Postal code

Postal code

A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. Once postal codes were introduced, other applications became possible.In February 2005, 117 of the 190 member countries of the Universal Postal Union had postal code systems...

s in Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

 are made up of three digits. The codes are followed by the name of the appropriate postal distribution center, which is usually the nearest town. The total number of postal codes is 148; with 15 reserved for post office box

Post Office box

A post-office box or Post Office box is a uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office station....

es, two for larger companies and institutions in Reykjavík

Reykjavík

Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...

 and one used for sorting purposes only.

The movie 101 Reykjavík

101 Reykjavík

101 Reykjavík is a 2000 film set in Reykjavík, Iceland based on a book of the same name by Hallgrímur Helgason. It was directed by Baltasar Kormákur and stars Victoria Abril and Hilmir Snær Guðnason. The name of the film is taken from the postal code for down-town Reykjavík, "the old city"...

 is named after the postal code for downtown Reykjavík.

Reykjavík

• 101 – Reykjavík
  Reykjavík
  Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
  
   (Downtown)
• 102 – Reykjavík (postal center)
• 103 – Reykjavík (Kringlan)
• 104 – Reykjavík (Northeast)
• 105 – Reykjavík (East)
• 107 – Reykjavík (West)
• 108 – Reykjavík (Midtown)
• 109 – Reykjavík (Breiðholt)
• 110 – Reykjavík (Árbær)
• 111 – Reykjavík (Breiðholt)
• 112 – Reykjavík (Grafarvogur)
• 113 – Reykjavík (Grafarholt)
• 116 – Reykjavík (Kjalarnes)

Suðurnes and the capital area outside Reykjavík

• 170 – Seltjarnarnes
  Seltjarnarnes
  Seltjarnarnes is an Icelandic township located within the Greater Reykjavík area.It took on its current political form shortly after the Second World War and was formally created as a township in 1947. It is the smallest Icelandic township by land ....
  
  
• 172 – Seltjarnarnes (PO boxes)
• 190 – Vogar
  Vogar
  Vogar is a small town in the south-west of Iceland seat of the municipality of Vogar ....
  
  
• 200 – Kópavogur
  Kópavogur
  Kópavogur is a city and Iceland's second largest municipality, with a population of 30,779.It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Greater Reykjavík Area. The name literally means seal pup bay...
  
  
• 201 – Kópavogur
• 202 – Kópavogur (PO boxes)
• 203 – Kópavogur
• 210 – Garðabær
  Garðabær
  Garðabær is a municipality in the Greater Reykjavík area of Iceland.As of January 2011, its population was 10,909....
  
  
• 212 – Garðabær (PO boxes)
• 220 – Hafnarfjörður
  Hafnarfjörður
  Hafnarfjörður is a port town and municipality located on the south-west coast of Iceland, about 10 km south of Reykjavík....
  
  
• 221 – Hafnarfjörður
• 222 – Hafnarfjörður (PO boxes)
• 225 – Álftanes
  Álftanes
  Álftanes is a town, municipality and low-lying peninsula which extrudes from the eastern part of Reykjanes, located in Iceland's Greater Reykjavík Area....
  
  
• 230 – Reykjanesbær
  Reykjanesbær
  Reykjanesbær is a municipality on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland.It is made up of the towns Keflavík, Njarðvík, the village of Hafnir and, since 2006, Ásbrú. The municipality was created in 1995 when the inhabitants of the three towns voted to merge them into one...
  
   (Keflavík
  Keflavík
  Keflavík is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. In 2009 its population was of 8,169.In 1995 it merged with Njarðvík and Hafnir to form a municipality called Reykjanesbær with a population of 13,971 .- History :...
  
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• 232 – Reykjanesbær (PO boxes)
• 233 – Reykjanesbær (Hafnir
  Hafnir
  Hafnir is a village in the south-western Iceland.It is situated in the Reykjanes peninsula and has 109 inhabitants . In 1995 it merged with Njarðvík and Keflavík to form a municipality called Reykjanesbær with a population of 13,971 ....
  
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• 235 – Keflavíkurflugvöllur
• 240 – Grindavík
  Grindavík
  Grindavík is a fishing town at the peninsula of Reykjanes at the south-western coast of Iceland.It is one of the few cities with a harbour at this coast. Most of the 2,800 inhabitants work in the fishing industry...
  
  
• 245 – Sandgerði
  Sandgerði
  Sandgerðisbær is an Icelandic municipality located in southwestern Iceland on the Reykjanes peninsula.The land area of Sandgerðisbær is 62 km² and covers the entire western coast of Miðnes north from Garðskagi to Ósabotnar in the south.-Overview:Inland the land area of Sandgerðisbær...
  
