Districts in Uttar Pradesh
Head post offices in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh has 72 head post offices. Each keeps the accounts for the sub and branch offices of its postal division.
- Agra282001
- Agra Fort282003
- Akbarpur224122
- Aligarh202001
- Amethi227405
- Amroha244221
- Auraiya206122
- Azamgarh276001
- Bahraich271801
- Ballia277001
- Balrampur271201
- Banda210001
- Barabanki225001
- Baraut250611
- Bareilly243001
- Basti272001
- Bijnor246701
- Budaun243601
- Bulandshahr203001
- Deoria274001
- Dhampur246761
- Etah207001
- Etawah206001
- Faizabad224001
- Fatehgarh209601
- Fatehpur212601
- Firozabad283203
- Ghaziabad201001
- Ghazipur233001
- Gonda271001
- Gorakhpur273001
- Hamirpur210301
- Hardoi241001
- Jaunpur222001
- Jhansi284001
- Kanpur208001
- Kanpur Cantt208004
- Kheri262701
- Lalganj Raebareli229206
- Lalitpur284403
- Lucknow Chowk226003
- Lucknow GPO226001
- Maharajganj273303
- Mainpuri205001
- Mathura281001
- Mau275101
- Meerut Cantt250001
- Meerut City250002
- Mirzapur231001
- Moradabad244001
- Muzaffarnagar251001
- Nawabganj208002
- New Hapur245101
- Noida201301
- Orai285001
- Padrauna274304
- Pilibhit262001
- Pratapgarh230001
- Prayagraj Hpo211001
- Prayagraj Kty.211002
- Raebarely229001
- Rampur244901
- Rasra221712
- Robertsganj231216
- Saharanpur247001
- Shahjahanpur242001
- Siddharth Nagar272207
- Sitapur261001
- Sultanpur Avadh228001
- Unnao209801
- Varanasi221001
- Varanasi Cantt221002
How Uttar Pradesh PIN codes are numbered
- 22: 363 PINs (22% of the state's)
- 27: 320 PINs (19% of the state's)
- 20: 303 PINs (18% of the state's)
- 24: 190 PINs (11% of the state's)
- 23: 127 PINs (7.6% of the state's)
- 28: 125 PINs (7.5% of the state's)
- 21: 119 PINs (7.1% of the state's)
- 26: 64 PINs (3.8% of the state's)
- 25: 58 PINs (3.5% of the state's)
The first digit, 2, places Uttar Pradesh in India Post's Northern region. The third digit narrows it to a sorting district, and the last three digits to the post office that delivers the mail.
Uttar Pradesh's post offices at a glance
- Head offices: 72; sub offices: 2,492; branch offices: 15,418 (86% of the total)
- Deliver mail: 16,954 offices (94%); the rest are counter-only
- Postal divisions: 48
- Most post offices: Jaunpur district, with 426
Frequently asked questions
How many PIN codes are there in Uttar Pradesh?
1,669 PIN codes, covering 17,982 post offices in 75 districts.
Which district in Uttar Pradesh has the most PIN codes?
Prayagraj, with 55 PIN codes and 424 post offices.
What do Uttar Pradesh PIN codes start with?
With the digits 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28. The first digit, 2, is India Post's Northern region; the first two digits identify the postal circle.
Sources
Last checked on 6 October 2026. PIN codes and post offices are from India Post’s directory on data.gov.in. Post offices are sometimes opened, merged or renamed; check with India Post before relying on a PIN for an official form.