Postal codes for Bueng Kan

The Thai Post has officially announced the postal codes for the new province Bueng Kan now. Not surprisingly, they all use the same prefix 38 as the TIS1099 province code, and to make the transition from Nong Khai postal codes to Bueng Kan postal codes as easy as possible, only the central part of Bueng Kan got a completely new number, whereas for all other areas only the prefix was exchanged. In detail this gives the following table.

Area	Old code	New code
Mueang Bueng Kan, Bung Khla	43140	38000
Seka	43150	38150
So Phisai	43170	38170
Phon Charoen	43180	38180
Pak Khat	43190	38190
Si Wilai	43210	38210
Bueng Khong Long	43220	38220

Postal codes for Bueng Kan

According to a posting of Wisarut in the 2bangkok forum, the postal codes for the new province Bueng Kan are already defined. Though actually, they are just simply the same as the old postal codes from Nong Khai, with the initial province codes exchanged. Only the postal code for Bueng Kan district itself will change more, as the central postal district has 000 has the final three digits.

District		Old	New
Bueng Kan	บึงกาฬ	43140	38000
Seka	เซกา	43150	38150
So Phisai	โซ่พิสัย	43170	38170
Bueng Khong Long	บึงโขงหลง	43220	38220
Bung Kla	บุ่งคล้า	43140	380001
Pak Khat	ปากคาด	43190	38190
Phon Charoen	พรเจริญ	43180	38180
Si Wilai	ศรีวิไล	43210	38210

¹ may become 38110 if a separated Post Office is needed

That Bueng Kan province will receive 38 both for the postal code as well as for the TIS1099 geocode I already mentioned before, so it is no surprise at all.