  
• 250 – Garður
  Garður
  Garður is a municipality and town located in southwestern Iceland, bordered by the Faxaflói Bay on the Reykjanes peninsula....
  
  
• 260 – Reykjanesbær (Njarðvík
  Njarðvík
  Njarðvík is a town in south-western Iceland located on the peninsula of Reykjanes. As of 2009, its population was 4,400.-History:In 1995 it merged with the town of Keflavík and the village of Hafnir to form the new municipality of Reykjanesbær....
  
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• 270 – Mosfellsbær
  Mosfellsbær
  Mosfellsbær is a town in south-west Iceland, situated some east of the country's capital, Reykjavík. It has a total area of and its population as of September, 2011 was 8,886....
  
  

West

• 300 – Akranes
  Akranes
  Akranes is a port town and municipality located on the west coast of Iceland.It is the ninth most populous town in Iceland after Mosfellsbær and Árborg with a population of 6,623 people...
  
  
• 301 – Akranes (rural)
• 302 – Akranes (PO boxes)
• 310 – Borgarnes
  Borgarnes
  Borgarnes is a town located on a peninsula at the shore of Borgarfjörður in Iceland.It has a population of 1,763 . The town is located 60 km north of the capital Reykjavík and is connected to other places in Iceland through the second largest bridge in Iceland, Borgarfjarðarbrú...
  
  
• 311 – Borgarnes (rural)
• 320 – Reykholt
  Reykholt
  There are two villages with this name in Iceland:-Reykholt :The village is situated in the valley of the river Reykjadalsá, called Reykholtsdalur....
  
  
• 340 – Stykkishólmur
  Stykkishólmur
  Stykkishólmur is a town and municipality situated in the western part of Iceland, to the north of the Snæfellsnes peninsula.With its 1,100 inhabitants, it is a center of services and commerce for the area. Most of the people make their living from fishing and tourism. A ferry called Baldur goes...
  
  
• 345 – Flatey á Breiðafirði
• 350 – Grundarfjörður
  Grundarfjörður
  Grundarfjörður is a small town, situated in the north of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in the west of Iceland.The town had 938 inhabitants in 2004 and 974 inhabitants in 2005. The town is situated in front of an impressive mountain range which has a slightly alpine look. On the sea side, there is a ...
  
  
• 355 – Ólafsvík
  Ólafsvík
  Ólafsvík is a fishing town on the western end of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in Iceland., it had 1,010 inhabitants. It is situated in the county of Snæfellsnes- og Hnappadalssýsla, in the region of Vesturland and it is the administrative centre of the municipality of Snæfellsbær.-Overview:Because of...
  
  
• 356 – Snæfellsbær
  Snæfellsbær
  Snæfellsbær is a municipality located in western Iceland.As of January 1, 2011, it had a total population of 1,723. The total area is 684 km². Its administrative centre is Ólafsvík and the majority of the residents live in Ólafsvík, Rif and Hellissandur....
  
  
• 360 – Hellissandur
  Hellissandur
  Hellissandur is a village and part of the Snæfellsbær municipality at the north-western tip of Snæfellsnes peninsula in western Iceland.Once an important fishing area, the village has experienced growth in tourism. The maritime museum has examples of the turf-roof houses once common across Iceland,...
  
  
• 370 – Búðardalur
  Búðardalur
  Búðardalur is a village situated on the Hvammsfjörður in the north-west of Iceland.The village also lies at the north-eastern end of the Snæfellsnes peninsula and is part of the municipality of Dalabyggð. Búðardalur has about 250 inhabitants and it is a service center for the area...
  
  
• 371 – Búðardalur (rural)
• 380 – Reykhólahreppur
  Reykhólahreppur
  Reykhólahreppur is a municipality in the Westfjords, Iceland.According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 278 inhabitants. The major settlement is Reykhólar.-References:...
  
  

Westfjords

• 400 – Ísafjörður
  Ísafjörður
  Ísafjörður is a town in the north west of Iceland, seat of Ísafjarðarbær municipality.The town draws its name from the fjord and the fjord was given its name simultaneously to the island...
  
  
• 401 – Ísafjörður (rural)
• 410 – Hnífsdalur
• 415 – Bolungarvík
  Bolungarvík
  Bolungarvík is a fishing village and municipality in the North-West of Iceland, located at the Vestfirðir peninsula, approximately 14 kilometres from the town of Ísafjörður and 473 km from the capital city Reykjavík....
  
