Postcode (Sweden)
The postcodes in Sweden (Swedish: Postnummer ) were introduced on March 19, 1968 and consist of five digits, with the first three grouped together. The first two digits indicate the region to which a shipment is sent, the rest, depending on the size of the location, the more precise name of the location or the type of mail delivery. In Sweden every post office has at least one postcode, in places with more than one post office each destination office has its own postcode. It is used for the outgoing and incoming service.
The higher the first digit, the further north the target region is. The "1" is reserved for Stockholm. Approximate geographical location of the postal regions after the first digit:
Postal code regions
| Post Code | City / region |
|---|---|
| 10x xx - 11x xx | Stockholm |
| 12x xx - 15x xx | South Greater Stockholm |
| 16x xx - 19x xx | Northern Greater Stockholm |
| 20x xx - 21x xx | Malmo |
| 22x xx | Lund |
| 23x xx - 24x xx | South and Central Skåne |
| 25x xx | Helsingborg |
| 26x xx | Northwest Skåne |
| 27x xx | Southeast Skåne |
| 28x xx | North Skåne |
| 29x xx | Northeast Skåne |
| 30x xx | Halmstad |
| 31x xx | Halland |
| 33x xx - 34x xx | Southwest Småland |
| 35x xx | Vaxjo |
| 36x xx | Central Småland |
| 37x xx | Blekinge |
| 38x xx - 39x xx | East Småland and Öland |
| 40x xx - 41x xx | Gothenburg city center |
| 42x xx - 43x xx | Gothenburg region |
| 44x xx - 47x xx | Bohuslän and Dalsland |
| 50x xx | Borås |
| 51x xx - 54x xx | Västergötland |
| 55x xx | Jonkoping |
| 56x xx - 57x xx | North Småland |
| 58x xx | Linkoping |
| 59x xx | South Östergötland and northeast Småland |
| 60x xx | Norrkoping |
| 61x xx | North Östergötland |
| 62x xx | Gotland |
| 63x xx | Eskilstuna |
| 64x xx | South Södermanland |
| 65x xx | Karlstad |
| 66x xx - 68x xx | Dalsland and Värmland |
| 69x xx | Nark |
| 70x xx | Örebro |
| 71x xx | Nark |
| 72x xx | Västerås |
| 73x xx | North Närke and Västmanland |
| 74x xx | Uppland |
| 75x xx | Uppsala |
| 76x xx | Uppland |
| 77x xx - 79x xx | Dalarna |
| 80x xx | Gävle |
| 81x xx | Gästrikland and Uppland |
| 82x xx | Hälsingland |
| 83x xx | Jämtland |
| 84x xx | Härjedalen and West Medelpad |
| 85x xx | Sundsvall |
| 86x xx | East Medelpad |
| 87x xx - 89x xx | Ångermanland |
| 90x xx | Umeå |
| 91x xx - 93x xx | Västerbotten County |
| 94x xx - 96x xx | Norrbotten County |
| 97x xx | Luleå |
| 98x xx | North Norrbotten |
literature
- Nikolaus Lappin, Bonn: Postcodes at home and abroad , in ZPF 14/68, p. 546