French Polynesia
French Overseas Collectivity (Overseas Country)
Postcode
Postcode type and position
5 digits to the left of delivery office name.
Postcodes of the French overseas departments and territories
all begin with 97 or 98.
The third digit identifies the territory
(7 for French Polynesia).
Coding method
Position of the
address on the
envelope
Bottom
right-hand
corner
Alignment of
address lines
Left-
aligned
Address format
The French Polynesia Post Office asks that the island name be added after the
municipality name:
98709 MAHINA TAHITI postcode + municipality + island
Example
Monsieur Jean DELHOURME addressee identification
Chez Mireille COPEAU Appartment. 2 additional delivery point information
Entrée A Bâtiment Jonquille additional geographical information
25 RUE DE L EGLISE thoroughfare number and name
OROFARA service (P.O. Box) and/or lieu-dit (named
locality) or municipality section
98709 MAHINA TAHITI postcode, municipality, island
FRENCH POLYNESIA territory name
Islands
Island number
(4th digit
of postcode)
Island name
0 to 2
Windward islands (Tahiti and Moorea)
3
Leeward islands (Raiatea, Bora Bora, Huahine, Tahaa, Maupiti)
4
Marquesas Islands
5
Austral and Gambier Islands
6 to 8
Tuamotu Islands
9
other islands
Contact
Voir France
Website
www.opt.pf
08/2011
© www.upu.int
Monsieur Jean DURAND
25 RUE DE L EGLISE
OROFARA
98709 MAHINA TAHITI
FRENCH POLYNESIA
delivery area
Overseas Territory
9 8 7 0 9
Overseas Territory number
number given to islands
