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Sri Lanka ZIP Code Dataset

Comprehensive Sri Lanka ZIP code data with accurate geographic coordinates, administrative divisions, and time zone

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Sample Dataset Sri Lanka

ISOCountryLanguageRegion 1Region 2Region 3Region 4LocalityZip CodeLatitudeLongitudeTimezone
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyAkuranaN/AAkurana7.36983680.616618Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyAkuranaN/AAlawathugoda7.40975980.606346Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyAkuranaN/ADunuvila North7.38007680.650239Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyAkuranaN/ADunuvila South7.37504580.646628Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyAkuranaN/ARathukoho7.38755480.633711Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyDelthotaN/AGalaha7.19576480.668659Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyDelthotaN/AKaragaskada North7.17431180.695945Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyDelthotaN/AKolambissa East7.17752280.742511Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyDelthotaN/AKolambissa West7.17788780.736649Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyDoluwaN/ADoluwa7.18684080.605038Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyDoluwaN/AHaloya7.22004780.632840Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyDoluwaN/AMegoda Kalugamuwa7.21124680.607325Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyDoluwaN/AMulgama7.15444680.674408Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyDoluwaN/ANillamba7.19383780.633671Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyDoluwaN/APanvilathenna7.16041480.636603Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyDoluwaN/APupuressa7.11563380.677455Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyGanga Ihala KoraleN/AGampolawela7.13859780.573739Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyGanga Ihala KoraleN/AMiyanagolla7.07575380.471483Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyGanga Ihala KoraleN/APatithalawa7.11005480.464742Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyGanga Ihala KoraleN/AUdahenthenna7.09371580.513779Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyGanga Ihala KoraleN/AUduwella7.11114980.490709Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyGanga Ihala KoraleN/AUlapane North7.11087680.557900Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyGanga Ihala KoraleN/AUlapane South7.09825280.550986Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyGanga Ihala KoraleN/AWetakedeniya7.12119780.494885Asia/Colombo
LKSri LankaENCentralKandyHarispattuwaN/AGohagoda7.30514380.613534Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකඅකුරණN/Aඅකුරණ7.36983680.616618Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකඅකුරණN/Aඅලවතුගොඩ7.40975980.606346Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකඅකුරණN/Aදුනුවිල උතුර7.38007680.650239Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකඅකුරණN/Aදුනුවිල දකුණ7.37504580.646628Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකඅකුරණN/Aරතුකොහො7.38755480.633711Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකදෙල්තොටN/Aගලහ7.19576480.668659Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකදෙල්තොටN/Aකරගස්කඩ උතුර7.17431180.695945Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකදෙල්තොටN/Aකොළඹිස්ස නැගෙනහිර7.17752280.742511Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකදෙල්තොටN/Aකොළඹිස්ස බටහිර7.17788780.736649Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකදොලුවN/Aදොළුව7.18684080.605038Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකදොලුවN/Aහල්ඔය7.22004780.632840Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකදොලුවN/Aමෙගොඩ කළුගමුව7.21124680.607325Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකදොලුවN/Aමුල්ගම7.15444680.674408Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකදොලුවN/Aනිල්ලඹ7.19383780.633671Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකදොලුවN/Aපන්විලතැන්න7.16041480.636603Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකදොලුවN/Aපුපුරැස්ස7.11563380.677455Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකගඟඉහළකෝරලේN/Aගම්පොලවෙල7.13859780.573739Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකගඟඉහළකෝරලේN/Aමියනගොල්ල7.07575380.471483Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකගඟඉහළකෝරලේN/Aපටිතලාව7.11005480.464742Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකගඟඉහළකෝරලේN/Aඋඩහේන්තැන්න7.09371580.513779Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකගඟඉහළකෝරලේN/Aඋඩුවැල්ල7.11114980.490709Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකගඟඉහළකෝරලේN/Aඋලපනේ උතුර7.11087680.557900Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකගඟඉහළකෝරලේN/Aඋලපනේ දකුණ7.09825280.550986Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකගඟඉහළකෝරලේN/Aවැටකේදෙණිය7.12119780.494885Asia/Colombo
LKශ්‍රී ලංකාSIමධ්‍යම පළාතමහනුවර දිස්ත්‍රිකහාරිස්පත්තුවN/Aගොහාගොඩ7.30514380.613534Asia/Colombo
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Sri Lanka's Postal Code Format

Sri Lanka uses a "Postal code" system, which is a five-digit numeric format like 99999, with no letters or separators. This means it uses only numbers. According to the GeoPostcodes world postal code database, Sri Lanka has 1,995 postal codes covering 365 regions and 13,996 towns. This format is similar to numeric US ZIP codes as both are numeric and five digits long, and neither uses letters or separators.

  • Postal code Format: 99999

    • Numeric format, 5 digits
    • Used nationwide
    • 1,995 postcodes covering 365 regions and 13,996 towns

    Example:

    • 20204 - Uda Peradeniya

  • Structure of Postal Codes

    • Format: 99999, numeric
    • Hierarchical levels: The postal codes are used nationwide. The digits denote district and delivery office.

  • Management & Authority

    • Primary postal authority: Sri Lanka Post, www.slpost.gov.lk.

