What does the first letter of a digital address mean?

The region: G is Greater Accra, A Ashanti, C Central, E Eastern, V Volta, W Western, N Northern, U Upper East, X Upper West, and so on. The first two or three characters together are the district.

Can this find the location of an address?

No. It reads the code. Turning an address into a location on a map needs GhanaPostGPS's own service.

Digital address checker

Enter a digital address, with or without hyphens. See whether it is in the right form and which region and district its code stands for.

Digital address

With or without the hyphens

Accra, Greater Accra

The district its code stands for. The format is right; only GhanaPostGPS can say whether the address was issued.

Written the standard way: GA-183-8164
District code: GA
Region: Greater Accra

Codes as listed on 25 Sept 2026 · checked 25 Sept 2026 · source

How it works

A GhanaPostGPS digital address has three parts: a district code, an area number and a four-digit number for a 5 metre square. In GA-183-8164, G is Greater Accra, GA is the Accra district, and 183-8164 is the square.

The codes are Ghana Post's list: 16 region letters and 261 district codes. Addresses issued before a district or region was split keep their original code, so an older code can still be a real address.

Sources: GhanaPostGPS: Regions and district codes

Questions people ask

What does the first letter of a digital address mean?: The region: G is Greater Accra, A Ashanti, C Central, E Eastern, V Volta, W Western, N Northern, U Upper East, X Upper West, and so on. The first two or three characters together are the district.
Can this find the location of an address?: No. It reads the code. Turning an address into a location on a map needs GhanaPostGPS's own service.