List of postal codes in Iceland
Postal codes in Iceland are made up of three digits. The codes are followed by the name of the place where the post is being distributed, which is either a municipality, the nearest city, town or village. The total number of postal codes is 149; with 18 reserved for post-office boxes, two for public institutes and larger private companies and one used for international sorting purposes only.
Terminology
The following terms have a special meaning in the list of postal codes:
- Mail carrier: An individual who delivers mail in a postal code area where there is no dedicated post office.
- Post vehicle: A vehicle that operates at specific hours in a postal code area where there is no dedicated post office. Residents seek their mail and deliver their mail to the post vehicle.
- Surface mail: Mail is delivered to residents' houses in a postal code area where there is no dedicated post office.
- Surface mail by sea: Same as surface mail, with the addition that mail has to be transported by sea as well.
1xx: Capital Region and Southern Peninsula
Code | Area served (district) | Post office address (place, if outside area served) |
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101 | Reykjavík (Miðborg) | Pósthússtræti 5 |
102 | Reykjavík, international mail sorting station | Stórhöfða 32, 110 Reykjavík |
103 | Reykjavík (Háaleiti og Bústaðir) | Síðumúla 3-5, 108 Reykjavík |
104 | Reykjavík (Laugardalur) | Síðumúla 3-5, 108 Reykjavík |
105 | Reykjavík (Hlíðar) | Síðumúla 3-5, 108 Reykjavík |
107 | Reykjavík (Vesturbær) | Eiðistorgi 15, 170 Seltjarnarnes |
108 | Reykjavík (Háaleiti og Bústaðir) | Síðumúla 3-5 |
109 | Reykjavík (Breiðholt) | Þönglabakka 4 |
110 | Reykjavík (Árbær) | Hraunbæ 119 |
111 | Reykjavík (Breiðholt) | Þönglabakka 4, 109 Reykjavík |
112 | Reykjavík (Grafarvogur) | Hverafold 1-3 |
113 | Reykjavík (Grafarholt og Úlfarsárdalur) | Hraunbæ 119, 110 Reykjavík |
116 | Reykjavík (Kjalarnes) | Surface mail |
121 | Reykjavík, PO boxes | Pósthússtræti 5, 101 Reykjavík |
123 | Reykjavík, PO boxes | Síðumúla 3-5, 108 Reykjavík |
124 | Reykjavík, PO boxes | Síðumúla 3-5, 108 Reykjavík |
125 | Reykjavík, PO boxes | Síðumúla 3-5, 108 Reykjavík |
127 | Reykjavík, PO boxes | Eiðistorgi 15, 170 Seltjarnarnes |
128 | Reykjavík, PO boxes | Síðumúla 3-5, 108 Reykjavík |
129 | Reykjavík, PO boxes | Þönglabakka 4, 109 Reykjavík |
130 | Reykjavík, PO boxes | Hraunbæ 119, 110 Reykjavík |
132 | Reykjavík, PO boxes | Hverafold 1-3, 112 Reykjavík |
150 | Reykjavík | Public institutes, such as ministries and agencies. |
155 | Reykjavík | Private companies, such as commercial banks. |
170 | Seltjarnarnes | Eiðistorgi 15 |
172 | Seltjarnarnes, PO boxes | Eiðistorgi 15, 170 Seltjarnarnes |
190 | Vogar | Iðndal 2 |
2xx: Capital Region and Southern Peninsula
Code | Area served | Post office address (place, if outside area served) |
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200 | Kópavogur (Kársnes, Digranes) | Dalvegi 18, 201 Kópavogur |
201 | Kópavogur (Smárar, Lindir, Salir) | Dalvegi 18 |
202 | Kópavogur, PO boxes | Dalvegi 18, 201 Kópavogur |
203 | Kópavogur (Kórar, Hvörf, Þing) | Dalvegi 18, 201 Kópavogur |
210 | Garðabær | Litlatúni 3 |
212 | Garðabær, PO boxes | Litlatúni 3, 210 Garðabær |
220 | Hafnarfjörður | Fjarðargötu 13-15 |
221 | Hafnarfjörður | Fjarðargötu 13-15, 220 Hafnarfjörður |
222 | Hafnarfjörður, PO boxes | Fjarðargötu 13-15, 220 Hafnarfjörður |
225 | Álftanes | Litlatúni 3, 210 Garðabær |
230 | Reykjanesbær | Hafnargötu 89 |
232 | Reykjanesbær, PO boxes | Hafnargötu 89, 230 Reykjanesbær |
233 | Reykjanesbær | Hafnargötu 89, 230 Reykjanesbær |
235 | Reykjanesbær | Hafnargötu 89, 230 Reykjanesbær |
240 | Grindavík | Víkurbraut 25 |
245 | Sandgerði | Suðurgötu 2-4 |
250 | Garður | Surface mail |
260 | Reykjanesbær | Hafnargötu 89, 230 Reykjanesbær |
270 | Mosfellsbær | Háholt 14 |
271 | Mosfellsbær | Surface mail |
276 | Mosfellsbær | Surface mail |
3xx: Western Region and Westfjords
Code | Area served | Post office address (place, if outside area served) |
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300 | Akranes | Smiðjuvöllum 30 |
301 | Akranes | Surface mail |
302 | Akranes, PO boxes | Smiðjuvöllum 30, 300 Akranes |
310 | Borgarnes | Borgarbraut 12 |
311 | Borgarnes | Surface mail |
320 | Reykholt | Surface mail |
340 | Stykkishólmur | Aðalgötu 31 |
