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German Postleitzahl map of the first two digits. The green lines mark state borders which don't correspond with postal code areas.
Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen, abbreviated to PLZ), consist of five digits, which indicate the wider area (first two digits), and the postal district (last three digits).
The present system was introduced on 1 July 1993. Before reunification, both the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the German Democratic Republic (DDR) used four-digit codes.
Under a transitional arrangement following reunification, between 1989 and 1993 postal codes in the west were prefixed with 'W', e.g.: W-1000 Berlin 30 (postal districts in western cities were separate from the postal code) and those in the east with 'O' (for Ost), e.g.: O-1xxx Berlin.
Large users or Großkunden have their own postal codes, separate from those used for postal districts or PO Box number ranges.
Postal regions do not necessarily follow state borders, so sorting by state is not practical.
The postal regions and some postal codes are:
[edit] 01 Region Dresden
- 01001-01462 - Dresden
- 01616 - Strehla
- 01654 - 01664 - Meißen
- 01654 - Meißen
- 01664 - Meißen (centre)
- 01731 - Kreischa
- 01762 - Hartmannsdorf-Reichenau, Schmiedeberg
- 01774 - Pretzchendorf
- 01809 - Dohna
- 01816 - Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel, Bad Gottleuba, Oelsen, Hellendorf, Markersbach
- 01819 - Bahretal, Berggießhübel, Zwiesel, Bahra, Langenhennersdorf, Forsthaus
- 01825 - Börnersdorf, Breitenau, Hennersbach
- 01833 - Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach, Stolpen
- 01847 - Lohmen
- 01945-01987 are in Brandenburg
[edit] 02 Region Bautzen
[edit] 04 Region Leipzig
[edit] 08 Region Zwickau
[edit] 09 Region Chemnitz
[edit] 06000-06999 Region Halle an der Saale / Dessau
- 06001-06123 - Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
- 06001 - Halle
- 06100 - Halle (market area)
- 06123 - Halle
- 06420 - Könnern
- 06449 - Aschersleben
- 06458 - Bode-Selke-Aue expect Ditfurt, Hausneindorf, Hedersleben (Selke), Heteborn, Wedderstedt
- 06484 - Ditfurt (centre), Quedlinburg
- 06493 - Ballenstedt, Dankerode, Ditfurt, Harzgerode, Königerode, Neudorf, Radisleben, Schielo, Siptenfelde, Straßberg
- 06502 - Neinstedt, Thale, Westerhausen, Weddersleben
- 06507 - Gernrode/Harz: Bad Suderode, Friederichsbrunn, Gernrode, Rieder, Stecklenberg
- 06557 - in Thuringia
- 06667 - Weißenfels
- 06686 - Poserna
For 14000-14999 see also Brandenburg
See also Lower Saxony
See also Lower Saxony
[edit] 10115 - 14199
- 10,12,13,14xxx - Berlin
- 10115,10117,10119,10178,10179 - Berlin-Mitte
- 10243,10245,10247,10249 - Friedrichshain
- 10318,10319 - Lichtenberg
- 10551 - Tiergarten
- 10405,10407,10409,10435,10437,10439 - Prenzlauer Berg
- 10585,10587,10589,10623,10625,10627,10629 - Charlottenburg
- 10823,10825,10827,10829 - Schöneberg
- 10961,10963,10965,10967,10969,10997,10999 - Kreuzberg
- 12043,12045,12047,12049,12051,12053,12055,12057,12059 - Neukölln
- 12203,12205,12207,12209 - Lichterfelde
- 12247,12249 - Lankwitz
- 12277,12279 - Marienfelde
- 12305,12307,12309 - Lichtenrade
- 12487,12489 - Adlershof
- 12555,12557,12559 - Köpenick
- 12679,12681,12683,12685,12687,12689 - Marzahn since 1979
- 13086,13088,13089 - Weißensee
- 13187,13189 - Pankow
- 13347,13349,13351,13353,13355,13357,13359 - Wedding (Berlin)
- 13403,13405,13407,13409 - Reinickendorf
- 13435,13437,13439 - Wittenau
- 14109 - Wannsee
- 14163,14165,14167,14169 - Zehlendorf
[edit] 01000-01999
[edit] 04000-04999
The rest under 04931 are outside Brandenburg
[edit] 15000-19999
[edit] 17000-17999
[edit] 18000-18999
[edit] 19000-19999
[edit] 20000-20999
[edit] 21000-21999
- 21001-21149 - Hamburg
- 21107 Elbinsel Wilhelmsburg
- 21109 Kirchdorf
Codes 21450-21499 are in Schleswig Holstein
[edit] 22000-22999
[edit] 21000-21999
- 21451 - 21465 - Reinbek
- 21451 - Reinbek
- 21465 - Reinbek (centre)
[edit] 23000-23999
[edit] 24000-24999
[edit] 25000-25999
The region 25 covers all of Schleswig-Holstein's westcoast from Hamburg to the Danish border. All mail from, to and within this region is handled by the postal distribution center in Elmshorn.
