Post codes in Malta are seven-character strings that form part of a postal

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. Post codes were first introduced in 1991 by the national mail operator MaltaPost. Like those in the

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Format

Since 2007, Maltese post codes consist of three letters that differ by locality, and four numbers. For example, an address in the capital

Valletta Valletta ( ; , ) is the capital city of Malta and one of its 68 Local councils of Malta, council areas. Located between the Grand Harbour to the east and Marsamxett Harbour to the west, its population as of 2021 was 5,157. As Malta’s capital ...

would have the following postcode:

Malta Chamber of Commerce
Exchange Buildings
Republic Street
Valletta VLT 1117

Exceptionally some postcodes begin with two letters (e.g. TP for Tigné Point).

Pre-2007 Format

In the previous format, the post codes consisted of three letters and two digits, written after the name of the locality.

Malta Chamber of Commerce
Exchange Buildings
Republic Street
Valletta VLT 05

Post codes and localities

These are the different post codes and the localities that use them: *ATD:

Attard Attard () is a town in the Northern Region of Malta. Together with Balzan and Lija, it forms part of the " Three Villages" () and has been inhabited since the Classical Period. It has a population of 12,268 as of 2021. Attard's traditional ...

(including Ta' Qali) *BBG: Birżebbuġa (including Ħal Far, Kalafrana and Qajjenza) *BKR:

Birkirkara Birkirkara (abbreviated as B'Kara or BKR) is a city in the Eastern Region, Malta, Eastern Region of Malta. It is the second most populous on the Malta (island), island, with 24,356 inhabitants as of 2020. The town consists of five autonomous pari ...

(including

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and Swatar) *BML: Bormla *BRG: Birgu *BZN:

Balzan Balzan () is a municipality in the Northern Region, Malta, Northern Region of Malta, and together with Attard and Lija, forms part of the "Three villages of Malta, Three Villages" (). The village originally consisted of a group of small dwellin ...

*CBD
Central Business District
Mrieħel (split between the localities of

, Ħal Qormi, and Santa Venera) *DGL: Dingli *FGR: Fgura *FNT: Fontana *FRN:

Floriana Floriana ( or ''Il-Floriana''), also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a Floriana Lines, fortified town in the Port Region, Malta, Port Region area of Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014 ...

*GDJ: Gudja *GHR: Għargħur *GRB: Għarb *GSM: Għajnsielem **KMN: Comino () *GSR: Għasri *GXQ: Għaxaq *GZR:

Gżira Gżira () is a town in the Eastern Region, Malta, Eastern Region of Malta. It is located between Msida and Sliema, also bordering on Ta' Xbiex. It has a population of 11,699 as of January 2019. The word ''Gżira'' means "island" in Maltese ...

(including

Manoel Island Manoel Island (), formerly known as Bishop's Island (, ) or the ''Isolotto'', is a small island which forms part of the municipality of Gżira in Marsamxett Harbour, Malta. It is named after the Portuguese Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena, ...

) *HMR:

Ħamrun Hamrun ( ) is a town in the Southern Region, Malta, Southern Region of Malta, with a population of 9,244 as of March 2014. The people The townspeople are traditionally known as ''Tas-Sikkina'' (literally meaning 'of the knife' or 'those who ca ...

*IKL: Iklin *ISL: Isla (Senglea) *KCM: Kerċem (including Santa Luċija) *KKP: Kirkop *KKR: Kalkara **SCM: SmartCity Malta *LJA:

Lija Lija () is a small village in the Eastern Region, Malta, Eastern Region of Malta. Together with Attard and Balzan, it forms part of Malta's "Three villages of Malta, Three Villages" (). Lija has a baroque parish church and seven other small cha ...

*LQA:

Luqa Luqa ( , ) is a town located in the Southern Region of Malta, 4.3 km away from the capital Valletta. With a population of 5,945 as of March 2014, it is a small but densely populated settlement which is typical of Malta's older towns and vi ...

