What is SWIFT Code?

The SWIFT Code (also known as ISO 9362) is used mostly when transfering funds from one financial institution to another. SWIFT stands for The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, which is the organization that handles the registration of these codes. It is a standard format of Business Identifier Codes (BIC) approved by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

The SWIFT code is made up of either 8 or 11 letters.

A real world example - Citi Group Private Bank - CITIUS33PBG

  • First 4 letters: bank code
  • Next 2 letters: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
  • Next 2 letters or digits: location code
  • Last 3 letters or digits: branch code, optional ('XXX' for primary office)

An 8-digit code can be assumed as referencing to primary office.

There are over 8,000 “live” codes, which are for the partners who are actively connected to the SWIFT network. In addition, there are more than 10,000 additional codes, which are used for manual transactions.

SWIFT Code for Banks in United States

Bank NameLocal NameBranchSWIFT Code
MIAMI,FLCAGLUS3MXXX
LOS ANGELES,CACALBUS66XXX
SAN FRANCISCO,CACBNKUS6SXXX
NEWPORT BEACH,CACRBKUS6LXXX
CAMBRIDGE,MACABGUS33XXX
CAMDEN,NJSOUPUS33XXX
NEW YORK,NYCIBCUS33XXX
NEW YORK,NYCANFUS33XXX
BREA,CACGTCUS66XXX
NEW YORK,NYNFBKUS33XXX
NEW ORLEANS,LAHIBKUS44XXX
BREA,CACRMCUS66XXX
PEORIA,ILCTPLUS44XXX
ROSEMEAD,CACATHUS6LXXX
LOS ANGELES,CAUWCBUS6LXXX

SWIFT Code by Country

Find the SWIFT codes for the banks in these countries.