How to Get Your City of Harare Water Meter Number

Paying for your City of Harare prepaid water through Paynow is quick and convenient — but only if you have the correct meter number.

If you don’t know your meter number, the City of Harare has provided a simple way to retrieve it directly from your device.

Step-by-Step: How to Get Your Water Meter Number

Follow these steps on your prepaid water meter:

  1. Enter 51 on your meter device
  2. Press the “Enter” button
  3. Your meter will display an 8-digit number

This 8-digit number is the base of your meter number.

Add the Required Prefix

To make payments, you need to complete the meter number by:

  • Adding 01202 at the beginning of the 8-digit number

Final Format:

Your full prepaid water meter number will be 13 digits, and will look like this:

01202XXXXXXXX

(Where XXXXXXXX is the 8-digit number shown on your meter)

Once you’ve retrieved your meter number, you can conveniently top up your City of Harare prepaid water meter anytime, from anywhere, by using the link below

 https://www.topup.co.zw/buy/city-of-harare-prepaid-water-token

Using the Paynow Topup website, you can make payments through a variety of options, including EcoCash, OneMoney, Omari, InnBucks, Visa or Mastercard, PayPal, Google Pay, and Apple Pay. 

Paynow Topup also offers other methods you can use to make payments, including the *828# USSD code or via WhatsApp. You can get more information on how to use these other payment methods here