Karachi does not have just one postal code. As Pakistan’s largest city, it is divided between several general post offices, and its codes run from 74000 to 75990. The two codes people use most as the “main” Karachi code are 74200 (Karachi GPO) and 74000 (Karachi City GPO). For an actual address, though, you should use the code of your own area — for example 75500 for DHA, 75600 for Clifton or 75300 for Gulshan-e-Iqbal.
This guide lists the postal codes of all 61 delivery post offices in Karachi, taken directly from the official Pakistan Post post code directory. It also explains which general post office looks after each part of the city, how to find the right code for your street, and how to write a Karachi address so your mail arrives without delay.
Karachi postal code at a glance
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Karachi GPO | 74200 |
| Karachi City GPO | 74000 |
| Karachi Saddar GPO | 74400 |
| Range of Karachi codes | 74000 to 75990 |
| Delivery post offices in Karachi | 61 |
| General post offices (GPOs) | 7 |
| Code format | 5 digits, numbers only |
| Province | Sindh |
| Data source | Pakistan Post, Post Code Directory of Delivery Post Offices |
Complete list of Karachi postal codes
Here is every delivery post office in Karachi with its postal code, in alphabetical order. Find the post office that serves your area and use its code.
| Area / post office | Postal code |
|---|---|
| Bahria Town Karachi | 75060 |
| Baldia Town | 75760 |
| Board of Secondary Education | 75990 |
| Clifton | 75600 |
| Darul Uloom | 75180 |
| Defence Housing Society (DHA) | 75500 |
| Defence Phase VI | 75560 |
| Drigh Colony | 75230 |
| Export Processing Zone | 75150 |
| Federal B Area | 75950 |
| Governor House | 75580 |
| Gulistan-e-Jauhar | 75290 |
| Gulshan-e-Iqbal | 75300 |
| Gulshan-e-Jamal | 75260 |
| Gulshan-e-Maymar | 75320 |
| Gulzar-e-Hijri | 75330 |
| Habib Bank | 75650 |
| Hotel Metropole | 75520 |
| I.T.E. (S.I.T.E. area) | 75700 |
| J.P.M.C. | 75510 |
| Karachi Airport | 75200 |
| Karachi Alhydri GPO | 74700 |
| Karachi Cantt | 75530 |
| Karachi City GPO | 74000 |
| Karachi GPO | 74200 |
| Karachi Saddar GPO | 74400 |
| Karachi University | 75270 |
| Keamari | 75620 |
| Korangi Creek | 75190 |
| Korangi GPO | 74900 |
| Landhi Colony | 75160 |
| Liaquatabad | 75900 |
| Lyari | 75660 |
| Malir Cantt | 75070 |
| Malir City | 75050 |
| Malir Colony | 75080 |
| Manghopir | 75890 |
| Manora | 75640 |
| Mauripur AF | 75750 |
| Mauripur CE | 75780 |
| Mehmoodabad | 75460 |
| Metroville | 75840 |
| Model Colony | 75100 |
| Mosamiat Chowrangi | 75280 |
| Murad Memon Goth | 75040 |
| Nazimabad | 74600 |
| New Karachi | 75850 |
| New Sabzi Mandi | 75340 |
| New Town GPO | 74800 |
| Nishtar Road | 75550 |
| Orangi Town | 75800 |
| P.E.C.H.S. | 75400 |
| P.N.A.D. | 75790 |
| Pakistan Machine Tool Factory | 75030 |
| Pakistan Steel Mills | 75000 |
| Pakistan Steel Mills Township | 75010 |
| Port Qasim | 75020 |
| Quaidabad | 75120 |
| Rafa-e-Aam Society | 75210 |
| Shahrah-e-Faisal | 75350 |
| Sher Shah Colony | 75730 |
Source: Pakistan Post, Post Code Directory of Delivery Post Offices, checked in October 2026. Post offices are sometimes added, merged or renamed, so confirm the code in the official Pakistan Post post code directory or at your nearest post office before sending important documents.
Karachi postal codes by general post office
Karachi’s mail is organised under seven general post offices. Each GPO is the accounting and sorting centre for a group of smaller delivery post offices. Knowing which GPO covers your side of the city makes it much easier to find the right code.
