China Postal Codes
China uses a system of Area Codes and Zip Codes. The area codes are two digits and are used for telephone calls. Zip codes are six digits.
Please note: Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan have different system.
Most Popular China Zip Codes
- Beijing – 100000
- Chengdu – 610000
- Chongqing – 404000
- Guangzhou – 510000
- Jinan – 250200
- Nanjing – 210000
- Shanghai – 200000
- Shenzhen – 518000
- Wuhan – 430000
- Xi’an – 710000
Please note that there’s specific codes for some parts of these cities so check before posting.
In China a postal code is called a 邮政编码 (yóuzhèng biānmǎ). You will see that term on forms and address labels.
How an address is written in China
This is the order China's postal service expects. Square brackets mark what you replace.
[Postal code (266033)]
[State][City][District]
[Street address]
[Recipient name]
CHINA
Note the order: the postal code comes first, before the region and street — the reverse of the Western convention.
A postal code is required in a complete China address.
Look up a specific address
For the code covering one particular street or building, China's postal service publishes an official finder: cpdc.chinapost.com.cn/web. It is authoritative and kept current, which third-party copies often are not.