List of postal codes in Germany

Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen, abbreviated to PLZ; literally "postal routing number"), since 1 July 1993 consist of five digits. The first two digits indicate the wider area, the last three digits the postal district.

Before reunification, both the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR) 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.

City administrations and postal customers with high mail volumes, 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 boundaries, so sorting by state is not practical.

The postal regions and some postal codes are:

The 5-digit postal codes were established on July 1, 1993.

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.

These postal codes were used until 1993 (The ending zeroes were often omitted, e.g., 2 Hamburg XX or 28 Bremen XX):

Berlin (West)

3000-3099

3100-3199

3200-3299

3300-3399

3400-3499

4500-4599

4000-4099

4100-4199

4200-4299

4300-4399

4400-4499

4500-4599

4600-4699

4700-4799

4800-4899

4900-4999

5000-5099

5100-5199

5200

5300

5600-5699

5800-5899

5900-5999

5400-5499

5500-5599

6500-6599

6700-6799

3500-3599

6000-6099

6100-6199

6200-6299

6300-6399

6400-6499

6500-6599

6800-6899

6900-6999

6800-6899

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