- 25436 - Uetersen, Tornesch, Moorrege, Heidgraben, Groß Nordende, Neuendeich
- 25709 - Marne
- 25801 - 25813 - Husum
- 25801 - Husum
- 25813 - Husum, centre
- 25876 - Schwabstedt
[edit] 28000-28999
- 28078-28199 (possibly higher) - Bremen The rest of the codes are assigned to cities in the immediate vicinity of Bremen, however located in Lower Saxony.
[edit] 05000-05999
The rest are in Saxony
[edit] 21000-21999
[edit] 26000-26999
[edit] 29000-29999
See also Saxony-Anhalt
[edit] 30000-30999
[edit] 31000-31999
- 31008 - Elze
- 31061 - Alfeld
- 31101-31141 - Hildesheim
- 31001 - Hildesheim
- 31134 - Hildesheim (centre)
- 31141 - Hildesheim
- 31627 - Rohrsen
- 31737 - Rinteln
- 31785 - 31789 - Hamelin
- 31785 - Hameln (centre)
- 31789 - Hameln
[edit] 37000-37999
Some codes in this range are in Thuringia.
[edit] 38000-38999
- 38154-38547 - Wolfsburg
- 38154 Königslutter
- 38165 Wolfsburg
- 38440 Wolfsburg (Center)
- 38442 Wolfsburg
- 38444 Wolfsburg (Center)
- 38446 Wolfsburg (Center)
- 38448 Wolfsburg (Center)
- 38458 Wolfsburg
- 38479 Wolfsburg
- 38518 Gifhorn
- 38547 Wolfsburg
- 38296 - Wolfenbüttel
- 38678 - Clausthal-Zellerfeld
See also Saxony-Anhalt
[edit] 49000-49999
This list is incomplete.
[edit] 04000-04999
The rest are in Saxony
[edit] 06000-06999
The rest are in Saxony-Anhalt
[edit] 07000-07999
The rest of the 07s are in Saxony
[edit] 37000-37999
- 37301 - Heilbad Heiligenstadt
- 37308 - Bernterode (bei Heilbad Heiligenstadt), Bodenrode-Westhausen, Geisleden, Geismar, Glasehausen, Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Heuthen, Krombach (Eichsfeld), Pfaffschwende, Reinholterode, Schimberg, Sickerode, Steinbach (Eichsfeld)Volkerode, Wiesenfeld (Eichsfeld)
- 37318 - Arenshausen, Asbach-Sickenberg, Birkenfelde, Bornhagen, Burgwalde, Dieterode, Dietzenrode-Vatterode, Eichstruth, Freienhagen (Eichsfeld), Fretterode, Gerbershausen, Hohengandern, Kella, Kirchgandern, Lenterode, Lindewerra, Lutter (Eichsfeld), Mackenrode (Eichsfeld), Marth, Rohrberg (Eichsfeld), Röhrig, Rustenfelde, Schachtebich, Schönhagen (Eichsfeld), Schwobfeld, Steinheuterode, Thalwenden, Uder, Wahlhausen, Wüstheuterode
- 37321 - Leinefelde-Worbis (Leinefelde)
- 37327 - Hausen (Eichsfeld), Kallmerode, Leinefelde-Worbis, (Breitenbach), Wingerode
- 37339 - Berlingerode, Brehme, Breitenworbis, Buhla, Ecklingerode, Ferna, Gernrode bei Leinefelde, Haynrode, Hundeshagen, Kirchworbis, Leinefelde-Worbis, (Wintzingerode, Worbis), Tastungen, Teistungen,
- 37345 - Bischofferode, Bockelnhagen, Großbodungen, Holungen, Jützenbach, Neustadt (Eichsfeld), Silkerode, Steinrode, Weißenborn-Lüderode, Zwinge
- 37351 - Dingelstädt, Helmsdorf, Kefferhausen, Kreuzebra, Silberhausen
- 37355 - Bernterode (bei Worbis), Deuna, Gerterode, Kleinbartloff, Niederorschel, Vollenborn
