List of postal codes in Germany

The list of postcode regions in Germany gives an overview of the used since 1941 postcode. The historical and systematic development of the post signage in Germany is located in the item code ( Germany ).

The German Reich Postal led from 1941 a double-digit system. This was continued by the Allied occupying powers and was only replaced in the 1960s by two four -digit postal code systems of the German Federal Post and Deutsche Post of the GDR. On 1 July 1993, the current five-digit postal code system has been introduced.

The first digit of the five digit zip code designates the zone (and thus the commercial airport from which the mail is delivered ), the second digit of the region ( the first two digits therefore often called postal region or routing region, mostly in the counterclockwise direction from the central town of continuously - starting in south). In the postcode the postal codes are summarized that have the same two initial digits. Mostly, the Post operates in the routing regions of the 82 mail centers, 10 of these centers are responsible for 2 routing regions.

List

Double-digit system 1941-1945

While the postal codes from 1941 initially applied only to parcels and packages, they were 1944 for normal mail delivery of letters and postcards binding. The following table therefore contains the level of 1944. When awarding the zip code you usually was based on the existing Gaugrenzen of the NSDAP, and in the occupied territories. Referred to in the table below are from the areas and cities shown opposite field post - folded letter.

Reusing the two -digit the system of 1945 bis 1961/1965

Allied Occupation Zones

After the Second World War, the Allied occupation forces use the existing postal codes on. However, it had to be made slight adjustments to the respective zones of occupation. The postal codes 4 to 9, 11 and 12 accounted for. In the Leitgebieten 14b, 17b and 18, there was no imperial post or Oberpostdirektion, so are the places merely exemplary of the larger cities of the region in parentheses and are additionally held in italics.

Changes after the founding of the two German states in 1949

After the founding of the two German states in 1949, the two -digit postal codes were further used with slight changes. Subsequently, only the changes are listed briefly.

• 3 has been split into 3a, 3b
• 10 is divided into 10a and 10b
• 15 is divided into 15a and 15b
• 18 has been completely replaced by the 22b
• 19 is divided into 19a and 19b
• 20 is divided into 20a and 20b
• 22a was divided into 22a and 22c
• 24 is divided into 24a and 24b

These postal codes had to the two four-digit systems, which were introduced in the 1960s, validity.

Four-digit systems of West and East 1961/1965 bis 1993

The following table shows a comparison of the two four-digit postal code systems of the German Federal Post and Deutsche Post of the GDR, which were introduced in the first half of the 1960s. From the reunification of Germany in 1990 until the introduction of a uniform postal code system 1993, the former territories of the two post offices were designated traffic area in West or East traffic region. The table contains the locations with the corresponding zip code in the two areas for each hundred number. The zeros were Until the introduction of electronic data processing in the 1970s not written any number at the end, such as Kiel or Stralsund had the zip code 23 instead of later 2300.

Notes to the above table:

• Various amendments were made by local rearrangements, but also for other reasons. So changed eg 314 Lüneburg (in the range 31 Celle) to 2120 Lüneburg (in the range 21 Hamburg 90) and 515 Bergheim (in the range 51 Aachen ) to 5010 Bergheim (in the range 50 Cologne).
• The zip code 6700 was used in addition to Ludwigshafen and from the field post of the Bundeswehr, without there having been any connection to Ludwigshafen. The Feldpost control center was at this time in 6100 Darmstadt.

In the following cities in the Federal Republic an abbreviation for the name of the city was allowed to be used. These listed here are abbreviations were allowed only if a district name ( in the directory incorrectly states suburb name) has been added. These letters are identical to those of the vehicle registration number of the cities mentioned.

Five -digit system since 1993

The five -digit postal codes were introduced on 1 July 1993.