(including Ħal Farruġ) *MDN:

Mdina Mdina ( ; ), also known by its Italian epithets ("Old City") and ("Notable City"), is a fortifications of Mdina, fortified city in the Western Region, Malta, Western Region of Malta which served as the island's former capital, from antiquity ...

*MGR: Mġarr (including part of Għajn Tuffieħa and Żebbiegħ) *MLH: Mellieħa (including Ċirkewwa, Għadira, part of Għajn Tuffieħa, Manikata and Marfa) *MQB: Mqabba *MRS: Marsa **MTP: MaltaPost Marsa complex *MSD:

Msida Msida (, ) is a harbour town in the Eastern Region, Malta, Eastern Region of Malta with a population of 7,623 (2021). Location The town is located just west of Valletta on the northeast coast of Malta. The neighbouring towns of Msida are Ta' ...

(including Swatar) *MSK: Marsaskala *MST: Mosta (including part of Bidnija) *MTF: Mtarfa *MXK:

Marsaxlokk Marsaxlokk () is a small, traditional fishing village in the Southern Region, Malta, Southern Region of Malta. It has a harbour, and is a tourist attraction known for its views, fishing and history. As of March 2014, the village had a populati ...

*MXR: Munxar *NDR: Nadur *NXR: Naxxar (including Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, Birguma, Magħtab, Salina and San Pawl tat-Tarġa) *PBK: Pembroke *PLA: Paola (Raħal Ġdid) *PTA: Pietà (including

Gwardamanġa Gwardamanġa (English language, English: Guardamangia or sometimes incorrectly written as Gwarda Mangia) is a hamlet in Pietà, Malta, Pietà, Malta. Gwardamanġa is the home of St. Luke's Hospital, Malta, St. Luke's Hospital, Malta's former gene ...

) *QLA: Qala *QRD:

Qrendi Qrendi () is a village in the Western Region, Malta, Western Region of Malta, with a population of 3,148 people as of October 2021. It is located close to Mqabba, Żurrieq and Siġġiewi. Within its boundaries are the two Neolithic temples of ...

*QRM: Qormi *RBT:

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(including Baħrija, Mtaħleb and Tal-Virtù) *SFI: Safi *SGN: San Ġwann (including Kappara) *SGW: Siġġiewi *SLC: Santa Luċija *SLM: Sliema **TP: Tigné Point *SLZ: San Lawrenz *SNT: Sannat *SPB: Saint Paul's Bay (including Buġibba, Burmarrad, part of Bidnija,

Pwales Pwales is a settlement in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. The area was believed to have been named for its marshland, being a valley, and comes from the Latin word ''palus'' that means wetland. It is home to Is-Simar Nature Reserve, a number of farmhouses ...

, Qawra, San Martin, Wardija and Xemxija) *STJ: St. Julian's (including Paceville) **SPK: Spinola Park *SVR: Santa Venera *SWQ: Swieqi (including Ibraġ and Madliena) *TXN: Tarxien *VCT: Victoria *VLT:

*XBX: Ta' Xbiex *XJR: Xgħajra *XLN: Xlendi *XRA: Xagħra *XWK:

Xewkija Xewkija (, , pronounced and written as Casal Sceuchia) is an Local councils of Malta, administrative unit and village of Malta, on the island of Gozo. The population of Xewkija is 3,300 as of March 2014. History Xewkija, which is between Għajn ...

*ZBB: Żebbuġ, Gozo ** MFN: Marsalforn *ZBG: Żebbuġ, Malta *ZBR: Żabbar (including Saint Peters) *ZRQ:

Żurrieq Żurrieq ( ) is a town in the Western Region of Malta. It is one of the oldest towns in the country, and has a population of 11,823 inhabitants as of March 2014. Żurrieq is one of the 10 parishes to be documented in 1436 and is dedicated to S ...

(including Bubaqra) *ZTN:

Żejtun Żejtun ( ) is a town in the Southern Region of Malta, with a population of 11,218 at the end of 2016. Żejtun is traditionally known as Città Beland, a title conferred by the grandmaster of the Order of the Knights of Malta, Ferdinand von ...

References

MaltaPost p.l.c. Post Code Enquiry
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