  
• 420 – Súðavík
  Súðavík
  Súðavík is a village and municipality and a fishing village on the west coast of Álftarfjörður in Vestfirðir, Iceland .The population of Súðavík is around 190.-Overview:...
  
  
• 425 – Flateyri
  Flateyri
  Flateyri is a village situated in the Westfjords of Iceland.With a population of approximately 237, it is the largest settlement on Önundarfjörður.-History:...
  
  
• 430 – Suðureyri
  Suðureyri
  Suðureyri is a small Icelandic fishing village perched on the tip of the 13 km-long Súgandafjörður in the Westfjords.The community was isolated for years by the huge mountains and rough road that led over them. Now it is connected to Ísafjörður by a 5 km tunnel.The village has tours set...
  
  
• 450 – Patreksfjörður
  Patreksfjörður
  Patreksfjörður is an Icelandic village in the Westfjords with 627 inhabitants .The town was named after Saint Patrick who was the spiritual guide of Örlygur Hrappson, the original settler in the area...
  
  
• 451 – Patreksfjörður (rural)
• 460 – Tálknafjörður
  Tálknafjörður
  Tálknafjörður is a fjord located in southern Westfjords between Patreksfjörður and Bildudalur in Iceland.The term is also used for the immediate village and municipality. One third of its population is of Polish origin...
  
  
• 465 – Bíldudalur
  Bíldudalur
  Bíldudalur is a village situated on the coast of Arnarfjörður, one of the Westfjords in Iceland.It is situated in the Vesturbyggð municipality and has 166 inhabitants ....
  
  
• 470 – Þingeyri
  Þingeyri
  Thingeyri is a settlement in the municipality of Ísafjarðarbær, Iceland.It is located on the coats of the fjord Dýrafjörður in the mountainous peninsula Westfjords...
  
  
• 471 – Þingeyri (rural)

Strandir and Northwest

• 500 – Staður
• 510 – Hólmavík
  Hólmavík
  Hólmavík is a small town in the western part of Iceland, by Steingrímsfjörður.It is the largest settlement in Strandir and serves as a centre of commerce for the county. Hólmavík is part of the Strandabyggð municipality and has 375 inhabitants...
  
  
• 512 – Hólmavík
• 520 – Drangsnes
  Drangsnes
  Drangsnes is a small town in the western part of Iceland, at the mouth of Steingrímsfjörður and near Hólmavík.It is part of the Kaldrananeshreppur municipality and only has 67 inhabitants . It got its name from a tall rock named Kerling of what is said that it is one of three troll women who tried...
  
  
• 522 – Kjörvogur
• 523 – Bær
• 524 – Norðurfjörður
• 530 – Hvammstangi
  Hvammstangi
  Hvammstangi is an Icelandic village in the north-west part of the country, on Vatnsnes peninsula, situated on the Miðfjörður.It is the most densely populated area in the Húnaþing County, with a current population of about 580 people.-Overview:...
  
  
• 531 – Hvammstangi (rural)
• 540 – Blönduós
  Blönduós
  Blönduós is a town and municipality in the north of Iceland, in the county of Austur-Húnavatnssýsla, 245 km from Reykjavík.The town has a population of around 850 and a small 9-hole golf course, and is a good base for touring the Húnaflói area....
  
  
• 541 – Blönduós (rural)
• 545 – Skagaströnd
• 550 – Sauðárkrókur
  Sauðárkrókur
  Sauðárkrókur is a town in Skagafjörður in northern Iceland and a part of the municipality of Skagafjörður.Sauðárkrókur is the largest town in Northwest Iceland and the second-largest town on the north coast of Iceland, with a population of 2,635. It is the centre for commerce and services in the...
  
  
• 551 – Sauðárkrókur (rural)
• 560 – Varmahlíð
  Varmahlíð
  Varmahlíð is a small village near Skagafjörður in northern Iceland.Around 140 people live on the eastern slope of the hill for which the town is named ....
  
  
• 565 – Hofsós
  Hofsós
  Hofsós is one of the oldest trading ports in northern Iceland dating back to the 16th century.Hofsós, with a population of about 200 individuals, is located 37 km east from Sauðárkrókur....
  
  
• 566 – Hofsós (rural)
• 570 – Fljót
• 580 – Siglufjörður
  Siglufjörður
  Siglufjörður is a small fishing town in a narrow fjord with the same name on the northern coast of Iceland.Population in January 2011 was 1,206 but the town has been shrinking in size since the 1950s when the town reached its peak with 3,000 inhabitants....
  
