A postal code is known as a Zip code in Germany (German: Deutschlandkarte). It is a series of digits affixed to an address (postal) for sorting mail. A postal code is known as the Zip code of Germany.
It is a series of digits affixed to an address (postal) for sorting mail. Germany is probably the 1st country that introduced a system of postal codes. In 1951 Germany introduced the postal code. Postal services have special rules for postal codes. In most European countries postal code starts with the name of the city. Germany uses numeric postal codes. It consists of 5 digits. During the period between 1990 to 1993 West Germany’s 4-digit codes were pre-attached with the letter W and in the eastern part of Germany the old 4-digit codes were prefixed with the letter O. Some of the postal codes and postal regions are as follows:
| Dresden (region) 01001-01462 – Dresden 01774 – Pretzchendorf 01847 – Lohmen 01809 – Dohna 01987 – Brandenburg 01731 – KreischaLeipzig (region) 04003-04357 – Leipzig 04416 – Markkleeberg 04509 – Delitzsch 04651 – Bad Lausick 04758 – Naundorf 04860 – Torgau 04931 is Brandenburg 04758 – Oschatz |
Bautzen (region) 02601-02626 – Bautzen 02999 – Knappensee 02977 – Hoyerswerda 02997 – Wittichenau 02627 – RatiborZwickau (region) 08001 – 08066 – Zwickau 08209 – Auerbach (Vogtland) 08340 – Schwarzenburg (Erzgebirge) 08468 – Reichenbach |
| Berlin (region) 12277,12279 – Marienfelde 12305,12307,12309 – Lichtenrade 13435,13437,13439 – Wittenau 14109 – Wannsee 13187,13189 – PankowHamburg (region) 20001-20999 – Hamburg |
Chemnitz (region) 09111 – 09131 – Chemnitz 09380 – Thalheim 09509 – Pockau 09623 – Frauenstein 09394 – Hohndorf 09392 – AuerbachMecklenburg Vorpommern (region) 17237 – Möllenbeck 17489 – Greifswald |
| Bremen (region) 28078-28199 -Bremen |
Area codes in Germany consist of 2-5 digits. Usually shorter area codes are used for larger cities, and long area codes are used for smaller towns. On the other hand, the Private telephone numbers are assigned inversely long. The larger cities have seven or eight digits, while those small cities may have three to four digits. To call a number within the area of Germany dial the number only and to make a call outside Germany one has to use the respective area code. In a phone directory, the German phone code could be found.