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Postal codes in Denmark are determined by a four digit system that was introduced in 1967.[1] The only exceptions are five special purpose 3-digit codes.
The self-governing territory of Greenland is part of the Danish system (39xx).[2] Historically, the Faroe Islands also 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 code DK to the postal codes,[citation needed] but in practice it is most often omitted. DK or Denmark must 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: Copenhagen and 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, and Møn
- 5000–5999: Funen and 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 from the original on May 20, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2009.
- ^ Europe Review, Kogan Page Publishers, 2003, page 113