DATASET 2026-09-07.5fda20a5ca36

European postcode coverage

The matrix separates format support from searchable reference records. A record found in GeoNames is useful evidence, but it is not official delivery validation.

41countries with exact reference records
7partial or prefix datasets
4format-only countries
CountryFormatData levelRecordsZonesUpdated
AD AndorraAD + 3 digitsExample: AD500Exact reference records772026-09-07
AL Albania4 digitsExample: 1001Exact reference records489312026-09-07
AT Austria4 digitsExample: 1010Exact reference records2,50192026-09-07
AX Åland Islands5 digitsExample: 22100Exact reference records3712026-09-07
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina5 digitsExample: 71000Format reference only002026-09-07
BE Belgium4 digitsExample: 1000Exact reference records1,14692026-09-07
BG Bulgaria4 digitsExample: 1000Exact reference records4,359862026-09-07
BY Belarus6 digitsExample: 220030Exact reference records3,12342026-09-07
CH Switzerland4 digitsExample: 3000Exact reference records3,36292026-09-07
CY Cyprus4 digitsExample: 1010Exact reference records1,125472026-09-07
CZ Czechia5 digitsExample: 11000Exact reference records2,694592026-09-07
DE Germany5 digitsExample: 10115Exact reference records10,813962026-09-07
DK Denmark4 digitsExample: 1050Exact reference records1,159902026-09-07
EE Estonia5 digitsExample: 10111Exact reference records5,293492026-09-07
ES Spain5 digitsExample: 28001Exact reference records11,150502026-09-07
FI Finland5 digitsExample: 00100Exact reference records3,576992026-09-07
FO Faroe Islands3 digitsExample: 100Exact reference records130592026-09-07
FR France5 digitsExample: 75001Exact reference records20,418952026-09-07
GB United Kingdom5–7 letters and digitsExample: SW1A1AAPartial or prefix records2,9331242026-09-07
GG GuernseyGY + district and unitExample: GY11AAPartial or prefix records1012026-09-07
GI GibraltarGX11 1AAExample: GX111AAExact reference records112026-09-07
GR Greece5 digitsExample: 10558Format reference only002026-09-07
HR Croatia5 digitsExample: 10000Exact reference records309202026-09-07
HU Hungary4 digitsExample: 1051Exact reference records3,046832026-09-07
IE Ireland7 letters and digitsExample: D02X285Partial or prefix records139152026-09-07
IM Isle of ManIM + district and unitExample: IM11AAPartial or prefix records912026-09-07
IS Iceland3 digitsExample: 101Exact reference records195672026-09-07
IT Italy5 digitsExample: 00118Exact reference records4,735932026-09-07
JE JerseyJE + district and unitExample: JE11AAPartial or prefix records412026-09-07
LI Liechtenstein4 digitsExample: 9490Exact reference records1312026-09-07
LT Lithuania5 digitsExample: 01100Exact reference records2,023902026-09-07
LU Luxembourg4 digitsExample: 1111Exact reference records4,33092026-09-07
LV LatviaLV + 4 digitsExample: LV1050Exact reference records697282026-09-07
MC Monaco5 digitsExample: 98000Exact reference records112026-09-07
MD Moldova4 digitsExample: MD2001Exact reference records1,215442026-09-07
ME Montenegro5 digitsExample: 81000Format reference only002026-09-07
MK North Macedonia4 digitsExample: 1000Exact reference records220162026-09-07
MT Malta3 letters + 4 digitsExample: VLT1117Partial or prefix records71712026-09-07
NL Netherlands4 digits + 2 lettersExample: 1012JSPartial or prefix records4,08692026-09-07
NO Norway4 digitsExample: 0150Exact reference records5,1321002026-09-07
PL Poland5 digitsExample: 00100Exact reference records20,299992026-09-07
PT Portugal7 digitsExample: 1000001Exact reference records197,772692026-09-07
RO Romania6 digitsExample: 010011Exact reference records37,914472026-09-07
RS Serbia5 digitsExample: 11000Exact reference records1,149202026-09-07
SE Sweden5 digitsExample: 11120Exact reference records18,887862026-09-07
SI Slovenia4 digitsExample: SI1000Exact reference records556372026-09-07
SK Slovakia5 digitsExample: 81101Exact reference records3,480242026-09-07
SM San Marino5 digitsExample: 47890Exact reference records1012026-09-07
TR Türkiye5 digitsExample: 06050Exact reference records2,953822026-09-07
UA Ukraine5 digitsExample: 01001Exact reference records26,579902026-09-07
VA Vatican City00120Example: 00120Exact reference records112026-09-07
XK Kosovo5 digitsExample: 10000Format reference only002026-09-07

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GeoNames Postal Code files

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Universal Postal Union Postal Addressing Systems

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Used to check addressing-system and format descriptions, not as the source of the downloadable postcode records.

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