Postal codes in Denmark
Postal codesinDenmarkare determined by a four digit system that was introduced in 1967.[1]The only exceptions are five special purpose 3-digit codes.
Theself-governingterritory ofGreenlandis part of the Danish system (39xx).[2]Historically, theFaroe Islandsalso formed part of the Danish postal code system using the 38xx range and the prefix "FR", but this was changed to a new format consisting of a three-digit code and the country code "FO", with FR 3800 Tórshavn becoming FO-110 Tórshavn.[3]
Format
[edit]The code is written before the city name. For example:
- 1000 København C
- 6100 Haderslev
- DK-9000 Aalborg
New regulations add the country codeDKto the postal codes, but in practice it is most often omitted.DKorDenmarkmust be used when mailed from abroad.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark Asiatisk Plads 2 1448 Copenhagen K
Or in Danish:
Udenrigsministeriet Asiatisk Plads 2 1448 København K
Postal code ranges
[edit]The postal codes follow a geographic pattern and most Danes can tell which region an address belongs to based on the postal code alone.
- 0000–0999: special postal codes, reserved for government use, post offices and package centers
- 1000–2999:Copenhagenand the surrounding area
- 3000–3699:North Zealand
- 3700–3799:Bornholm
- 3800–3899:formerly used for the Faroe Islands, no longer in use.
- 3900–3999:Greenland
- 4000–4999:Zealand(excluding North Zealand and the capital region),Lolland-Falster,andMøn
- 5000–5999:Funenand its surrounding islands
- 6000–9999:Jutland
References
[edit]- ^Tidsskrift for industri,1967, page 382
- ^"Find dit TELE-POST Center (Find your TELE-POST Center)".Greenland Tele-Post website(in Danish). Archived fromthe originalon May 20, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 17,2009.
- ^Europe Review,Kogan Page Publishers, 2003, page 113