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Download Free Database of New Zealand Postcodes
Last Updated: 23rd January 2025
A free, up-to-date downloadable database of New Zealand Postcodes and Localities, including longitude and latitude values, sourced by and supported by the community.
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More detailed Localities Dataset
If you're looking for a much more detailed dataset for New Zealand Localities, check out Sam's over at https://github.com/s01ipsist/open_nz_postcodes! Amazing work!
Current Statistics
The database currently contains 2,699 entries, spread over the following islands:
Data Fields
The files have eight fields in each:
| Field | Description | Example | Updated |
postcode |
The postcode in numerical format - 0000 to 9999 | 3000 | Periodically |
locality |
The locality of the postcode - typically the city/suburb or postal distribution centre | Riverside | Periodically |
long |
The longitude of the locality - defaults to 0 when not available | 144.956776 | Periodically |
lat |
The latitude of the locality - defaults to 0 when not available | -37.817403 | Periodically |
Territory |
The territory name | Whangarei District | Periodically |
Region |
The region or state in which the postal code resides. | Northland | Periodically |
Island |
The island that contains the postal code. | North Island | Periodically |
Download
Download the database using the links below. The ZIP file contains all formats. If there are any other formats you'd like to see, please let me know.
Last Updates
| January 23rd 2022 | Major data update:
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| July 30th 2021 | Major Update - Adding in missing suburbs/cities, thanks David P. |
| May 1st 2021 | Initial release - lots of people have asked for NZ post codes, so here they are! |
Your Contributions
Any updates, corrections or additions to the dataset is greatly appreciated - this dataset is regarded as public domain - and can only continue to grow and improve with your help.
Help Support This Database
I make this information freely available, and use it for my own client projects and experiments. However, if you feel you'd like to help me out, a donation to the charity my wife and I run would be greatly appreciated! We work hard to provide education scholarships and healthcare services in Uganda (Africa), and any support is appreciated!
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Important Notice: I make no absolutely no guarantees as to its accuracy, but please feel free to let me know of any fixes or updates you see.