District codes in Sri Lanka help to identify and classify the different administrative districts in the country. There are 25 districts in Sri Lanka. Each has a unique code. The codes are used for various purposes, including census data collection, voter registration, and administrative purposes.
The district codes of Sri Lanka assign with two letters. The first letter indicates the first letter of the district, and the second letter representing a suitable letter. For example: the code for Colombo district is "CO".
Postal code of Sri Lanka was introduced in 1997. The numeric postal code in Sri Lanka has five digits. District codes and postal codes use in Sri Lanka to identify and classify different regions. However, they serve for different purposes and are used in different contexts. District codes are used primarily for administrative and statistical purposes. Postal codes are used to facilitate mail delivery and are assigned to specific areas within each district. For example: the district code for Colombo is "CO," while the postal code for the Colombo 03 is "00300".
Here is the list of district codes with numeric postal code.
| District | Code (alphabetic) |
Code (numeric prefix) |
| Ampara | APR | 32000 |
| Anuradhapura | AD | 50XXX |
| Badulla | BD | 90XXX |
| Batticaloa | BC | 30XXX |
| Colombo | CO | 00XXX / 10XXX |
| Galle | GL | 80XXX |
| Gampaha | GQ | 11XXX |
| Hambantota | HB | 82XXX |
| Jaffna | JA | 40XXX |
| Kalutara | KT | 12XXX |
| Kandy | KY | 21XXX |
| Kegalle | KE | 71XXX |
| Kilinochchi | 44XXX | |
| Kurunegala | KG | 60XXX |
| Mannar | MB | 41XXX |
| Matale | MT | 21XXX |
| Matara | MH | 81XXX |
| Monaragala | MJ | 91XXX |
| Mullativu | MP | 42XXX |
| Nuwaraeliya | NW | 22XXX |
| Polonnaruwa | PR | 51XXX |
| Puttalam | PX | 61XXX |
| Ratnapura | RN | 70XXX |
| Trincomalee | TC | 31XXX |
| Vavuniya | VA | 43XXX |
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