  

Northeast

• 600 – Akureyri
  Akureyri
  Akureyri is a town in northern Iceland. It is Iceland's second largest urban area and fourth largest municipality ....
  
  
• 601 – Akureyri (rural)
• 602 – Akureyri (PO boxes)
• 603 – Akureyri
• 610 – Grenivík
• 611 – Grímsey
  Grímsey
  Grímsey is a small island in the country of Iceland, off the north coast of the main island of Iceland and straddling the Arctic Circle. In January 2011 it had 86 inhabitants....
  
  
• 620 – Dalvík
  Dalvík
  Dalvíkurbyggð is a municipality in the north of Iceland.The population of the municipality is about 2,000- History :The municipality of Dalvíkurbyggð was formed in 1998 by the merger of three districts of outer Eyjafjörður: the town of Dalvík and the rural districts of Svarfaðardalur and Árskógur...
  
  
• 621 – Dalvík (rural)
• 625 – Ólafsfjörður
  Ólafsfjörður
  Ólafsfjörður is a town in the northeast of Iceland located at the mouth of the fjord Eyjafjörður.The town is connected to Eyjafjordur via a 3.5 km one-lane tunnel...
  
  
• 630 – Hrísey
  Hrísey
  Hrísey is a small island off the north coast of Iceland, situated approximately 35 kilometres north of Akureyri, in Eyjafjörður, at .Since 2004, the island has been a part of the municipality of Akureyri, having previously been a municipality in its own right.Hrísey itself has a total land area of...
  
  
• 640 – Húsavík
  Húsavík
  Húsavík is a town in Norðurþing municipality on the north coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi bay with 2,237 inhabitants.-Overview:The income of the inhabitants is derived from tourism and fishing, as well as retail and small industry...
  
  
• 641 – Húsavík (rural)
• 645 – Fosshóll
• 650 – Laugar
• 660 – Mývatn
  Mývatn
  Mývatn is a shallow eutrophic lake situated in an area of active volcanism in the north of Iceland, not far from Krafla volcano. The lake and its surrounding wetlands have an exceptionally rich fauna of waterbirds, especially ducks...
  
  
• 670 – Kópasker
  Kópasker
  Kópasker is a small village with approximately 120 inhabitants in the municipality of Norðurþing, situated on the eastern shore of Öxarfjörður in northeast Iceland.-Overview:...
  
  
• 671 – Kópasker (rural)
• 675 – Raufarhöfn
  Raufarhofn
  Raufarhöfn is a village located on the northeastern tip of the Melrakkaslétta peninsula in Iceland.As of January 2011, it has 194 inhabitants. It was a major fish processing station during the large herring catches in the mid 20th century.-External links:*...
  
  
• 680 – Þórshöfn
  Þórshöfn
  Þórshöfn is a small fishing village in northeast Iceland, located on the northern coast of the Langanes peninsula on the Þistilfjörður bay.The village has a population of 380 people. It is the administrative centre of Langanesbyggð municipality and of the neighbouring Svalbarðshreppur municipality...
  
  
• 681 – Þórshöfn (rural)
• 685 – Bakkafjörður
  Bakkafjörður
  Bakkafjörður is a small fishing village in North-East Iceland, located in a fjord with the same name.The village has 72 inhabitants and is the regional service center for Skeggjastaðahreppur district in Norðurland eystra region....
  
  
• 690 – Vopnafjörður
  Vopnafjörður
  Vopnafjörður is a village and municipality in Northeast Iceland, standing on a peninsula in the middle of a mountainous bay by the same name. The main industries of Vopnafjordur are fish processing, agriculture, and tourism and other services....
  
  

East

• 700 – Egilsstaðir
  Egilsstaðir
  Egilsstaðir is a town in east Iceland on the banks of Lagarfljót river.It is part of the municipality of Fljótsdalshérað, the county seat of Norður-Múlasýsla and the largest settlement of the Austurland region with, as of 2011, a population of 2,257 inhabitants.-Overview:Egilsstadir is located at...
  
  
• 701 – Egilsstaðir (rural)
• 710 – Seyðisfjörður
  Seyðisfjörður
  Seyðisfjörður is a town and municipality in the Eastfjords of Iceland at the innermost point of the fjord of the same name.As of January 2011, the town has 668 inhabitants....
  
  
• 715 – Mjóifjörður
  Mjóifjörður
  Mjóifjörður is a village of 35 people in East Iceland, sitting on a fjord of the same name . It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.-History:...
  
