Bahamas Postal Code

Bahamas officially known as the Commonwealth of The Bahamas is an island country located near the West Indies in the North Atlantic. Nassau is the capital and the largest city of the Bahamas. The other major cities and towns in the Bahamas are Freeport, West End, Cooperstown, Marsh Harbour, Freetown, Andros Town, Clarence Town, Dunmore Town, Rock Sound, Arthur’s Town, Cockburn Town, George Town, Alice Town, Sweeting Cay, Matthew Town, Snug Corner, Great Harbour Cay, Nicholls Town, Colonel Hill, Pirates Well, Port Nelson, etc.

The official language of the country in the Bahamas is English. The other spoken languages in the Bahamas are Bahamian Creole, etc. The Bahamas is well known for its unique way of celebrating its festivals like The Bahamas Junkanoo Festival, The Andros Crab Festival, Fox Hill Day Festival, the Bahamas International Film Festival, The Eleuthera Pineapple Festival, The E. Clement Bethel National Arts Festival, The Bahamas Coconut Festival, Conch Festival, Long Island, Rake, and Scrape Festival, Fishermen’s Fest or the Spanish Wells, etc. Many foreigners or travelers also take part in the celebration and enjoy it.

The official name of the postal service in the Bahamas is Bahamas Postal Service. The postal service in the Bahamas was introduced in 1761 and the name Bahamas Postal Service was adopted in 1936. At first, there was so much controversy over the places which were registered under the postal code office, but then slowly every region in the Bahamas got its postal codes. The pin code is segregated in such a way that each of the postal codes is.

Land Area

Bahamas has a total land area of 13,878 km2, which comes to around a total of 5,358 mi2. The territory of the Bahamas is divided into 32 local government districts, 13 second-schedule districts (town areas), and 19 third-schedule districts (unitary authorities). The names of the districts are Acklins, Berry Islands, Bimini, Black Point, Exuma, Cat Island, Central Abaco, Central Andros, Central Eleuthera, City of Freeport, Grand Bahama, Crooked Island, East Grand Bahama, Exuma, Grand Cay, Abaco, Harbour Island, Eleuthera, Hope Town, Abaco, Inagua, Long Island, Mangrove Cay, Mayaguana, Moore’s Island, North Abaco, North Andros, North Eleuthera, Ragged Island, Rum Cay, San Salvador, South Androw, South Eleuthera, Spanish Wells, and West Grand Bahama. It was further subdivided into cities, municipalities, towns, and villages.

Water Area

Bahamas has major sources of water including groundwater, lakes, rainwater, rivers, snow, soil moisture springs, streams, water, waterfall, wetlands, etc. The Bahamas has more than three lakes and a few water bodies. Some water bodies have developed as tourist spots. Many water bodies are small in area and contain a minimum volume of water. Most of these water bodies are fresh water and very few are salt lakes.

Mountains

The Bahamas contains more than 37 named mountains. The highest peak and the most prominent mountain is Mount Alvernia which is about 63 meters (207 feet). The other major mountains in the Bahamas are Mount View, Perry Peak, Abraham Hill, Mount Misery, Low Point Hill, James Hill, Crow Hill, Black Point Hill, Lochaber Hill, Blue Hills, etc.

Postal Stamps

List of postal and courier services in Bahamas :

• Just Ship It
• Arising Courier Service
• DHL Express ServicePoint
• GEMINI IMPORTS SERVICE
• ShipX Worldwide
• SpeedX Courier & Freight
• Novah flight services
• FairLady Imports Courier
• FedEx
• Special Delivery
• 700 Islands Bahamas
• Ship242
• Millon Express