Postal Codes or Zipcodes and Addresses in Thailand

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Postal Codes or Zipcodes and Addresses in Thailand

The Thailand Post Company Limited is the national state-owned Thai postal service.

There are over 3,000 post offices in Thailand and over 30,000 post boxes. Opening times for most post offices are from 08:30-16:30. Thailand Post offers a full range of services from all postal services to money transfers, payment of bills and a full range of business services.

• For information on Thailand Post products and services:
  Tel: 02 831 3131
  Fax: 02 831 3514
  e-mail
  Website
• For complaints or service enquiries
  Tel: 02 831 3600
  e-mail

Thai Postal Codes

Thai post codes are also often referred to as zipcodes. They are written as a sequence of five digits. The first two digits indicate the province, the middle one the District (Amphur) and the last two digits the sub-district (Tambon).

• For a list of provinces and the first two digits of their post codes: Click here
• For a postcode finder from GeoNames: Click here
• An alternate code finder from Thailand Post: Click here (note that this zip code finder is not always effective)

Thai Addresses

The Thai Post Office accepts mail with addresses written in Roman script as well as in Thai script. The address should be written as follows, starting with the number and name of road and ending with the province and post code.

For example:

• Name of addressee
  17/24 Soi Yos Anee
  Chaofa West Road
  Chalong
  Phuket 83130
  Thailand