ZIP Codes Philippines

The Philippine ZIP code system is operated by the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost), the state-owned postal operator. Every Philippine ZIP code is a four-digit numeric code assigned at the city or municipality level — there are no street-level codes, postcode plus-four extensions, or alphanumeric postcodes of the kind used in some other countries. The first digit broadly indicates the geographic area (1xxx for Metro Manila, 2xxx for parts of Central Luzon, and so on), and the remaining three digits identify the specific city or municipality.

Crucially, the way PHLPost assigns codes differs from how postal systems work in the United States, the United Kingdom, or Australia. In most Philippine municipalities, every barangay shares the same ZIP code — the code identifies the parent city or municipality, not the specific neighbourhood or street. If you live in any barangay of, say, San Fernando in La Union, your ZIP code is the same as every other resident of that municipality. This is why the table below is organised by city and municipality rather than by barangay.

The exceptions are large urban areas where PHLPost has assigned multiple codes for postal sorting efficiency. The clearest examples are the cities of Metro Manila — Manila, Quezon City, Caloocan, Pasig, Makati, Taguig, Parañaque, and the rest each have dozens of distinct ZIP codes covering different barangays or districts. Cebu City, Davao City, Baguio City, and a handful of other major regional cities follow a similar per-barangay pattern. For these cities, the table below shows the primary ZIP code; the per-barangay code is shown on each barangay’s own page when we have it verified.

ZIP codes matter for postal mail, courier deliveries, e-commerce checkout forms, government documents, bank account opening, and any address verification process. If a system asks for a “ZIP code” or “postal code” for a Philippine address, this is the four-digit number it wants. For NCR and other multi-code cities where the city ZIP may not be the same as your specific barangay’s ZIP, confirm the exact code with PHLPost before relying on it for time-sensitive mail.

Tip: use your browser’s find-on-page (Ctrl+F or Cmd+F) to jump to a specific city or province in the table below.