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
ATLANTA,GAOGBKUS33XXX
LOS ANGELES,CAFSTDUS6LXXX
NEW YORK,NYOPPYUS33XXX
CHICAGO,ILTOCCUS4CXXX
LOS ANGELES,CAOCBCUS6LXXX
NEW YORK,NYOCBCUS33XXX
WEST PALM BEACH,FLOXBOUS3MXXX
SANTA BARBARA,CASBBTUS66XXX
LOS ANGELES,CAPACBUS6LXXX
SAN FRANCISCO,CAPCBBUS66XXX
NEW YORK,NYPGANUS3NXXX
SEATTLE,WAPIBSUS6SXXX
NEWPORT BEACH,CAPIMCUS66XXX
NEWPORT BEACH,CAPLINUS66XXX
MIAMI,FLPACIUS3XXXX

SWIFT Code by Country

Find the SWIFT codes for the banks in these countries.