Jaffna District Postal Code.

Jaffna District Postal Code will help, postal mail and parcels to be dispatched quickly to the correct person there.
So use the correct postal code in the receiver's address on the cover.

Jaffna (யாழ்ப்பாணம்) Postal Code: 40000. (Also known as Zip Code)
This Postal Code don't have any connection with the Jaffna Phone Code. They are for different purposes.
IDD Land Line Phone Code Jaffna (யாழ்ப்பாணம்): 0094 21 (+9421)
Jaffna Land Line Telephone Code: 021 (No Mobile Phone Codes)

The correct postal code should be used on them along with the receiver's address. In this year 2025, this city is well connected with other parts of the island and world. There are direct Express Traina services available from Colombo. In addition two flights services are operating from Bandaranayake International Airport and from Ratmalana Airport. Furthermore Luxury busses are operating between Jaffna and Colombo daily. Jaffna District is now well connected with land, Air and sea to other destinations including India.

Sorry, postal code for Nallur and Thirunelveli areas in the Jaffna District are not yet announced by the Sri Lanka postal department.
People living here are waiting for this code for these areas.

Postal code which is also called as ZIP code in the USA is now available for many important cities and villages in Sri Lanka. Local postal codes are designed and maintained by the Sri Lanka postal department. These codes (Zip) will enable quick and correct delivery of parcels and mails in time. So mark the code in the parcel or postal mail clearly with the person's address. Postal code 40000 is assigned to Jaffna by the Sri Lanka postal department.

Many villages and towns located in this district have their own postal codes. So when you are sending any mail or parcel to places in this district can write their code. The Postal office staff will dispatch it to the relevant post office in quick time. You can get lot of services from the main post office. It includes Stamp sales, telegram, Telex, Fax, local and foreign parcel services, postal mail, trunk calls, Emails, local money transfers, saving accounts and many more services.

Take note that the phone codes and postal codes are used for different purposes.
Jaffna land line phone code is 021 within Sri Lanka.
If you are calling from overseas add 009421 (+9421) followed by the telephone number.
When you are calling Jaffna, from USA: Dial 011 94 21
This phone code does not apply for the mobile phones that are operating in Srilanka. Use just 0094 only before the mobile phone number.

Don't miss the local food, ice cream and Jafna fruits while you are in Jaffna.

Here are the postal codes for the villages and towns in the Northern Province.
Some of them are still not allocated with their postal codes. Once they are available we will update them here.

Jaffna Postal Code.

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