| General post office | Post offices under it |
|---|---|
| Karachi GPO | Karachi GPO 74200, Clifton 75600, Governor House 75580, Hotel Metropole 75520, Keamari 75620, Manora 75640 |
| Karachi City GPO | Karachi City GPO 74000, Habib Bank 75650, Lyari 75660, Mauripur AF 75750, Mauripur CE 75780, Sher Shah Colony 75730 |
| Karachi Saddar GPO | Karachi Saddar GPO 74400, Karachi Cantt 75530, Defence Housing Society (DHA) 75500, Defence Phase VI 75560, J.P.M.C. 75510 |
| Karachi Alhydri GPO | Karachi Alhydri GPO 74700, Nazimabad 74600, Liaquatabad 75900, New Karachi 75850, Orangi Town 75800, Baldia Town 75760, Manghopir 75890, Metroville 75840, I.T.E. (S.I.T.E. area) 75700, P.N.A.D. 75790, Board of Secondary Education 75990 |
| New Town GPO | New Town GPO 74800, Gulshan-e-Iqbal 75300, Gulistan-e-Jauhar 75290, Gulshan-e-Jamal 75260, Gulzar-e-Hijri 75330, Federal B Area 75950, P.E.C.H.S. 75400, Shahrah-e-Faisal 75350, Karachi University 75270, Mehmoodabad 75460, Nishtar Road 75550, New Sabzi Mandi 75340, Mosamiat Chowrangi 75280 |
| Korangi GPO | Korangi GPO 74900, Korangi Creek 75190, Landhi Colony 75160, Quaidabad 75120, Malir City 75050, Malir Colony 75080, Malir Cantt 75070, Model Colony 75100, Drigh Colony 75230, Rafa-e-Aam Society 75210, Karachi Airport 75200, Darul Uloom 75180, Export Processing Zone 75150, Murad Memon Goth 75040, Port Qasim 75020, Pakistan Steel Mills 75000, Pakistan Steel Mills Township 75010, Pakistan Machine Tool Factory 75030 |
| Gulshan-e-Iqbal GPO | Bahria Town Karachi 75060, Gulshan-e-Maymar 75320 |
Postal codes of popular Karachi areas
These are the Karachi codes people search for most often:
- DHA (Defence Housing Society): 75500
- DHA Phase VI: 75560
- Clifton: 75600
- Saddar: 74400
- Gulshan-e-Iqbal: 75300
- Gulistan-e-Jauhar: 75290
- P.E.C.H.S.: 75400
- Federal B Area: 75950
- Nazimabad: 74600
- Karachi Alhydri GPO: 74700
- Korangi: 74900
- Landhi: 75160
- Malir City: 75050
- Malir Cantt: 75070
- Bahria Town Karachi: 75060
- Karachi University: 75270
- Karachi Airport: 75200
Is there one main postal code for Karachi?
Not really, and this is where Karachi differs from most other cities. Smaller cities have a single general post office whose code is treated as the city’s main code. Karachi is too large for that, so Pakistan Post runs several GPOs here, each with its own code:
- 74000 — Karachi City GPO
- 74200 — Karachi GPO
- 74400 — Karachi Saddar GPO
- 74700 — Karachi Alhydri GPO
- 74800 — New Town GPO
- 74900 — Korangi GPO
If a form only wants “the postal code of Karachi” and you do not know your area code, 74200 or 74000 is commonly accepted. For anything that will actually be delivered to you, use your own area’s code from the tables above.
What if my area is not in the list?
Karachi has hundreds of neighbourhoods, blocks and housing societies, but only 61 delivery post offices. That means most localities share a post office with their neighbours. If your area does not appear in the table, your mail is handled by the nearest delivery post office and you should use its code.
Large schemes are a good example. Gulshan-e-Iqbal has many numbered blocks, but the official directory lists a single Gulshan-e-Iqbal delivery post office with the code 75300. In the same way, Defence Housing Society is listed under 75500, with Phase VI shown separately as 75560. When in doubt, check before you send.
How to find the right postal code for your Karachi address
- Look at mail you have already received. Bank letters, bills and courier slips often show the code or the delivery post office.
- Find out which post office delivers to you. A neighbour, your building’s management office or the local postman will know.
- Use the GPO table above. Work out which side of the city you are on, then find your post office in that group.
- Search the official directory. The official Pakistan Post post code directory lets you search by post office name.
- Ask at a post office counter. Staff can confirm the correct code for any Karachi address.
How Karachi postal codes work
Postal codes were introduced across Pakistan on 1 January 1988 to make sorting faster and cut down on mis-sent mail. Each code has five digits. The first two digits point to the district or sorting region, and the last three identify the individual delivery post office.
Every Karachi code begins with 74 or 75. Codes starting with 74 belong mostly to the general post offices themselves, while the 75 series covers the delivery post offices spread across the city, from Keamari and Manora on the coast to Malir, Bahria Town and Port Qasim on the outskirts.
