Southern postal codes — Sri Lanka

Southern is a province of Sri Lanka, made up of 3 districts.

Towns in Southern include Hikkaduwa, Beliatta, Pitabeddara, Ambalantota, Tangalle and Weeraketiya, together with the surrounding localities whose postal codes are listed above.

• Galle
• Hambantota
• Matara

How postal codes work in Southern

Sri Lanka uses a single national postal-code format, written as 99999. Five digits, numeric only. Codes in Southern follow that format like everywhere else in the country, for example 80550 for Aluth Thanayamgoda Pahala.

Codes listed here for Southern begin with one of these prefixes: 80, 81 and 82. Each prefix covers the delivery areas of one part of the province.

Postal codes across Sri Lanka, Southern included, are issued and maintained by Sri Lanka Post. Reference information is available at www.slpost.gov.lk.

Addressing format

Addresses in Sri Lanka are written [House number] [Street name], [City] [Postal code], and an address in Southern follows that same order:

Recipient name
[House number] [Street name], Aluth Thanayamgoda Pahala 80550

What this dataset covers

This reference dataset lists 150 postal codes for Southern across its districts, each paired with its locality and, where the source provides them, coordinates and a time zone.