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This is the Sweden Post Code page. This page includes the following content: Code Method, Envelope Example and Address Format, the way of writing the postal code correctly, reference link for postcode inquiries.

Envelope Example

Coding Method

The postcode in Sweden consists of 5 digits,divided into two groups of three and two digits. There is a space between the two groups. eg:

114 55

Address Format

The Swedish Post requires the ISO-2 country code to be used on all international mail items being delivered to Sweden. For domestic mail, ISO-2 code is not required.

International mail being delivered to Sweden:

SVEN NILSSON             addressee
NYBY 10                  street name + street number
SE-123 45 LILLBYN        ISO-2 code- postcode + location
SWEDEN                   country 

Domestic mail:

ERIK ANDERSSON           addressee
EKVÄGEN 1                street name + street number
120 35 TYRESÖ            postcode + location

Note: A double space shall be inserted between the postcode and the location. The location shall be written in capital letters.

Sweden Postcode Look Up

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First two digits of postcodes in different cities or areas

First two digits of postcodes	City
10x xx - 11x xx	Stockholm
12x xx - 15x xx	Greater Stockholm south
16x xx - 19x xx	Greater Stockholm north
20x xx - 21x xx	Malmö
22x xx	Lund
23x xx - 24x xx	South and central Skåne
25x xx	Helsingborg
26x xx	Northwestern Skåne
27x xx	Southeastern Skåne
28x xx	Northern Skåne
29x xx	Northeastern Skåne
30x xx	Halmstad
31x xx	Halland
33x xx - 34x xx	Southwestern Småland
35x xx	Växjö
36x xx	Central Småland
37x xx	Blekinge
38x xx - 39x xx	Eastern Småland and Öland
40x xx - 41x xx	Göteborg
42x xx - 43x xx	Greater Göteborg
44x xx - 47x xx	Bohuslän and Dalsland
50x xx	Borås
51x xx - 54x xx	Västergötland
55x xx	Jönköping
56x xx - 57x xx	Northern Småland
58x xx	Linköping
59x xx	Southern Östergötland and northeastern Småland
60x xx	Norrköping
61x xx	Northern Östergötland
62x xx	Gotland
63x xx	Eskilstuna
64x xx	Southern Södermanland
65x xx	Karlstad
66x xx - 68x xx	Dalsland and Värmland
69x xx	Närke
70x xx	Örebro
71x xx	Närke
72x xx	Västerås
73x xx	Northeastern Närke and Västmanland
74x xx	Uppland
75x xx	Uppsala
76x xx	Uppland
77x xx - 79x xx	Dalarna
80x xx	Gävle
81x xx	Gästrikland
82x xx	Hälsingland
83x xx	Jämtlands län
84x xx	Medelpad
85x xx	Sundsvall
86x xx	Medelpad
87x xx - 89x xx	Ångermanland
90x xx	Umeå
91x xx - 93x xx	Västerbottens län
94x xx - 96x xx	Norrbottens län
97x xx	Luleå
98x xx	Northern Norrbottens län

First two digits of postcodes	Area
12x xx - 15x xx	Southern Stockholm metropolitan
16x xx - 19x xx	Northern Stockholm metropolitan
23x xx	South-western Skåne County
24x xx	Central Skåne County
26x xx	North-western Skåne County
27x xx	South-eastern Skåne County
28x xx	Northern Skåne County and south-western Kronoberg County
29x xx	North-eastern Skåne County and western Blekinge County
31x xx	Southern Halland County
33x xx	Western Jönköping County
34x xx	Western Kronoberg County
36x xx	Eastern Kronoberg County
37x xx	Middle and eastern Blekinge County
38x xx	Southern Kalmar County
42x xx - 47x xx	Northern Halland County and western Västra Götaland County
51x xx	Southern Västra Götaland County
52x xx - 54x xx	Eastern Västra Götaland County
56x xx - 57x xx	Northern Jönköping County and middle Kalmar County
59x xx	Southern Östergötland County and northern Kalmar County
61x xx	Northern Östergötland County and southern Södermanland County
62x xx	Gotland County
64x xx	Northern Södermanland County
66x xx - 68x xx	Värmland County and northern Västra Götaland County
69x xx	Southern Örebro County
71x xx	Northern Örebro County
73x xx	Västmanland County
74x xx	Middle and southern Uppsala County
76x xx	Northern Stockholm County
77x xx	Southern Dalarna County
78x xx	Central and western Dalarna County
79x xx	Northern Dalarna County
81x xx	Southern Gävleborg County and northern Uppsala County
82x xx	Northern Gävleborg County
83x xx	Northern Jämtland County
84x xx	Southern Jämtland County and south-western Västernorrland County
86x xx	South-eastern Västernorrland County
87x xx	Middle Västernorrland County
88x xx	North-western Västernorrland County
89x xx	North-eastern Västernorrland County
91x xx	Southern Västerbotten County
92x xx	Middle Västerbotten County
93x xx	North-eastern Västerbotten County and South-western Norrbotten County
94x xx	Southern Norrbotten County
95x xx	Middle Norrbotten County
96x xx	South-eastern Norrbotten County
98x xx	Northern Norrbotten County

Reference Links

• PostCodeBase: Sweden Postcode
• YouBianKu: Sweden Postal Codes including more than 16,000 full Sweden postcodes data and detail address information
• Swedish postal official website (Swedish, English)
  • Post Query (Swedish)
  • Post Query (Swedish)
• List_of_postal_codes_in_Sweden
• Sweden Postcode type and position format, PDF file (English)

External Links

• Wikipedia: Sweden
• Chahaoba: Area code of Sweden

• AreaCodeBase: Sweden Areacode Database
• YouBianKu: Sweden Postal Code Database
• PostCodeBase: Sweden Postcode Database