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Bur Dubai Postal Code: What to Use for Forms and Mail
Bur Dubai does not have one verified district-wide postal code. If an online form requires a numeric postcode, 00000 may be accepted as a placeholder on some systems, but it is not an officially assigned Bur Dubai code.
What you should use depends on whether you are completing a form, identifying a property, receiving mail, or arranging delivery.
Does Bur Dubai Have a Postal or ZIP Code?
Bur Dubai addresses are not organized around one postcode shared by every property in the district. Searches for a Bur Dubai postal code, ZIP code, postcode, or PIN code usually express the same underlying need, but the actual destination is identified through more specific address information.
Depending on the purpose, that information can identify a community, building, unit, precise property location, or postal recipient.
Bur Dubai therefore has structured address identifiers, but those identifiers should not automatically be interpreted as postal codes.
What Should You Enter When a Form Requires a Bur Dubai Postal Code?
If a website requires a postal-code value, separate the technical form requirement from the actual address information.
| Situation | What You Actually Need | Correct Treatment |
|---|---|---|
| Website requires a numeric ZIP or postal value | Complete a technical field | 00000 may be used where that system accepts it |
| Postal mail | Identify the postal recipient | Use the recipient’s applicable postal details or P.O. Box |
| Courier or home delivery | Identify the physical destination | Provide the building, unit, street or community, and contact details |
| Exact property or entrance | Identify the precise geographic location | Use the property’s Makani number where applicable |
A system accepting 00000 does not make that number a postcode assigned to Bur Dubai.
If a particular website rejects the placeholder or applies its own validation rules, the issue becomes how to handle a required UAE postal-code field rather than finding another Bur Dubai-wide code.
Bur Dubai Communities and Their Community Numbers
Bur Dubai contains multiple municipal communities rather than functioning as one undivided address area. The Dubai Municipality official community-number list identifies the following communities and numbers:
| Community | Community Number | Postal Code? |
|---|---|---|
| Al Shindagha | 311 | No |
| Al Souq Al Kabeer | 312 | No |
| Al Hamriya | 313 | No |
| Umm Hurair First | 314 | No |
| Umm Hurair Second | 315 | No |
| Al Raffa | 316 | No |
| Mankhool | 317 | No |
The numbers 311–317 are community numbers used to identify municipal communities.
For example, 312 identifies Al Souq Al Kabeer and 317 identifies Mankhool. Their numeric format may resemble a postcode, but their function is different.
Understanding that distinction makes it easier to classify the other numbers that can appear in a Bur Dubai address.
Postal Code, Community Number, Makani and P.O. Box Compared
Different address identifiers answer different questions.
| Identifier | What It Identifies | Level | Bur Dubai Postal Code? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postal code | Postal or address-routing area where officially assigned | Postal area or system | Only where authoritatively assigned |
| Community number | Dubai municipal community | Community | No |
| Makani | Precise geographic property or entrance | Property or entrance | No |
| P.O. Box | Subscriber’s postal-mail destination | Subscriber or mailbox | No |
| 00000 | Possible technical form placeholder | Software or form field | No |
| Unverified third-party code | Claimed locality identifier without authoritative confirmation | Unverified | No verified basis |
The practical question is therefore not simply “What is this number?” but “What does this number identify?”
Makani for a Bur Dubai Property
Makani works at a much finer geographic level than the name Bur Dubai. A Makani number can identify a specific property or entrance, so the relevant number depends on the destination itself.
There is no single Makani number representing the entire Bur Dubai district. If you need one for a particular location, you need to find the Makani number assigned to that property.
P.O. Box Numbers in Bur Dubai
A P.O. Box belongs to a specific postal subscriber or arrangement.
A business, government department, resident, or other subscriber may therefore have its own number. Finding a P.O. Box in someone else’s Bur Dubai address does not make that number applicable to the surrounding community.
How Is a Bur Dubai Address Actually Identified?
A specific Bur Dubai destination is identified by combining the property and recipient attributes relevant to the task.
These can include:
- recipient or organization name;
- apartment, office, or unit;
- building name or number;
- street;
- community;
- Bur Dubai;
- Dubai;
- Makani where precise location information is useful;
- P.O. Box where postal mail is involved;
- contact number where required.
