How to find the PIN code of your location or address
The quickest way is to let your phone's location find it. Here are five ways, and how accurate each one is, measured on real addresses.
Five ways to find a PIN code
- Use your location. Tap Find my PIN code and allow location. The check runs on your phone and shows the most likely PIN, the other PINs nearby and the nearest post offices.
- Search by area name. Type your area, village or post office in the search box on the home page, or browse PIN codes by state and district.
- Check an old letter or bill. Electricity bills, bank letters, Aadhaar and courier labels carry the PIN of the address.
- Use India Post's own search on indiapost.gov.in, the official source.
- Ask the nearest post office. For anything important, they have the final word.
Why the nearest post office isn't always your PIN
A PIN code belongs to a delivery area, not a point. The post office nearest to you can sit just across the line in another PIN, and two PIN areas can meet in the middle of a street. So our tool doesn't trust the nearest office alone: it also uses hundreds of thousands of addresses mapped with their PIN on OpenStreetMap, and lets the closest ones vote.
How accurate is finding a PIN from your location?
We tested the method on 41,141 mapped addresses the tool had not seen. 'First answer right' is how often the top PIN was correct; 'in top 3' how often the right PIN was among the three shown; the last column is the old way, the nearest post office's PIN.
| Area | Addresses tested | First answer right | Right PIN in top 3 | Nearest office right |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India (random sample) | 8,000 | 82% | 93% | 64% |
| Hyderabad | 831 | 82% | 97% | 55% |
| Delhi | 1,171 | 89% | 96% | 66% |
| Bengaluru | 1,444 | 84% | 96% | 60% |
| Mumbai | 1,395 | 91% | 98% | 59% |
| Chennai | 551 | 84% | 96% | 43% |
| Kolkata | 342 | 84% | 97% | 55% |
| Warangal area | 54 | 72% | 85% | 70% |
Questions
How do I find my PIN code from my current location?
Open this site's home page, tap Find my PIN code and allow location. The check runs in your browser.
Is the nearest post office's PIN my PIN code?
Often, but not always: in our test it was right only about 6 times in 10. Mapped addresses near you are a better guide.
Where can I find my PIN code on documents?
On electricity bills, bank letters, Aadhaar and courier labels for that address.
More guides
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- Head office, sub office and branch office: the types of post officeThe difference between head, sub and branch post offices and delivery offices in India, with counts for every state from India Post's directory.
- India PIN code statisticsIndia has 19,586 PIN codes and 1,65,625 post offices. Which states and districts have the most, and other numbers from India Post's list.
- How to write an address in IndiaThe right way to write an Indian postal address: name, house, street, area, city, state and the 6-digit PIN code, with city and village examples.