Postcode Areas of Germany map & data
Germany has 8,215 postcode areas in this layer, spread over 16 states. The most are in Bayern (2,062), Baden-Württemberg (1,203) and Nordrhein-Westfalen (881). The largest include 17268, 17291 and 16909.
Postcode Areas by state
| State | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bayern | 2,062 | 25% |
| Baden-Württemberg | 1,203 | 15% |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen | 881 | 11% |
| Niedersachsen | 802 | 9.8% |
| Rheinland-Pfalz | 662 | 8.1% |
| Hessen | 546 | 6.6% |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 444 | 5.4% |
| Sachsen | 387 | 4.7% |
| Brandenburg | 215 | 2.6% |
| Thüringen | 215 | 2.6% |
| Sachsen-Anhalt | 201 | 2.4% |
| Berlin | 193 | 2.3% |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 189 | 2.3% |
| Hamburg | 105 | 1.3% |
| Saarland | 69 | 0.8% |
| Bremen | 41 | 0.5% |
Largest postcode areas in Germany
- 17268Brandenburg · 888.4 km²
- 17291Brandenburg · 809.6 km²
- 16909Brandenburg · 626.7 km²
- 14715Brandenburg · 604.4 km²
- 15848Brandenburg · 601.3 km²
- 14913Brandenburg · 567.4 km²
- 16775Brandenburg · 565.8 km²
- 39638Sachsen-Anhalt · 534.1 km²
- 15913Brandenburg · 507.8 km²
- 16845Brandenburg · 476.1 km²
- 39291Sachsen-Anhalt · 472 km²
- 39264Sachsen-Anhalt · 460.5 km²
- 39517Sachsen-Anhalt · 454.9 km²
- 17237Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · 446 km²
- 16928Brandenburg · 440.2 km²
- 16818Brandenburg · 417 km²
- 16259Brandenburg · 411.9 km²
- 16866Brandenburg · 409.6 km²
- 01561Sachsen · 408.7 km²
- 19230Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · 403.9 km²
- 39615Sachsen-Anhalt · 392.9 km²
- 17192Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · 392.8 km²
- 14641Brandenburg · 387 km²
- 15926Brandenburg · 373.5 km²
- 39606Sachsen-Anhalt · 367.9 km²
- 16303Brandenburg · 360.2 km²
- 17111Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · 359.9 km²
- 06917Sachsen-Anhalt · 353.5 km²
- 29664Niedersachsen · 351.5 km²
- 14947Brandenburg · 340.8 km²
- 38486Sachsen-Anhalt · 338.5 km²
- 17209Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · 337.4 km²
- 16278Brandenburg · 336.4 km²
- 17309Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · 336.2 km²
- 18276Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · 334.4 km²
- 27404Niedersachsen · 325.5 km²
- 15518Brandenburg · 324.6 km²
- 04916Brandenburg · 314.2 km²
- 39343Sachsen-Anhalt · 312.5 km²
- 39307Sachsen-Anhalt · 312.2 km²
What's in this layer
Every postcode area in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Postal code and ZIP code boundary areas, where they are mapped.
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How many postcode areas are there in Germany?
This layer holds 8,215 postcode areas in Germany, the most of them in Bayern. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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What information comes with each postcode area?
The name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID.
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