You are filling in a form, sending a parcel to Othaim Mall Rabwah, or booking a visit to Sky Zone, and you need the Al Rabwah postal code right now. Here it is: 12821. The wider Rabwah zone runs 12821 to 12839, so your street decides which code in that range is yours.
Rabwah is a residential district in eastern Riyadh, known for Othaim Mall, its parks, and its family streets. This page gives you the code for your street, the full range, and a way to check your exact building code, all for Al Rabwah only.
What Is the Al Rabwah Postal Code?
The Al Rabwah postal code is 12821, and the wider Rabwah zone runs 12821 to 12839. The number breaks down as 1 for the Riyadh region, 28 for the eastern sector, and 21 for the Rabwah zone. It is also called the ZIP code, the term international websites use for the same five digit number.
Rabwah is where families live and shop in eastern Riyadh. Its mall, parks, and homes use 12821 on forms, deliveries, and registrations every day. If you are sending a parcel to Othaim Mall, ordering food to a home in Rabwah, or registering an address here, 12821 is the code you start with, and the table below gives you the code for your street.
Al Rabwah Postal Codes by Street and Building
| Code | Street / Area | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 12821 | Omar Bin Abdulaziz Road, Othaim Mall area | Main district code. Use this for most Rabwah addresses. |
| 12814 | Al Nahda Road area | Building code (Gludo directory). Check your building. |
| 12835 | Ibn Rabiah, Rabwah Park area | Building code. Check your building. |
| 12839 | Eastern Ring Road, Othaim Mall area | Building code (Semir store address). Check your building. |
If your building is not on this table, use 12821 for the district and check your exact building code on the SPL National Address map. The short check is in the How to Find section below.
Why Different Websites Show Different Al Rabwah Codes
No major guide gives a different main code for Rabwah, and every real business address in the district uses 12821. The confusion comes from building codes that appear in listings as if they were the district code. Gludo lists 12814 for an address on Al Nahda Road, and Othaim Mall area addresses show 12835 and 12839.
The codes 12814, 12835 and 12839 are real, but they are building codes for specific streets, not the district code. A single number copied from one listing can look like the code for the whole district, and that is how the wrong number spreads.
Use 12821 for the district. Use the table above for your street. Use the SPL map for your exact building.
Where Is Al Rabwah?
Al Rabwah sits in eastern Riyadh, in the eastern 128 zone, in the Baladiyah Al Malaz area. It lies north of Jarir and east of Al Zahra, with Omar Bin Abdulaziz Road, Al Nahda Road, and Khurais Road running through it, and the Eastern Ring Road at its edge.
The district sits next to Al Malaz postal code to the west and Al Hamra postal code to the north. Its eastern position is why the district code shows up on deliveries across east Riyadh, from the mall to the family streets behind it.
Many people in Riyadh still give directions by landmark instead of a code. They say “near Othaim Mall” or “behind Sky Zone” rather than 12821. That works for a taxi driver, because drivers know the big landmarks. It does not work for a delivery or an official form, because a landmark covers a whole area and the code points to your street. Give both together: “Omar Bin Abdulaziz Road, near Othaim Mall, 12821”.
Famous Landmarks in Al Rabwah
Othaim Mall Rabwah: a large mall in the centre of the district, with more than 650 shops, Snow City, and Saffori Land. Its shops and restaurants use 12821.
Sky Zone: a trampoline park on Omar Bin Abdulaziz Road, in the 12821 area, and a landmark families use for directions.
Al Nahda Park: a park in Rabwah, named in area guides for the district.
Rabwah Park: a neighbourhood park in the 12835 area.
Jarir Bookstore: a well known bookstore on the main road through Rabwah.
Alinma Bank: a bank in the district, named in area guides for Rabwah.
Living in Al Rabwah
Rabwah is a mainly residential district. Villas and apartment buildings fill the family streets, and the shops, restaurants, and the mall sit along the main roads. That is why most people who look up this code are sending something to a home or to the mall here.
