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Kiribati Postal Codes

Browse the regions below to find Kiribati postal codes, also known as ZIP codes.

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Kiribati zip codes can be seen on the map. All postcodes of Kiribati can be viewed under each region.

About Kiribati

Kiribati Postal Codes

If a form asks for a Kiribati postal code, the practical answer is usually that Kiribati does not use normal street-level postal codes. So do not try to invent a ZIP-style number for Tarawa, Betio, Bairiki, Kiritimati, or another island area. If the field is optional, leaving it blank is usually the cleanest option.

A realistic address would look more like this: Main Road, Bairiki, South Tarawa, Kiribati. For central South Tarawa areas, the village or town name does most of the work. For outer islands or less central areas, the island name becomes even more important, because a postcode is not there to separate delivery zones in the way it would in larger postcode systems.

A soft way to think about it is this: Bairiki or Betio addresses should clearly say South Tarawa; Kiritimati addresses should clearly say Kiritimati Island or Christmas Island; outer island addresses should include the island, village, and any local reference. That is practical address guidance, not an official postal-code map.

The UPU addressing information for Kiribati does not show a regular postcode format for ordinary addresses, and common postal-code reference sources also treat Kiribati as a country where locations are identified by locality, island, and administrative details rather than a national ZIP/postal code system.

So if a website forces a number, try blank or N/A first if it allows that. If it only accepts digits, 00000 is just a placeholder to get past the form, not a real Kiribati postal code. Keep the village, island, P.O. box if there is one, and phone number clear instead.

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Kiribati Information

UPU Official NameKiribati
CapitalTarawa
ISO alpha-2KI
ISO alpha-3KIR
ISO No296
Country Code+686
Phone Code+686
Area811 km²
CurrencyDollar (AUD)
Population115.847
TLD.ki
Entry into UPU14.08.1984