Postal codes in Denmark

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by TorbenTT (talk | contribs) at 13:26, 14 July 2016. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Danish postal codes have four digits, except for five special purpose 3-digit codes. The self-governed territory of Greenland[1] is part of the Danish system while the Faroe Islands has it's own 3-digit codes.

2-digit postcode areas Denmark (defined through the first two postcode digits; Map without Bornholm)

New regulations add the country code DK to the postal codes, but in practice it is most often omitted.

The code is written before the city name.

Examples:
1000 København C (Copenhagen City)
6100 Haderslev
DK-9000 Aalborg

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Asiatisk Plads 2
DK-1448 Copenhagen K

or in Danish

Udenrigsministeriet
Asiatisk Plads 2
1448 København K - not necessarily with the DK - Be aware that the DK or Denmark must be used when mailed from abroad.

The postal codes follow a geographic pattern and most Danes can tell which region an address belongs to based on the postal code alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Find dit TELE-POST Center (Find your TELE-POST Center)". Greenland Tele-Post website (in Danish). Retrieved January 17, 2009. [dead link]