Jamaica ZIP Code / Postal Code: What Should You Enter?

What Is Jamaica’s ZIP Code? The Online Form Workaround

Jamaica does not use a U.S.-style 5-digit ZIP code system. In Jamaica, addresses are normally identified using the town, parish, and Kingston mailing zones rather than a national ZIP/postal code.

So if an online form, checkout page, or billing field asks for a ZIP/postal code, use one of these options:

Option 1: Use 00000

Enter 00000 when a website forces a 5-digit ZIP code.

This is not Jamaica’s official ZIP code. It is simply the most common workaround for websites that require a ZIP/postal code before you can continue.

Option 2: Use your Kingston mailing zone

If the address is in Kingston or parts of St. Andrew, use the mailing zone number with enough zeros in front to make 5 digits.

Examples:

• Kingston 10 ? 00010
• Kingston 6 ? 00006
• Kingston 11 ? 00011
• Kingston 20 ? 00020

Option 3: Leave it blank if possible

If the form allows the ZIP/postal code field to stay blank, leave it blank.

For billing ZIP codes

For Jamaican bank cards, 00000 is usually the best ZIP/postal code to try when a payment form requires one.

The most important thing is to make sure the rest of the address is correct: street address, town or city, parish, and Jamaica.

Will 00000 Actually Work on Online Forms?

From my experience, yes, most of the time it works with no problems.

I’ve used 00000 for years when filling out online forms from Jamaica, especially on checkout pages where the website refuses to move forward without a ZIP or postal code.

The thing is, many of these websites are built for countries that use 5-digit ZIP codes, so the form is not always checking whether the code is “official” for Jamaica. A lot of the time, it just wants five numbers before it lets you continue.

I’ve used 00000 on:

• checkout pages
• billing forms
• shipping forms
• account signups
• payment gateways

And for the most part (there is always an exception), it has never caused a package to go missing or stopped an order from going through.

Just remember: 00000 is not Jamaica’s official ZIP code. It’s simply the workaround I always use when a website forces me to enter a numeric ZIP/postal code.

Using Kingston Mailing Zones on Online Forms

If you live in Kingston or parts of St. Andrew, another workaround I’ve used is just entering the Kingston mailing zone as the ZIP/postal code.

For example, if your address is in Kingston 6, you might enter:

• City: Kingston 6
• ZIP/Postal Code: 00006

Or if you live in Kingston 10:

• City: Kingston 10
• ZIP/Postal Code: 00010

Common Kingston ZIP Code Workarounds

Jamaica ZIP Codes by Parish and Town

Outside Kingston and St. Andrew, most Jamaicans simply use 00000 when an online form asks for a ZIP/postal code.

That’s because areas like Montego Bay, Mandeville, Ocho Rios, Portmore, and Negril do not use Kingston-style mailing zones.

In my experience, the most important thing is making sure the rest of your address is accurate:

• your town or city
• your parish
• and Jamaica as the country

The ZIP/postal code field is usually the least important part of the form.

Common Jamaica ZIP Code Workarounds by Area

What About Jamaica’s Alphanumeric Postal Codes?

If you’ve searched online for Jamaican postal codes before, you may have come across codes like:

• JMAAW08
• JMCJS12
• JMDMR17

These were part of proposed plans to introduce a postal code system in 2006.

The system was designed to improve:

• mail sorting
• delivery efficiency
• and international postal processing

However, due to public confusion, the introduction of the new postal code system was put on hold indefinitely.

Jamaica’s Proposed Postal Code System

The proposed system used a seven-character format.

Example: JMAAW08

Here’s how the code was structured:

The proposed postal zones were divided by parish groups:

• Zone A: Kingston, St. Andrew, St. Catherine
• Zone B: St. Mary, Portland, St. Thomas
• Zone C: St. Ann, Trelawny, St. James, Hanover
• Zone D: Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth, Manchester, Clarendon

The parish/area code was usually based on the parish name. For example:

• KN = Kingston
• AW = St. Andrew
• JS = St. James
• MR = Manchester

The final two digits represented the local post office code, based on the post office’s position in that parish’s postal listing.

For example:

If you want to explore the full proposed postal code list by parish and post office, you can see the full breakdown here.