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
SAN JOSE,CATECHUS6SXXX
CORAL GABLES,FLTBNAUS33XXX
DALLAS,TXTXCBUS44XXX
TERRELL,TXANBTUS44XXX
ALHAMBRA,CABEASUS66XXX
EVERETT,MABSDTUS33XXX
NEW YORK,NYIRVTUS3NXXX
PITTSBURGH,PAMELNUS3PXXX
LOS ANGELES,CAMELNUS6LXXX
HOUSTON,TXNOSCUS4HXXX
TAMPA,FLTBOTUS3TXXX
OKLAHOMA CITY,OKBBOKUS44XXX
BOSTON,MABPTGUS33XXX
FULTON,MOCAWLUS44XXX
NEW YORK,NYCHBAUS33XXX

SWIFT Code by Country

Find the SWIFT codes for the banks in these countries.