Kuwait Postal Code — Full List by Area and Governorate

Kuwait uses a five-digit postal code system — officially called a postal number — to identify areas, blocks, and P.O. Box ranges across all six governorates. The first two digits identify the governorate. The last three digits specify the area, block, or P.O. Box range within it. Kuwait does not use ZIP codes — that term is specific to the United States postal system.

What to Do Now

1. Find your area in the table below and note the five-digit code
2. Use the code exactly as shown — 00000 is not a valid Kuwait postal code
3. For P.O. Box addresses confirm the exact range code with Ministry of Communications

Kuwait Postal Codes by Area — Full Reference Table

The codes below cover major residential and commercial areas across all six Kuwait governorates. Confirm block-specific or P.O. Box range codes directly with the Ministry of Communications (MOC) at moc.gov.kw for precision addressing.

For individual area pages with block-level codes, select from our Kuwait postal codes hub.

How the Kuwait Postal Code System Works

Kuwait’s postal number is a five-digit identifier — not the same as a ZIP code, which is a United States term, and not the same as a P.O. Box number.

First two digits identify one of Kuwait’s six governorates: Al Asimah, Hawally, Farwaniya, Ahmadi, Al Ahmadi, and Jahra.

Last three digits specify the area, block, or P.O. Box range within that governorate.

The code 00000 is not a valid Kuwait postal code and will cause delivery failures or form rejections when entered on e-commerce or shipping platforms. Always use the specific five-digit code for the destination area.

Street Addresses vs P.O. Box Codes

The same area can have different postal codes depending on whether the destination is a physical street address or a P.O. Box.

Street addresses use a code aligned with the specific block number. In Salmiya, Block 5 and Block 10 may carry different last three digits even though both are in the same area.

P.O. Box ranges each carry their own code within the area. According to the Ministry of Communications (MOC), Salmiya P.O. Boxes 1 to 100 use the code 22001 while boxes 101 to 200 use 22002.

Using a P.O. Box code for a street delivery — or vice versa — causes sorting failures at the Kuwait postal facility even when the rest of the address is correct.

In practice the most common postal code error in Kuwait is using the general area code on a P.O. Box address. If you are shipping to a P.O. Box, the recipient must confirm their exact box range code — the general area code such as 20000 for Salmiya will not route the package to the correct post office box cluster.

How to Write a Kuwait Address Correctly

A standard Kuwait address must follow this order for domestic and international mail:

1. Recipient’s full name
2. Block number, street name, building number
3. Area or district name — for example Salmiya or Farwaniya
4. Governorate — for example Hawally or Ahmadi
5. Five-digit postal code
6. Kuwait — include country name only when sending from outside Kuwait

Example:

Mr. Ahmed Al-Kuwaiti
Block 5, Street 8, Building 22
Salmiya, Hawally
Postal Code: 20005
Kuwait

Always confirm the postal code matches the exact block or P.O. Box range — the wrong code causes re-routing, return to sender, or misdelivery even when the street name and building number are correct.

Where to Find the Official Kuwait Postal Code

The definitive source for official Kuwait postal codes is the Ministry of Communications (MOC) at moc.gov.kw. The MOC maintains the full database of five-digit codes by governorate, area, and P.O. Box range.

As of 2026, there is no single downloadable master list of all Kuwait postal codes publicly available from the MOC — individual codes must be looked up by area through the MOC portal or confirmed at a local post office.

For courier services including Aramex, DHL, and FedEx, the area postal code is typically sufficient for residential deliveries. For government and banking correspondence, the block-specific code is required.

FAQs:

1.What is the postal code for Kuwait City

Kuwait City uses postal codes in the range 13001 to 13999 for P.O. Box addresses, with the Safat area being the most commonly referenced code for central Kuwait City. Street addresses in Kuwait City use block-specific codes within the Al Asimah governorate range. The general code 13000 is used as a placeholder on some international forms but the block or P.O. Box range code is required for actual delivery.

2.Is 00000 a valid Kuwait postal code

No. The code 00000 is not a valid Kuwait postal code and will cause delivery failures or rejection on shipping and e-commerce platforms. Some online forms use 00000 as a placeholder when no postal code is required — this should never be submitted as an actual delivery code. Always use the specific five-digit code for the destination area.

3.What is the difference between a Kuwait postal code and a P.O. Box number

A Kuwait postal code is the five-digit geographic identifier for an area or P.O. Box range — it tells the postal system which sorting facility handles the mail. A P.O. Box number is the individual box number within a post office. Both are required when addressing mail to a P.O. Box in Kuwait — the postal code routes the package to the correct facility and the P.O. Box number identifies the recipient’s specific box at that facility.