345 | Flatey | Surface mail by sea |
350 | Grundarfjörður | Grundargötu 50 |
355 | Ólafsvík | Bæjartúni 5 |
356 | Snæfellsbær | Surface mail |
360 | Hellissandur | Post vehicle |
370 | Búðardalur | Miðbraut 13 |
371 | Búðardalur | Surface mail |
380 | Reykhólahreppur | Surface mail |
4xx: Westfjords
Code | Area served | Post office address (place, if outside area served) |
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400 | Ísafjörður | Aðalstræti 18 |
401 | Ísafjörður | Surface mail |
410 | Hnífsdalur | Mail carrier |
415 | Bolungarvík | Aðalstræti 14 |
420 | Súðavík | Grundarstræti 3-5 |
425 | Flateyri | Post vehicle |
430 | Suðureyri | Post vehicle |
450 | Patreksfjörður | Bjarkargötu 4 |
451 | Patreksfjörður | Surface mail |
460 | Tálknafjörður | Strandgötu 38 |
465 | Bíldudalur | Post vehicle |
470 | Þingeyri | Post vehicle |
471 | Þingeyri | Surface mail |
5xx: Northeastern Region, Northwestern Region and Westfjords
Code | Area served | Post office address (place, if outside area served) |
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500 | Staður | Surface mail |
510 | Hólmavík | Hafnarbraut 19 |
512 | Hólmavík | Surface mail |
520 | Drangsnes | Borgargötu 2 |
524 | Árneshreppur | Surface mail |
530 | Hvammstangi | Lækjargötu 2 |
531 | Hvammstangi | Surface mail |
540 | Blönduós | Hnjúkabyggð 32 |
541 | Blönduós | Surface mail |
545 | Skagaströnd | Höfða |
550 | Sauðárkrókur | Kirkjutorgi 5 |
551 | Sauðárkrókur | Surface mail |
560 | Varmahlíð | Surface mail |
565 | Hofsós | Surface mail |
566 | Hofsós | Surface mail |
570 | Fljót | Surface mail |
580 | Siglufjörður | Aðalgötu 24 |
6xx: Eastern Region and Northeastern Region
Code | Area served | Post office address (place, if outside area served) |
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600 | Akureyri | Strandgötu 3 |
601 | Akureyri | Surface mail |
602 | Akureyri, PO boxes | Strandgötu 3, 600 Akureyri |
603 | Akureyri | Norðurtanga 3, 600 Akureyri |
610 | Grenivík | Túngötu 3 |
611 | Grímsey | Hafnargötu 14 |
620 | Dalvík | Hafnarbraut 26 |
621 | Dalvík | Surface mail |
625 | Ólafsfjörður | Aðalgötu 14 |
630 | Hrísey | Surface mail |
640 | Húsavík | Garðarsbraut 70 |
641 | Húsavík | Surface mail |
645 | Fosshóll | Surface mail |
650 | Laugar | Kjarna |
660 | Mývatn | Helluhrauni 3 |
670 | Kópasker | Bakkagötu 2 |
671 | Kópaskeri | Surface mail |
675 | Raufarhöfn | Aðalbraut 19 |
680 | Þórshöfn | Fjarðarvegi 5 |
681 | Þórshöfn | Surface mail |
685 | Bakkafjörður | Surface mail |
690 | Vopnafjörður | Kolbeinsgötu 10 |
7xx: Eastern Region and Southern Region
Code | Area served | Post office address (place, if outside area served) |
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700 | Fellabær og Egilsstaðir | Dalbrún 2 |
701 | Egilsstaðir | Surface mail |
710 | Seyðisfjörður | Hafnargötu 4 |
715 | Mjóifjörður | Surface mail |
720 | Borgarfjörður eystri | Surface mail |
730 | Reyðarfjörður | Búðareyri 35 |
735 | Eskifjörður | Strandgötu 55 |
740 | Neskaupstaður | Miðstræti 26 |
750 | Fáskrúðsfjörður | Skólavegi 57 |
755 | Stöðvarfjörður | Surface mail |
760 | Breiðdalsvík | Selnesi 38 |
765 | Djúpivogur | Kambi 1 |
780 | Höfn | Hafnarbraut 21 |
781 | Höfn | Surface mail |
785 | Öræfi | Surface mail |
8xx: Southern Region
Code | Area served | Post office address (place, if outside area served) |
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800 | Selfoss | Austurvegi 26 |
801 | Selfoss | Surface mail |
802 | Selfoss, PO boxes | Austurvegi 26, 800 Selfoss |
810 | Hveragerði | Sunnumörk 2-4 |
815 | Þorlákshöfn | Reykjabraut 2 |
816 | Ölfus | Surface mail |
820 | Eyrarbakki | Surface mail |
825 | Stokkseyri | Surface mail |
840 | Laugarvatn | Surface mail |
845 | Flúðir | Surface mail |
850 | Hella | Þrúðvangi 10 |
851 | Hella | Surface mail |
860 | Hvolsvöllur | Austurvegi 2 |
861 | Hvolsvöllur | Surface mail |
870 | Vík | Austurvegi 15 |
871 | Vík | Surface mail |
880 | Kirkjubæjarklaustur | Klausturvegi 13 |
9xx: Southern Region
Code | Area served | Post office address (place, if outside area served) |
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900 | Vestmannaeyjar | Vestmannabraut 22 |
902 | Vestmannaeyjar, PO boxes | Vestmannabraut 22, 900 Vestmannaeyjar |
See also
External links
- Iceland Post (English)
- Iceland Post (Icelandic)
- Postal codes (Icelandic)
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