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Malta postcodes

Q: What is the postcode format in Malta?

Malta postcodes follow the pattern @@@ #### (# = digit, @ = letter). Examples: NXR 01, ZTN 05, GPO 01, BZN 1130, SPB 6031, VCT 1753.

Q: What regex validates Malta postcodes?

^(?:[A-Z]{3} ?\d{2,4})$ matches the official format (from Google's address metadata). It checks the shape only; whether a code exists needs a lookup in a postal code database such as the zipcodestack API.

Malta postcodes have the format @@@ ####, for example NXR 01. zipcodestack has 76 postcodes for Malta in 68 regions.

Format: @@@ ####
Example: NXR 01
Codes in our database: 76
Local name: postcode

Malta postcode format

Pattern	@@@ #### (# digit, @ letter)
Examples	NXR 01, ZTN 05, GPO 01, BZN 1130, SPB 6031, VCT 1753
Regex	`^(?:[A-Z]{3} ?\d{2,4})$`
Official lookup	www.maltapost.com

Format and regex from Google's address metadata (libaddressinput). The regex checks the shape of a code, not whether it exists.

Postcodes by region

Region	Range	Codes
Ħal Għargħur	GHR – GHR	1
Ħal Għaxaq	GXQ – GXQ	1
Attard	ATD – ATD	1
Ħaż-Żabbar	ZBR – ZBR	1
Ħaż-Żebbuġ	ZBG – ZBG	1
Balzan	BZN – BZN	1
Birkirkara	BKR – BKR	1
Birżebbuġa	BBG – BBG	1
Bormla	BML – BML	1
Dingli	DGL – DGL	1
Għajnsielem	GSM – KMN	2
Il-Ħamrun	HMR – HMR	1
Il-Belt Valletta	VLT – VLT	1
Il-Birgu	BRG – BRG	1
Il-Fgura	FGR – FGR	1
Il-Fontana	FNT – FNT	1
Il-Furjana	FRN – FRN	1
Il-Gudja	GDJ – GDJ	1
Il-Gżira	GZR – GZR	1
Il-Kalkara	KKR – SCM	2
Il-Marsa	MRS – MTP	2
Il-Mellieħa	MLH – MLH	1
Il-Mosta	MST – MST	1
Il-Munxar	MXR – XLN	2
Il-Qala	QLA – QLA	1
Il-Qrendi	QRD – QRD	1
In-Nadur	NDR – NDR	1
In-Naxxar	NXR – NXR	1
Ir-Rabat	RBT – RBT	1
Is-Siġġiewi	SGW – SGW	1
Is-Swieqi	SWQ – SWQ	1
Ix-Xagħra	XRA – XRA	1
Ix-Xewkija	XWK – XWK	1
Ix-Xgħajra	XJR – XJR	1
Iż-Żebbuġ	MFN – ZBB	2
Iż-Żejtun	ZTN – ZTN	1
Iż-Żurrieq	ZRQ – ZRQ	1
Kirkop	KKP – KKP	1
L-Għarb	GRB – GRB	1
L-Għasri	GSR – GSR	1
Lija	LJA – LJA	1
L-Iklin	IKL – IKL	1
L-Imdina	MDN – MDN	1
L-Imġarr	MGR – MGR	1
L-Imqabba	MQB – MQB	1
L-Imsida	MSD – MSD	1
L-Imtarfa	MTF – MTF	1
L-Isla	ISL – ISL	1
Luqa	LQA – LQA	1
Marsaskala	MSK – MSK	1
Marsaxlokk	MXK – MXK	1
Paola	PLA – PLA	1
Pembroke	PBK – PBK	1
Qormi	QRM – QRM	1
Safi	SFI – SFI	1
Saint John	SGN – SGN	1
Saint Julian's	STJ – STJ	1
Saint Lawrence	SLZ – SLZ	1
Saint Lucia	SLC – SLC	1
Saint Paul's Bay	SPB – SPB	1
Saint Venera	SVR – SVR	1
Sannat	SNT – SNT	1
Ta' Kercem	KCM – KCM	1
Tal-Pietà	PTA – PTA	1
Tarxien	TXN – TXN	1
Tas-Sliema	SLM – SLM	1
Ta' Xbiex	XBX – XBX	1
Victoria	VCT – VCT	1

Sample postcodes

ATDBMLDGLFRNGRBGXQIKLKKPLJAMFNMQBMSKMTPNDRPLAQRDSCMSGWSLZSTJTXNXBXXRAZBG

Malta postcodes: FAQ

What is the postcode format in Malta?

Malta postcodes follow the pattern @@@ #### (# = digit, @ = letter). Examples: NXR 01, ZTN 05, GPO 01, BZN 1130, SPB 6031, VCT 1753.

What regex validates Malta postcodes?

^(?:[A-Z]{3} ?\d{2,4})$ matches the official format (from Google's address metadata). It checks the shape only; whether a code exists needs a lookup in a postal code database such as the zipcodestack API.

How many postcodes are there in Malta?

The zipcodestack database contains 76 postcodes for Malta, each with place name, region and coordinates.

Postal code API

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GET https://api.zipcodestack.com/v1/search?codes=NXR+01&country=mt

{
  "results": {
    "NXR 01": [{
      "postal_code": "NXR 01",
      "country_code": "MT",
      "city": "…",
      "state": "…",
      "latitude": …,
      "longitude": …
    }]
  }
}

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