  
• 720 – Borgarfjörður Eystri
  Borgarfjörður Eystri
  Borgarfjörður Eystri is a fjord in east Iceland.It is part of the municipality of Borgarfjarðarhreppur and, as of 2011, the area has a population of around 100 inhabitants. The main settlement is Bakkagerði....
  
  
• 730 – Reyðarfjörður
  Reyðarfjörður
  Reyðarfjörður is a town in Iceland. It has a population of 1,102 and is one of the most populated villages that constitute the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.-History:...
  
  
• 735 – Eskifjörður
• 740 – Neskaupsstaður
• 750 – Fáskrúðsfjörður
  Fáskrúðsfjörður
  Fáskrúðsfjörður is a town in eastern Iceland.It has a population of 662 and constitutes one of the villages composing the municipality of Fjarðabyggð. Professional football player Hilmar Freyr Bjartþórsson is from Fáskrúðsfjörður...
  
  
• 755 – Stöðvarfjörður
  Stöðvarfjörður
  Stöðvarfjörður is a small village in east Iceland.It sits on a fjord of the same name. and is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and has about 200 inhabitants.-Geography:...
  
  
• 760 – Breiðdalsvík
  Breiðdalsvík
  Breiðdalsvík is a young fishing town in Iceland.It is part of the municipality of Breiðdalshreppur and is located near Egilsstaðir and Breiðdalsheiði on a very large cove with the same name. With a population of only 139, the town consists mostly of transient guests...
  
  
• 765 – Djúpivogur
  Djupivogur
  Djúpivogur is a small town and municipality located on a peninsula in eastern Iceland, near the island of Papey and on the fjord Berufjörður.As of 2011, it has a population of 352....
  
  
• 780 – Höfn í Hornafirði
• 781 – Höfn í Hornafirði (rural)
• 785 – Öræfi

South

• 800 – Selfoss
  Selfoss (town)
  Selfoss is a town in southern Iceland on the banks of Ölfusá river.It is part, and seat, of the municipality Árborg. The Ring Road runs through the town on its way between Hveragerði and Hella...
  
  
• 801 – Selfoss (rural)
• 802 – Selfoss (PO boxes)
• 810 – Hveragerði
  Hveragerði
  Hveragerði is a town and municipality in the south of Iceland located 45 km to the east of Reykjavík on Iceland's main ringroad, Route 1.The river Varmá runs through the town. The population was 2,316 on 1 January 2011.-Overview:...
  
  
• 815 – Þorlákshöfn
  Þorlákshöfn
  Þorlákshöfn is a town on the southern coast of Iceland in the Municipality called Ölfus.The town name is named after Þorláki Helga who was bishop at Skálholt...
  
  
• 820 – Eyrarbakki
  Eyrarbakki
  Eyrarbakki is a fishing-town on the south-coast of Iceland with a population of about 570 people, not including inhabitants of the prison located there...
  
  
• 825 – Stokkseyri
  Stokkseyri
  Stokkseyri, a small town in Southern Iceland, with a population of around 445 inhabitants.-Overview:Founded around 900 AD by the settler Hásteinn Atlason...
  
  
• 840 – Laugarvatn
  Laugarvatn
  Laugarvatn is a lake and small town in the south of Iceland. It is a bit smaller than the neighbouring Apavatn.It is situated at a popular touristical round-trip, the Golden Circle and acts as a popular staging post in the area. There is a small but popular hostel situated in the town...
  
  
• 845 – Flúðir
  Flúðir
  Flúðir is a small village located in the Hrunamannahreppur municipality in the region of Suðurland, Iceland.It is not far from Geysir and the Gullfoss waterfall. It has a population of 394.-References:...
  
  
• 850 – Hella
• 851 – Hella (rural)
• 860 – Hvolsvöllur
  Hvolsvöllur
  Hvolsvöllur is a small town in the south of Iceland about 106 km to the east of Reykjavík.It is situated in the inland swamps of Landeyjar, in the municipality of Rangárþing eystra and has, as of January 2011, 860 inhabitants.-Overview:...
  
  
• 861 – Hvolsvöllur (rural)
• 870 – Vík
  Vik
  Vik is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center of Vik is the village of Vikøyri.-General information:...
  
  
• 871 – Vík (rural)
• 880 – Kirkjubæjarklaustur
  Kirkjubæjarklaustur
  The village Kirkjubæjarklaustur is a village in the south of Iceland on the hringvegur between Vík í Mýrdal and Höfn. It is part of the municipality of Skaftárhreppur with approximately 120 inhabitants.-Location:...
  
  
• 900 – Vestmannaeyjar
• 902 – Vestmannaeyjar (PO boxes)

External links

• Iceland postal code map (Icelandic)