Not every address needs every element. A courier primarily needs enough information to locate the physical destination, while postal correspondence may also require details associated with the recipient’s postal arrangement.
A Real Bur Dubai Address Example
Dubai Customs provides a practical example of physical and postal information appearing together.
Its current official contact information lists its headquarters as:
Dubai Customs Headquarters Building
Mina Road, Bur Dubai, Dubai
Its postal address uses:
Dubai Customs
P.O. Box 63
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The Mina Road address identifies the physical headquarters, while P.O. Box 63 directs postal correspondence to Dubai Customs.
The number 63 therefore belongs to that organization’s postal arrangement. It is not a postcode for Bur Dubai and should not be copied into another recipient’s address.
What Do 46777 and 111311 Mean for Bur Dubai?
Search results may show numbers such as 46777 and 111311 in connection with Bur Dubai. Their appearance on third-party websites does not establish that they are official locality-wide codes.
Is 46777 the Bur Dubai Postal Code?
No authoritative source identified in the research verifies 46777 as a generic postal code assigned to Bur Dubai.
Because third-party sources publish inconsistent locality values, 46777 should not be used for every Bur Dubai property without an authoritative assignment. There is also insufficient evidence to confidently reclassify it as another type of Bur Dubai identifier.
Is 111311 a Bur Dubai Postal Code or P.O. Box?
Authoritative evidence does not establish 111311 as a universal Bur Dubai postcode or public district mailbox.
If the number appears in another person’s or organization’s postal information, that does not make it available for general use. Postal correspondence should use the details assigned to the actual recipient.
How Does Postal Mail Work in Bur Dubai?
Physical-location information tells a carrier where a destination is, while postal information tells the postal service how the recipient receives mail.
A Bur Dubai recipient may use a P.O. Box or another applicable Emirates Post service for incoming mail while still using building, street, community, and other location details to identify the physical destination.
Is a P.O. Box the Postal Code for Bur Dubai?
No. A P.O. Box identifies a mailbox or postal arrangement used by a specific subscriber. It may form part of that recipient’s postal address, but it does not identify Bur Dubai as a postal zone.
Can Emirates Post Deliver Mail to a Bur Dubai Home?
Yes, depending on the Emirates Post service selected.
Emirates Post offers personal services that combine an assigned P.O. Box address with delivery of received mail and packages to the subscriber’s home. This means postal mail does not always require the recipient to collect every item from a physical P.O. Box location.
Home delivery changes how the mail reaches the recipient, not the postal-code status of Bur Dubai.
If you need to choose or obtain your own postal arrangement, see the separate Emirates Post P.O. Box guide.
How Should You Write a Bur Dubai Address?
Write the address around the specific destination rather than adding a generic locality code.
A practical structure is:
Recipient Name
Apartment or Villa, Building
Street
Community, Bur Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Makani where useful or requested
P.O. Box where relevant
Contact number where required
The exact combination depends on how the address will be used.
For physical delivery, the unit, building, community, precise location information, and reachable contact details are particularly useful. Postal correspondence may additionally require the recipient’s P.O. Box.
Do not automatically add:
Postal Code: 00000
to the address itself. 00000 is relevant only where a technical form accepts or requires such a placeholder.
For documents or forms that need a fuller field-by-field structure, follow the appropriate UAE address format.
Common Questions About Bur Dubai Address Codes
What Is the Postal Code for Meena Bazaar?
No authoritative source verifies one postcode assigned specifically to Meena Bazaar. Use the actual shop, building, recipient, and destination details required for the task rather than assuming the wider area shares one code.
Is 312 the Postal Code for Al Souq Al Kabeer?
No. 312 is the Dubai community number for Al Souq Al Kabeer.
Is 317 the Postal Code for Mankhool?
No. 317 is the Dubai community number for Mankhool.
What Is the PIN Code of Bur Dubai?
“PIN code” is a term some searchers use when looking for a postal or ZIP code. It does not refer to a separate Bur Dubai-wide identifier. The information required still depends on the property and the purpose of the address.
What Should You Use for a Bur Dubai Address?
Use the identifier that matches the task. A community number identifies the municipal community, Makani can identify the precise property or entrance, and a P.O. Box serves a postal recipient.
Where an online form accepts 00000, use it only to satisfy that technical field rather than treating it as part of the actual Bur Dubai address.