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Germany’s 5-Digit postal code data depicts the boundaries of all German geographic zones. This system was developed by the German national postal service (Deutsche Post) in 1993, and it facilitates automatic sortation and efficient mail routing across the country.

How are German ZIP codes structured?

German postal codes consist of five characters. These characters represent the following:

• 1xxxx: The first digit targets a specific geographic zone—for example, 1 is North East Germany.
• x1xxx: The second digit narrows the geographic zone down to a more specific region. For example, a postal code beginning with 10 targets Berlin.
• xx111: The last three digits identify a local town, commune, or group of delivery districts.

Below you can find a list of German postcodes including the corresponding areas and another example:

What’s the current postal code range in Germany?

The current postal codes (Postleitzahlen) in Germany (DE) range from 01067 – 99998. The lowest 5-digit postal code (01067) targets the eastern city of Dresden. The highest postal code (99998) is located in Körner and Weinbergen—cities in central Germany.

ZIP codes or postal codes are a great way to accurately target your best-fit customers. Especially when you attach more customer data to each postal code area. This allows you to not only visualize data from a helicopter view. You are also able to create segmented postal code lists you can use for your next marketing campaign.

How do I correctly address mail being sent within and to Germany?

German addresses differ from those of some other countries with the house or building number being written after the street name. The post code (Postleitzahl – PLZ) is before the city or town name. All the post codes in Germany are five digits.

Domestic mail

When sending personal mail, the name normally is placed above the street name and number. Business and other mail will normally have the company name above the individual recipient’s name (and sometimes their title or a specific department) directly below that.

It is sometimes customary, but not necessary, to leave a space between the street and the line with the Post Code and city. For example a personal address may look like this:

German Addresses

Addresses in Germany are written in a particular way:

• Line 1: Form of Address (optional)
• Line 2: Recipient
• Line 3: Street name followed by property/house number
• Line 4: Postal code followed by town name
• Line 5: Country (if outside Germany)

For example:

• Herrn
  Dieter Wellhausen
  Lansstraße 81
  D-11179 Berlin

International Mail addressed to Germany

When addressing a letter or package from a country outside of Germany, the letter “D” is often used at the beginning of the line with the post code and city. “D” is the designated international postal system letter for Germany (Deutschland). For example:

Johannes Schmidt
Mozartstr. 9
D-67677 Enkenbach

It is also acceptable to write the country name under the post code and city:

Johannes Schmidt
Mozartstr. 9
67677 Enkenbach
Germany

Other address designations for various types of streets, roads, paths, alleys etc. may include the following as part of the name. They are sometimes written as part of the street or road name and sometimes as a separate word

Germany ZIP Code Targeting

ZIP codes or postal codes are a great way to accurately target your best-fit customers. Especially when you attach more customer data to each postal code area. This allows you to not only visualize data from a helicopter view. You are also able to create segmented postal code lists you can use for your next marketing campaign.

Germany postal code boundaries. The key to more consumer insights.

Spotzi not only shows postal codes on the map, but offers a true targeting tool for you as a marketer or sales professional. With over thousands of characteristics at zip code level from reliable sources like GfK, we can give you more insight into the areas that are of interest to you. Insights that allow you to build more targeted, more relevant and more effective (online) campaigns.

Use Cases with German Postal Codes

Postal codes offer an inexhaustible source of insights for businesses. Many of our clients have already used our ZIP code database to identify new opportunities and use their budgets in a more effective and targeted way. See some interesting use cases below:

Using zip codes for geographic customer segmentation

Create a heatmap of customers at the ZIP code level and see at a glance where your marketing efforts need an extra boost.

Search ZIP codes within a radius

Are you working on a local (online) campaign and do you want more insight into consumer behaviour? With Spotzi you pick one or more locations and set your radius. This allows you to search for postal code areas within a particular radius, but it also helps you to gain more insight into consumer behaviour. Learn more

Search postal codes within a certain travel distance

In addition to radius, you are also able search for postal codes within a certain travel time. Both foot traffic and car traffic. Still a large area to target? Segment your audience with other consumer characteristics like as spending behavior, demographics or income. Learn more

ZIP codes for online targeting

Combine the power of Spotzi with your online marketing tool. With Spotzi, you can build segments based on thousands of attributes and create zip code lists that you can use to target your audience through Google Ads / Facebook Ads. Learn more

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