Jaffna District Postal Code.

Jaffna District Postal Code helps to send postal mail and parcels to people living there.

Jaffna (யாழ்ப்பாணம்) Postal Code: 40000. (Zip Code)
IDD Land Line Phone Code Jaffna (யாழ்ப்பாணம்): 0094 21 (+9421)
Jaffna inland Telephone Code: 021 (Only for land Line)

The correct postal code should be used on them along with the receiver's address. In this year 2024, this city is well connected with other parts of the island. There is direct Express Train service 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.

Sending Parcels and packets through private carriers are now restricted in Sri Lanka Government.
Check the latest announcement by the Sri Lanka Government regarding the parcels coming from overseas.

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. Postal code (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. If you don't know the correct Postal Code for the place leave the space blank. Otherwise with a wrong ZIP code it will take long days for the letter to reach the correct address. Postal code 40000 was 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.
This phone code does not apply for the mobile phones that are operating in Srilanka..

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 District in Northern Province

Jaffna Post Office Facebook Page.

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