Postal codes in Indonesia

Postal codes in Indonesia, known in Indonesian as kode pos consist of 5 digits.

  • The first digit indicates the region in which a given post office falls in,
  • The second and third digits indicate the regency (kabupaten) or city (kota madya),
  • The fourth digit indicates the district or kecamatan within the kabupaten or kota,
  • The fifth digit indicates the commune or village or kelurahan/desa.

There is an exception for Jakarta postal codes:

  • The third digit indicates the district (kecamatan)
  • The fourth digit indicates the urban village (kelurahan)
  • The fifth digit is a "0".

There are postal code zones covering the Indonesian provinces or islands as follows:

First digit Postal zone
1 Jakarta metropolitan area
2 Northern half of Sumatra, comprising the provinces of Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Riau and Riau Islands.
3 Southern half of Sumatra, comprising the provinces of Bengkulu, Jambi, Bangka Belitung, South Sumatra and Lampung.
4 The provinces of Banten and West Java (except those parts within the Jakarta metropolitan area ).
5 The province of Central Java and the Yogyakarta Special Region.
6 The province of East Java.
7 Kalimantan (the Indonesian part of Borneo island).
8 The provinces of Bali, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara (the Lesser Sunda Islands).
9 Sulawesi (Celebes), Maluku (Moluccas), and Papua (Western New Guinea).
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