Transport and Getting Around
Omar Bin Abdulaziz Road, Al Nahda Road, Khurais Road, and the Eastern Ring Road serve the district, and the Riyadh Bus network runs routes 150 and 950 through Rabwah. There is no metro station inside Rabwah, so the bus and the car are how most people get around. The Eastern Ring Road connects the district to the rest of east Riyadh.
Khurais Road runs through Rabwah and also through Al Naseem further east, and the Al Naseem postal code covers the flats and hospitals along that road in Naseem. The Eastern Ring Road runs along the eastern edge of Rabwah and continues north past Qurtubah, and the Al Qurtubah postal code covers the hotels and offices near Exit 8. From Rabwah, the Eastern Ring Road runs north to the airport road, and the King Khalid International Airport postal code covers the terminal area.
Schools and Hospitals
Schools and clinics sit along the main roads through Rabwah. The big hospitals of central Riyadh are a short drive west, toward Al Malaz and Olaya.
How to Find Your Exact Al Rabwah Postal Code
The table above gives you the district code. Your exact building code comes only from the official SPL National Address map. Open the map, search your building in Al Rabwah, and the map shows the exact code. The fastest check is the green plate on your building, which carries the full address. For a delivery, give the driver the code and the nearest landmark, and share your GPS location as well. The full steps are on the homepage, in the How to Find Your Exact Postal Code section.
How to Write an Al Rabwah Address
Here is one example for a home delivery in Rabwah:
Home delivery address, Al Rabwah
Building No. 2550, Al Nahda Road, Al Rabwah District,Riyadh 12821-2550, Saudi Arabia
Use the district code 12821 with your building number after a dash. The full address format is on the homepage.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the postal code of Al Rabwah, Riyadh?
Is the Al Rabwah postal code 12821 or 12814?
What is the ZIP code for Al Rabwah?
What is the postal code for Othaim Mall Rabwah?
How do I find my exact building code in Al Rabwah?
Does Al Rabwah have one postal code or several?
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Conclusion
The Al Rabwah postal code is 12821, and the wider zone runs 12821 to 12839. Use the table above for your street, and check your exact building code on the SPL National Address map. For the full Riyadh list and the how-to steps, see the homepage.
Sources
- SPL National Address map (maps.splonline.com.sa): official lookup for the exact building code.
- bayut.sa/en/property/details-87895081.html: Al Rabwah apartment, Ibn Badis Street, postal code 12821 (REGA verified).
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Rabwah_(Riyadh): residential district in eastern Riyadh, Baladiyah Al Malaz, north of Jarir, east of Al Zahra; Othaim Mall, Alinma Bank, Jarir Bookstore, Al Nahda Park, Rabwah Park; bus routes 150 and 950.
- odehandpartners.com/al-othaim-investment: Al Othaim Mall Rabwah, 70,000+ sqm, more than 650 shops, Saffori Land.
- countryhelper.com/attraction-sky_zone_riyadh-16510: Sky Zone, Omar Bin Abdulaziz Road, Al Rabwah, 12821.
- semir.com.sa/en/pages/store-location: Semir Othaim Mall Al Rabwa, Eastern Ring Road, Al Rabwah, 12839.
- gludo.org/en/business-directory/city/riyadh/: Al Rabwah, Riyadh 12821; Al-Rabwa, Riyadh 12814.
- tripadvisor.ca: Hjeen Coffee, 2550 Al Nahda Road, Al Rabwah, Riyadh 12821.
- expatfocus.com/saudi-arabia/guide/saudi-arabia-postal-service: the old landmark-directions approach now regularly results in delivery failures; always supply the correct National Address code.
- mdpi.com/2220-9964/14/5/199 (2025 study, 295 households): only 15.6% rely on the street addressing system for navigation; 81.4% share GPS locations instead.