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Coding method

Jamaica has no postcode system.However, for Kingston, there are one- and two-digit sector codes. This code appears to the right of the name of the town.

There was a plan to introduce postal codes in Jamaica. On February 12, 2007 it was announced: "POST CODE PROJECT SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY" [1]. The codes were planned to be alphanumeric, in the format: JMAPPNN, where

JM is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code,
A is a letter for one of four zones,
PP are two letters for a parish.
NN is a two digit number for a post office

Address format

For Kingston:

Mr. James Garner
2 Cargill Avenue
KINGSTON 10
JAMAICA

For other towns:

Ms. Sandra Chin
Dumfries District
Morant Bay
ST. THOMAS
JAMAICA

List of provinces

• St Ann
• St Elizabeth
• St James
• St Catherine
• Portland
• St Mary
• St Thomas
• Clarendon
• Westmoreland
• Manchester
• Trelawny
• Hanover
• Kingston Metropolitan Area

Reference Links

• PostCodeBase: Jamaika PLZ
• Jamaica Postcode type and position Example (English, PDF file)
• Postal codes in Jamaica

• BizDirLib: Jamaica Business Database