List of postal codes in the Netherlands

Dutch Postal codes are codes consisting of 4 digits followed by 2 uppercase letters. In the Dutch language they are known as postcode. The letters 'F', 'I', 'O', 'Q', 'U' and 'Y' were originally not used for technical reasons, but as almost all existing combinations are now used these letters were allowed for new locations starting 2005. The letter combinations SS, SD and SA are left out for historical reasons.

The first two digits indicate a city + region, the second two digits and the two letters indicate a range of house numbers, usually on the same street. Consequently, a postal address is uniquely defined by the postal code and the house number. On average, a Dutch postal code comprises 8 single addresses.

The list below shows the main town or city for each postcode region, but most postcode regions include many other postal towns in addition to those listed.

Postal code regions:

*1000: Amsterdam
*1100: Amsterdam, Amstelveen
*1200: Hilversum
*1300: Almere
*1400: Bussum,Uithoorn,Purmerend
*1500: Zaandam
*1600: Enkhuizen
*1700: Heerhugowaard
*1800: Alkmaar
*1900: Castricum

*2000: Haarlem
*2100: Heemstede
*2200: Noordwijk
*2300: Leiden
*2400: Alphen aan den Rijn
*2500: Den Haag
*2600: Delft
*2700: Zoetermeer
*2800: Gouda
*2900: Capelle aan den IJssel

*3000: Rotterdam
*3100: Schiedam, Vlaardingen
*3200: Spijkenisse
*3300: Dordrecht, Drechtsteden
*3400: IJsselstein
*3500: Utrecht
*3600: Maarssen
*3700: Zeist
*3800: Amersfoort
*3900: Veenendaal

*4000: Tiel
*4100: Culemborg
*4200: Gorinchem
*4300: Zierikzee
*4400: Yerseke
*4500: Oostburg
*4600: Bergen op Zoom
*4700: Roosendaal
*4800: Breda
*4900: Oosterhout

*5000: Tilburg
*5100: Dongen
*5200: 's-Hertogenbosch
*5300: Zaltbommel
*5400: Uden
*5500: Veldhoven
*5600: Eindhoven
*5700: Helmond
*5800: Venray
*5900: Venlo

*6000: Weert
*6100: Echt
*6200: Maastricht
*6300: Valkenburg aan de Geul
*6400: Heerlen
*6500: Nijmegen
*6600: Wijchen
*6700: Wageningen, Ede
*6800: Arnhem
*6900: Zevenaar

*7000: Doetinchem
*7100: Winterswijk
*7200: Zutphen
*7300: Apeldoorn
*7400: Deventer
*7500: Enschede
*7600: Almelo
*7700: Dedemsvaart
*7800: Emmen
*7900: Hoogeveen

*8000: Zwolle
*8100: Raalte
*8200: Lelystad
*8300: Emmeloord
*8400: Gorredijk
*8500: Joure
*8600: Sneek
*8700: Bolsward
*8800: Franeker
*8900: Leeuwarden

*9000: Grouw ("Grou")
*9100: Dokkum
*9200: Drachten
*9300: Roden
*9400: Assen
*9500: Stadskanaal
*9600: Hoogezand-Sappemeer
*9700: Groningen
*9800: Zuidhorn
*9900: Appingedam

External links

* [http://www.postcode.nl/ Dutch Postcodes On Line]
* [http://www.tntpost.nl/zakelijk/site/zoeken/postcode/ Find postal code for a full address, and address for full postal code plus street number]
* [http://www.routenet.nl/ Routenet.nl] Produces maps and directions, but also gives address range for a full postal code, and shows the four-digit parts of the postal codes on the maps,
* [http://www.odekerken.net/portal/content/postcode.php Map showing first two digits of postal codes] , [http://www.surfusuf.nl/surfusuf/services/notepad.asp ditto]
* [http://www.zoekplaats.nl/ Locate town or village; find municipality it is part of, range of postal codes, and some other basic data]
*map of a location specified in terms of a postal code: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=NL&zipcode= , type four-digit code at the end of the URL
* [http://www.geopostcodes.com/netherlands.htm Dutch Postcodes (>430.000) and their GPS coordinates]