |
| Jieyang | 515200 |
| Maoming | 525000 |
| Meizhou | 514000 |
| Qingyuan | 511500 |
| Shantou | 515000 |
| Shanwei | 516400 |
| Shaoguan | 511100 |
| Shenzhen | 518000 |
| Yangjiang | 529500 |
| Yunfu | 527100 |
| Zhanjiang | 524000 |
| Zhaoqing | 526020 |
| Zhongshan | 528400 |
| Zhuhai | 519000 |
Showing 64 of 40,690 China postal codes
China's Postal Code Format
Postal Code Format: 999999
- Six-digit numeric format (no letters)
- No separators; sometimes first four digits used as defaults (ending with “00”)
- Hierarchical use: first 2 digits = main region; 3rd = postal region; 4th = county/city; last 2 = delivery area
- 142,608 postal codes covering 2,338 regions and 119,002 towns
Regional Examples:
- 100000 - Beijing (Municipality)
- 200000 - Shanghai (Municipality)
- 510000 - Guangzhou, Guangdong
- 610000 - Chengdu, Sichuan
Structure of Postal Codes
- Format: 6-digit numeric (e.g., 100000). No letters or separators.
- Hierarchical levels: 1–2 digits = main region; 3rd = postal region; 4th = county/city; last two = delivery area for that city.
- Key challenges: Postal areas don’t always align with administrative divisions; some locations use default 4-digit roots (ending “00”) instead of specific codes.
Management & Authority
- Primary postal authority: China Post.
- Update frequency: Uncertain; administrative divisions change more frequently than postal codes.
Addressing Standards
- Common address format: Recipient → building → street → postal code → locality/county. Online it’s often one string from province down to street/number.
- Administrative divisions used: Provinces & autonomous regions, municipalities, prefecture-level cities, county-level divisions.
- Transliteration: Pinyin variations can affect search and validation.
Special Characteristics
- Default/postal-root codes (first 4 digits with “00”) are used in some cases; mapped to “default regions”.
- Frequent name/status changes in divisions reduce stability; postal codes aren’t always updated in sync.
- Geolocation accuracy is limited due to national geospatial data security policies.
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Coverage Statistics
40,690
Total ZIP Codes
59,683
Provinces & Territories
1,008,545
Cities & Towns
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Data Dictionary
| Field name | Field type | Description | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISO | Char(2) | ISO 3166-1 Country code | The ISO 3166-1 standard is published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and defines a unique code for the name of each country. The country codes are represented as a two-letter code (alpha-2). |
| Country | Char(50) | Country name | |
| Language | Char(2) | Language code | When there are several official languages in the country, or for countries using a non-Latin alphabet, we provide the names in different languages. The language field contains the language code and allows you to select a specific version. |
Region1 Region2 Region3 Region4 | Char(80) | Administrative division level 1 Administrative division level 2 Administrative division level 3 Administrative division level 4 | These fields contain the name of administrative divisions for each available level. If not applicable, the value '-' will be indicated. |
| Locality | Char(80) | Locality name | Contains the settlement name. The type of settlement may vary depending on the country (city, town, village, etc..). |
| Postcode | Char(15) | ZIP / Postal code | In countries/places where there is no postal code in use, this field is left empty. The postcode structure varies for each country. |
Latitude Longitude | Double | Place coordinates (WGS84 coordinates) | These fields contain the geographic coordinates related to the specific locality and postal code of the record. The geographical position is usually precise to about one hundred meters and corresponds to the center of the locality. All our files are created using the World Geodetic System standard WGS 84. The corresponding SRID reference is EPSG:4326. |
| Timezone | Char(30) | Time zone name (Olson) | Following the timezones defined in the IANA tz database (sometimes called Olson database). |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Beijing has many postal codes (邮政编码). Examples of postal codes for central Beijing include 100000 and 100001.
There is no town with ZIP code 12345 in China. Chinese postal codes (邮政编码) are six digits, so “12345” is not a valid Chinese postal code.
China does not use the term “ZIP code” (a US term). It uses postal codes (邮政编码), six-digit numbers in the format 999999, assigned to postal areas across the country for addressing and mail delivery.
Yes. China uses postal codes called 邮政编码 consisting of six digits (format 999999), used nationwide to route mail and identify locations.
Yes. China uses a postal code system called 邮政编码 rather than “ZIP codes”; the codes are six digits long (format 999999) and are assigned by China Post to provinces, cities, counties and delivery areas.
For other countries, we always refer to the ISO-2 code in the answer, but here we refer to the calling code. Is this on purpose?
On mail, list the recipient’s name, building, street, postal code, locality and county in that order. On websites, you’ll sometimes see addresses written as a single line, starting with the largest region and then narrowing down to the locality, street and building number.
Yes. Chinese addresses normally include a 6-digit postal code (邮政编码) in the format 999999. It is used for mail sorting and should accompany the province/city/district and street address.