Benin Postal Codes
Benin doesn’t use post codes or even zip codes yet.
Benin does not use postal codes. Mail is sorted by town and district name, so there is no postcode to look up for a Benin address. This is confirmed by both the GeoNames country dataset and Google's international address metadata.
What to enter when a form demands a postcode
Many websites make the postal code field mandatory. Common workarounds for Benin:
- Leave it blank where the form permits.
- Enter
00000if digits are forced. - Enter
NAor the city name if letters are accepted.
None of these are official codes. They satisfy form validation and have no effect on delivery.
Country reference
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 | BJ |
|---|---|
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 | BEN |
| Capital | Porto-Novo |
| Telephone code | +229 |
| Currency | Franc (XOF) |
| Internet TLD | .bj |
Sources and licensing
Postal code data from GeoNames, used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. Address formats and validation rules derive from Google's international address metadata, cross-checked against Universal Postal Union addressing standards. Last verified August 2026. Confirm time-critical addresses with the destination country's postal operator.