- 37359 - Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Westerwald-Obereichsfeld: Büttstedt, Effelder, Großbartloff, Küllstedt, Wachstedt
[edit] 98000-98999
[edit] 99000-99999
- 99301-99310 - Arnstadt
- 99301 - Arnstadt
- 99310 - Arnstadt (center)
- 99421-99427 - Weimar
- 99801 - 99817 - Eisenach
- 99801 - Eisenach
- 99817 - Eisenach (centre)
- 99869 - Mühlberg
[edit] 32000-32999
[edit] 33000-33999
[edit] 40000-40999
[edit] 41000-41999
- 41001-41239 - Mönchengladbach
- 41334 - Nettetal
- 41363 - Jüchen
- 41460-41492 - Neuss
- 41460 - Neuss (downtown)
- 41492 - Neuss
- 41751 - Viersen (Dülken)
- 41844 - Wegberg
[edit] 42000-42999
[edit] 44000-44999
[edit] 45000-45999
[edit] 46000-46999
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- 46519 - Alpen
- 46562 - Voerde
- 46282 - Dorsten
[edit] 47000-47999
- 47701 - 47839 - Krefeld and surroundings
- 47701 - Krefeld
- 47798 - Krefeld (centre)
- 47799 - Krefeld
- 47800 - Krefeld, Bockum area
- 47829 - Krefeld, Uerdingen area
- 47839 - Krefeld
- 47877 - Willich
- 47918 - Tönisvorst
[edit] 48000-48999
[edit] 50000-50999
[edit] 51000-51999
[edit] 52000-52999
[edit] 53000-53999
The rest are in Rhineland-Palatinate
[edit] 55000-55999
[edit] 57000-57999
- 57001-57080 - Siegen
- 57001 - Siegen
- 57072 - Siegen (market area)
- 57080 - Siegen
[edit] 58000-58999
[edit] 59000-59999
[edit] 53000-53999
- 53520 - Herresbach
- 53809 is in the Rheinland-Pfalz
[edit] 54000-54999
[edit] 55000-55999
[edit] 56000-56999
[edit] 57000-57999
The rest are in North Rhine-Westphalia
[edit] 65000-65999
[edit] 66000-66999
The rest are in Saarland
Others beginning with 65 are in Hesse
[edit] 35000-35999
[edit] 36000-36999
[edit] 60000-60999
[edit] 61000-61999
[edit] 63000-63999
- 63015-63075 - Offenbach
- 63015: Offenbach (centre)
- 63075 - Offenbach
- 63110 - Rodgau
- 63225 - Langen
- 63303 - Dreieich
- 63322 - Rödermark
- 63329 - Egelsbach
- 63450 - Hanau
- 63451 - not used
- 63452 - Hanau
- 63453 - not used
- 63454 - Hanau
- 63455 - not used
- 63456 - Hanau
- 63457 - Hanau
- 63486 - Bruchköbel
- 63517 - Rodenbach
- 63571 - Gelnhausen
- 63575 - Freigericht (PO boxes)
- 63576 - Freigericht (PO boxes)
- 63579 - Freigericht (mail)
[edit] 64000-64999
[edit] 65000-65999
- 65183-65207 - Wiesbaden
- 65207 - Wiesbaden
- 65624 is in Rhineland-Palatinate
- 65812 - Bad Soden (Taunus)
[edit] Saarland
[edit] 66000-66999
- 66xxx
- 66150 AOL
- 66117 - Saarbrücken Centre
- 66124 - Universität des Saarlandes
- 66666: Großkunde
- 66879 is in Rhineland-Palatinate
- 66894 Martinshöhe
- 66907 Glan-Münchweiler (Rhineland-Palatinate)
- 66976 Rodalben (Rhineland-Palatinate)
[edit] 69000-69999
[edit] 70000-70999
[edit] 71000-71999
[edit] 72000-72999