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Postal codes in Eswatini are alphanumeric postal codes. They consist of 1 letter and 3 digits. The first letter indicates the region and the last three digits indicate the place or city.
| Hhohho Region | Manzini Region | Shiselweni Region | Lubombo Region | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mbabane | H100 | Manzini | M200 | Nhlangano | S400 | Siteki | L300 |
| Swazi Plaza | H101 | Kwaluseni | M201 | Hlatikhulu | S401 | Simunye | L301 |
| Sandla | H102 | Matsapha | M202 | Kubuta | S402 | Maphiveni | L302 |
| Eveni | H103 | Ludzeludze | M203 | Eluqolweni | S403 | Lomahasha | L303 |
| Motshane | H104 | Malkerns | M204 | Esandleni | S404 | Ehlane | L304 |
| Ngwenya | H105 | Luyengo | M205 | Ntjaneni | S405 | Ngomane | L305 |
| Ezulwini | H106 | Mankayane | M206 | Mahamba | S406 | Shewula | L306 |
| Lobamba | H107 | Encabaneni | M207 | Dwaleni | S407 | Mpaka | L307 |
| Piggs Peak | H108 | Mahlangatsha | M208 | Mhlosheni | S408 | Tshaneni | L308 |
| Bulembu | H109 | Luve | M209 | Hluti | S409 | Mhlume | L309 |
| Enkhaba | H110 | Mhlatuze | M210 | Lavumisa | S410 | Vuvulane | L310 |
| Mayiwane | H111 | Sithobela | M211 | Matsanjeni | S411 | Big Bend | L311 |
| Herefords | H112 | Kandinda | M212 | Magubheleni | S412 | Matata | L312 |
| Ngonini | H113 | Mzimpofu | M213 | Gege | S413 | Nsoko | L313 |
| Entfonjeni | H114 | Siphofaneni | M214 | Zombodze | S414 | Sivunge | L314 |
| Mhlambanyatsi | H115 | Croydon | M215 | Sigwe | S415 | Mpholonjeni | L315 |
| Bhunya | H116 | Sidvokodvo | M216 | Maphungwane | L316 | ||
| Siphocosini | H117 | Kaphunga | M217 | Mambane | L317 | ||
| Dlangeni | H118 | Phocweni | M218 | ||||
| Sandlane | H119 | St Georges Barracks | M219 | ||||
| Emangweni | H120 | Mliba | M220 | ||||
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