Postal Codes & Addresses in Singapore

If this is your first time to Singapore, you might find the addresses here confusing. There may even be Malay words in a street name. This article will help you to get past the knot of understanding addresses and postal codes In Singapore.

Sample addresses in Singapore

Here are two sample addresses:

Tan Ming Lee--------------------------Addressee

Block 123 -----------------------------Block or House Number

Tampines Street 33-------------------Street Name & Street Number (this is not a house number!)

#09-033-------------------------------Level & Unit Number

Singapore 523123--------------------Postal Code

Or

Tan Ming Lee--------------------------Addressee

16 Maryland Road---------------------House Number & Street Name

Singapore 567000 --------------------Postal Code

Note that postal codes or Singapore zip codes contain 6 digits, and generally, each code corresponds to exactly one building: Very often, the last 3 digits of the postal code are the same as the block number, as in the first example above.

Common Malay terms used in addresses in Singapore

You might find that there are Malay terms used in an address in Singapore. The common ones are:

• Jalan (Jln), meaning “road” or “street”
• Lorong (Lor), meaning “lane”
• Bukit (Bt), meaning “hill”
• Kampong (Kg), meaning “village”

Postal codes and their location

You can identify  the general location in a postal code through its postal sector (first 2 digits of a 6-digit postal code)

The following are some examples:

• 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06  --- Raffles Place, Cecil, Marina, People's Park
• 07,08 --- Anson, Tanjong Pagar
• 14,15,16 --- Queenstown, Tiong Bahru
• 09, 10 --- Telok Blangah, Harbourfront
• 11, 12, 13 --- Pasir Panjang, Hong Leong Garden, Clementi New Town
• 17--- High Street, Beach Road (part)
• 18, 19--- Middle Road, Golden Mile
• 20, 21--- Little India
• 22, 23--- Orchard, Cairnhill, River Valley
• 24, 25, 26, 27 ---Ardmore, Bukit Timah, Holland Road, Tanglin