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   Note: This section last updated 6th May 2021

   1,234.45

(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)

   Note: This section last updated 6th May 2021

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97.2% of the population speak Kiribati , the national language. There are a small number of English -speakers.

   Note: This section last updated 22nd December 2020

There are post offices in Betiuo, Bairiki and Bikenibeu on South Tarawa. There are no deliveries to houses. Deliveries are to post office boxes or to a poste restante service at the central post office in Bairiki.

On outer islands there are one-man postal agencies, usually located at the Island Council offices, but manned by a central government employee. Incoming mail will be sorted by village, with that for remote villages usually being delivered in bulk by the Island Council messenger.

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired 

   Note: This section last updated 2nd August 2020

This is written PO Box. Private mail bag is used for deliveries to schools on the outer islands.

   Note: This section last updated 21st December 2020

A postal code was introduced in Kiribati on 30^th September 2020. It is written to the right of the island name. The code is six digits in the format:

   [KI0]999

The first two characters are always KI. The third character is always 0. The fourth character is 1 for the Gilbert Islands, 2 for the Phoenix Islands and 3 for the Line Islands. The final two digits point to the island and (for South Tarawa) post office.

The codes currently in use are:

Island	Postal code
Makin	KI0101
Butaritari	KI0102
Marakei	KI0103
Abaiang	KI0104
North Tarawa	KI0105
South Tarawa (Tangintebu - Tanaea)	KI0106
South Tarawa (Bairiki - Taborio)	KI0107
South Tarawa (Betio)	KI0108
Maiana	KI0109
Kuria	KI0110
Aranuka	KI0111
Abemama	KI0112
Nonouti	KI0113
Tabnorth	KI0114
Tabsouth	KI0115
Onotoa	KI0116
Beru	KI0117
Nikunau	KI0118
Tamana	KI0119
Arorae	KI0120
Banaba	KI0121
Kanton	KI0201
Birnie	KI0202
Enderbury	KI0203
Manra	KI0204
Mckean	KI0205
Nikumaroro	KI0206
Orona	KI0207
Rawaki	KI0208
Teraina	KI0301
Tabuaeran	KI0302
Christmas	KI0303
Malden	KI0304
Starbuck	KI0305
Millennium	KI0306
Vostock	KI0307
Flint	KI0308

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Kiribati - Postal code format

Kiribati - Postal code specifics

Kiribati - Postal code regular expression

Kiribati - Postal code level of coverage

Kiribati - Postal code map

Kiribati has 3 units ( Gilbert Islands , Line Islands , Phoenix Islands ) split into 6 districts ( Banaba , Central Gilberts , Line Islands , Northern Gilberts , Southern Gilberts , Tarawa ) and 21 island councils - one for each of the inhabited islands ( Abaiang , Abemama , Aranuka , Arorae , Banaba , Beru , Butaritari , Kanton , Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Kuria , Maiana , Makin , Marakei , Nikunau , Nonouti , Onotoa , Tabiteuea , Tabuaeran , Tamana , Tarawa , Teraina ).

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   Note: This section last updated 11th October 2016

Kiribati telephone numbers have no area code. Fixed subscriber numbers have 5 digits. Mobile numbers have 5 or 8 digits and commence with 30, 5, 6, 7 or 9.