List of postal codes in Austria

In Austria, the four-digit ZIP codes and in the address are always uncut specify. They were introduced by the Directorate General of Post and Telegraph Administration in Vienna on 1 January 1966. Each ZIP code identifies a post office. The statement of the postal code Postal code thus has about the addition of a certain acceptance, pickup or extra post office. Thus, it is the rule that several postal codes for a city with several post offices.

Since September 2009 is on the website of the Austrian Post AG, the ability to search by means of a detailed online search by zip code and the associated locations; for searching within larger cities this is hardly useful. In addition, a current list of all postal codes (including mailbox and special numbers ) as an Excel spreadsheet for free download is available.

Prehistory

Already in 1941 there was the rich German postal code 12a and 12b for the 1938 connected Austria.

System

Structure

• The first digit of the zip code is on the guide zone, so the corresponding region. 1xxx - Vienna
• 2xxx - East and Southern Lower Austria, Northern Burgenland
• 3xxx - western Lower Austria
• 4xxx - Upper Austria and small parts western Lower Austria
• 5xxx - Salzburg and western Upper Austria
• 6xxx - Tyrol (excluding East Tyrol) and Vorarlberg
• 7xxx - Burgenland
• 8xxx - Styria, Burgenland
• 9xxx - Carinthia and East Tyrol

In the routing zone 1 (Vienna), the second and third digits of the postal codes indicate the respective district (eg, 1030: 3rd District, 1120: 12th district ) and in the fourth place is the Leitort ( post office ) in the respective district.

Exceptions

However, there are usually some of these transport technically justified exceptions, especially for places on the states borders. Thus, for example, the Upper Austrian municipality Weyer the postcode 3335, as it is supplied by Lower Austrian territory from with mail. The Styrian and Lower Austrian border town of diving in the exchange of Burgenland has a postal code ( 7421 ), because he was confused derselbigen in the award with the site Scuba diving in the Burgenland community Mariasdorf.

The lying in Lower Austria Wien- Schwechat has the postal code 1300. In Vienna, the UN City has the postal code 1400, although it is located in the 22nd district. By September 2011, the Austria Center Vienna had its own zip code 1450.

The two Austrian customs exclusion zones Kleinwalsertal in Vorarlberg and young wood in the Tirol as a customs terminal regions of Germany both Austrian and four-digit five -digit German postal codes, these are:

Special Area Code

There are about 400 special postal codes. They include postal codes for distribution (eg 1000 Vienna ), international centers (eg 4005 Linz), mailboxes (for example, 4021 Linz), large corporations ( eg 1136 for the ORF Vienna, Graz 8036 for the LKH- Universitätsklinikum Graz, 8012 Graz for Neckermann -Versand) or 1500 for field post in the context of peacekeeping operations.

The postcode 1008 is the shredder of Austrian Post. Broadcasts with the words' Returns to PO Box 555, 1008 Vienna, " are excluded and destroyed by returning next distribution center. 1350, in turn, is used to record of returns on behalf of bulk mailers.

Changes

Due to the closure of post offices about 50 zip codes were abandoned since 1999. But there were also over 100 new created. This gave communities that have never had a post office, the possibility to allocate to its own zip code. By shifting the delivery to regional delivery points can be fitted with a single ZIP also communities that previously had multiple zip codes, now.

Pronunciation

Pronouncing a postal code the first two digits are called as a number followed by the last two digits as a number usually first. (eg: 1011 Vienna = ten - eleven Vienna, 3333 Böhlerwerk = thirty-three - thirty-three Böhlerwerk, 9900 Lienz = ninety-nine - zero - zero Lienz)

Commemorative stamp

The introduction of new postal codes at the beginning of 1966 was perceived as such a significant event that the Austrian Post issued a commemorative stamp for the occasion, which was first issued on January 14 of the year. It shows a yellow ground decorated in gray and white tones simple physical map of Austria, on the red text in the routing zones digits of the postal codes (followed by three dots) are arranged according to their geographical regions. The nominal value was 1.50 shillings, which corresponded to a common value. The rest, however, amounted to 30 million shares, which amounted to about ten times the usual number of copies of a special stamp. The design is by Karl Gessner.