  • Addressing Standards

    • Common address format: [Street Number] [Street Name], [Town] [Postal Code]
    • Example address: No. 15 Galle Rd, COLOMBO 00400

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Sri Lanka ZIP & Administrative boundaries

Sri Lanka administrative landscape often follows inconsistent regional models and irregular public sources, making it difficult to maintain reliable boundaries. Our standardized postal and administrative boundary data resolves these gaps to ensure complete, coherent geographic coverage.

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Coverage Statistics

1,995
Total ZIP Codes
365
Provinces & Territories
13,996
Cities & Towns

Available File Formats

Choose from multiple data formats to seamlessly integrate Sri Lanka postal code data into your systems

  • CSV FormatComma-separated values for spreadsheet applications and data analysis tools
  • GeoJSON FormatJavaScript Object Notation for web applications and modern development
  • GML FormatExtensible Markup Language for enterprise systems and legacy applications
  • DAT FormatDatabase-ready SQL scripts for direct import into your systems

Data Dictionary

Comprehensive field definitions and data specifications for the Sri Lanka postal code dataset

Field nameField typeDescriptionComments
ISOChar(2)ISO 3166-1 Country codeThe ISO 3166-1 standard is published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and defines a unique code for the name of each country. The country codes are represented as a two-letter code (alpha-2).
CountryChar(50)Country name
LanguageChar(2)Language codeWhen there are several official languages in the country, or for countries using a non-Latin alphabet, we provide the names in different languages. The language field contains the language code and allows you to select a specific version.
Region1Region2Region3Region4Char(80)Administrative division level 1Administrative division level 2Administrative division level 3Administrative division level 4These fields contain the name of administrative divisions for each available level. If not applicable, the value '-' will be indicated.
LocalityChar(80)Locality nameContains the settlement name. The type of settlement may vary depending on the country (city, town, village, etc..).
PostcodeChar(15)ZIP / Postal codeIn countries/places where there is no postal code in use, this field is left empty. The postcode structure varies for each country.
LatitudeLongitudeDoublePlace coordinates (WGS84 coordinates)These fields contain the geographic coordinates related to the specific locality and postal code of the record. The geographical position is usually precise to about one hundred meters and corresponds to the center of the locality. All our files are created using the World Geodetic System standard WGS 84. The corresponding SRID reference is EPSG:4326.
TimezoneChar(30)Time zone name (Olson)Following the timezones defined in the IANA tz database (sometimes called Olson database).

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Key features

  • 247 Countries
  • 9,9M Coordinates
  • 9,3M ZIP codes
  • 400 Time zones
  • 4M Cities and Towns
  • 116K UNLOCODES

Specifications

  • Coverage: Global
  • Format: CSV, ASC, DAT, GML, GeoJSON, KML, Shapefile (SHP)

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Capture accurate addresses for every country and territory in the world, in any language, and match local requirements.

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Ensure compliant and accurate reports across your organization. Enhance data analysis with location intelligence.

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247 countries and territories with standardized formatting and reliable geographic information.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ZIP code of Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte?

The ZIP code for Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is 10100.

What is a 5 digit ZIP code in Sri Lanka?

A 5-digit ZIP code (postal code) in Sri Lanka follows the format 99999; for example, 12345.

Are there ZIP codes in Sri Lanka?

Yes. Sri Lanka uses postal codes: a five-digit postal code (format 99999) is assigned to towns, suburbs and delivery areas across the country.

Does Sri Lanka have postal codes?

Yes. Sri Lanka uses postal codes (Postal code) consisting of five digits in the format 99999, assigned to locations across the country’s 13,996 cities and localities.

Which town has the ZIP code 12345 in Sri Lanka?

No town in Sri Lanka has the ZIP code 12345; that five-digit postal code is not assigned to any locality in Sri Lanka.

Does Sri Lanka use ZIP codes like the United States?

Sri Lanka uses five-digit postal codes (format 99999) for mail delivery; these codes function similarly to US ZIP codes and are assigned to towns, post offices and delivery areas across the country.

Does Sri Lanka have a ZIP code system?

Yes. Sri Lanka uses a postal code system: postal codes are five-digit numbers (format 99999) assigned to localities across the country to facilitate mail sorting and delivery.

Which country code is mistaken for ZIP code in Sri Lanka?

The country code “LK” (Sri Lanka’s ISO country code) is sometimes mistakenly entered in the ZIP code field in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka uses five-digit codes for mail.

How to write an address in Sri Lanka?

Format: Recipient name
House number, Street name
Village/ward or neighborhood
City or town
District / Province (optional)
Postal code: 5 digits (format 99999)
Sri Lanka

Example:
Mr. A. Perera
12 Palm Road
Kadawatha North
Kadawatha
Gampaha District, Western Province
Postal code: 11060
Sri Lanka

What is the ZIP code of Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka does not have a single ZIP code; postal codes are five-digit (format 99999) and vary by city and locality, with specific codes assigned to each area.

What is the postal code format in Sri Lanka?

The postal code format in Sri Lanka is five digits, written as 99999.

How many digits is a ZIP code in Sri Lanka?

A ZIP code (postal code) in Sri Lanka consists of five digits.

Do addresses in Sri Lanka include ZIP codes?

Yes — addresses in Sri Lanka include a postal code (ZIP code). The postal code is five digits (format 99999) and is typically included in mailing addresses to ensure correct delivery.

Updated: October 1, 2026