Each city has its own range, which is how sorting centres tell them apart. Lahore codes start with 53, 54 or 55 — see the full Lahore postal code list to compare. Islamabad codes begin with 44 or 45, and you can find them in our Islamabad postal code list. In Punjab, the Multan postal code list covers codes starting with 59 and 60, the Faisalabad postal code list covers 37 and 38, and the Rawalpindi postal code list covers 46 and 47.
| Code range | Where it is used |
|---|---|
| 74000 – 74900 | Karachi’s general post offices and Nazimabad |
| 75000 – 75230 | Steel Mills, Port Qasim, Malir, Landhi, Korangi and the airport side |
| 75260 – 75460 | Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, University, P.E.C.H.S. and surrounding areas |
| 75500 – 75660 | DHA, Cantt, Clifton, Keamari, Manora and Lyari |
| 75700 – 75990 | S.I.T.E., Orangi, Baldia, New Karachi, Liaquatabad and Federal B Area |
How to write a Karachi address correctly
Write the address from the most specific detail to the most general, one item per line:
Receiver's full name Flat 12, Building 4, Block 13-D Gulshan-e-Iqbal Karachi 75300 Phone: 03XX-XXXXXXX
For mail sent from abroad, add the country in capital letters on the last line:
Receiver's full name House 45, Street 10, Phase 5 Defence Housing Society Karachi 75500 PAKISTAN
- Always include the block, phase or sector. Karachi’s big schemes repeat house and street numbers in every block, so “Block 13-D” or “Phase 5” is essential.
- For flats, give the flat, floor and building name. Many Karachi addresses are in apartment buildings.
- Put the postal code after the city name on the same line.
- Add a mobile number and a landmark so the rider can find you quickly.
Tips for faster delivery in Karachi
- Name the nearest main road or landmark. In a city this size, “near” a well-known mosque, market, hospital or roundabout saves the rider a lot of time.
- Write the receiver’s name exactly as it appears on their ID for registered post, parcels and anything that needs a signature.
- For offices, include the company name, floor and suite number. Commercial towers can hold hundreds of businesses at one address.
- Mention the gate or security instructions if you live in a gated society or apartment complex where visitors must be registered.
- Keep the receipt and tracking number until the item is delivered, so it can be traced if there is a delay.
Common mistakes with Karachi postal codes
- Using one code for the whole city. Karachi has seven GPOs and 61 delivery post offices. A general code works on forms, but your area code is better for deliveries.
- Mixing up Karachi GPO and Karachi City GPO. They are two different offices: 74200 and 74000.
- Confusing the phone code with the postal code. Karachi’s dialling code is 021, which is unrelated to postal codes.
- Entering fewer than five digits. All postal codes in Pakistan have exactly five digits.
- Guessing from a nearby area. Neighbouring localities can fall under different post offices, and even different GPOs.
Where you will need your Karachi postal code
- Online shopping and food or parcel delivery — most checkout forms have a postal or ZIP code field.
- Bank, wallet and payment-service forms — the code is part of your registered address.
- Job, university and visa applications — these usually ask for a full postal address.
- International parcels — foreign postal services use the code to sort mail bound for Pakistan.
Frequently asked questions
What is the postal code of Karachi?
Karachi’s codes range from 74000 to 75990. Karachi GPO is 74200 and Karachi City GPO is 74000. Each area also has its own code, listed in the tables above.
What is the postal code of DHA Karachi?
Defence Housing Society (DHA) Karachi uses 75500. DHA Phase VI is listed separately with the code 75560.
What is the postal code of Clifton Karachi?
Clifton’s postal code is 75600.
What is the postal code of Gulshan-e-Iqbal?
Gulshan-e-Iqbal uses 75300, and nearby Gulistan-e-Jauhar uses 75290.
What is the postal code of Saddar Karachi?
Karachi Saddar GPO uses 74400.
What is the postal code of Korangi and Landhi?
Korangi GPO uses 74900 and Landhi Colony uses 75160.
What is the postal code of Malir?
Malir City is 75050, Malir Colony is 75080 and Malir Cantt is 75070.
What is the postal code of Bahria Town Karachi?
Bahria Town Karachi uses 75060.
Which Karachi postal code should I use on online forms?
Use the code of the delivery post office for your area, such as 75300 for Gulshan-e-Iqbal or 75600 for Clifton. If you cannot confirm it, 74200 is widely accepted, but your area code is more accurate.
Is a ZIP code the same as a postal code?
Yes. “ZIP code” is the American term. When a website asks for a ZIP code, enter your five-digit Karachi postal code.
Are Karachi and Lahore postal codes different?
Yes. Karachi codes begin with 74 or 75, while Lahore codes begin with 53, 54 or 55. You can see them in our Lahore postal code list.
Postal codes of other cities
- Lahore postal codes — all 50 area codes, starting with 53, 54 and 55
- Islamabad postal codes — all 42 area codes, starting with 44 and 45
- Rawalpindi postal codes — all 64 area codes, starting with 46 and 47
- Faisalabad postal codes — all 62 area codes, starting with 37 and 38
- Multan postal codes — all 25 area codes, starting with 59 and 60
- All postal code guides
How we checked this information
Every postal code in this article was taken from Pakistan Post’s official Post Code Directory of Delivery Post Offices and checked in October 2026. The grouping by general post office follows the “account office” shown for each post office in that directory. Area names are written in their common spelling to make them easier to read. If you spot a code that has changed, please let us know and we will update this page.
