Gelsenkirchen Postal Codes, Germany

Gelsenkirchen in Germany has 13 postal codes recorded, running from 45879 to 45899.

270,028 people live in Gelsenkirchen; local time is Europe/Berlin.

Where Gelsenkirchen is

Each of Gelsenkirchen’s 13 postal codes is marked.

Every postal code in Gelsenkirchen has its own page. Click any code below for that area's map, its own figures and, where we have it, its nearest weather station and monthly climate chart.

Gelsenkirchen through the year

Temperature · Rainfall

Gelsenkirchen by postal code

Every one of Gelsenkirchen's 13 postal codes, ordered on each measure that differs between them. Click any code for that area's own page.

Residents6,293 – 34,452 · 13 codes

1	45899	34,452
2	45891	27,932
3	45886	25,342
4	45897	25,231
5	45888	19,448
6	45889	15,587
7	45894	15,418
8	45896	15,201
9	45884	14,605
10	45892	13,035
11	45879	10,690
12	45881	7,974
13	45883	6,293

Average rent€5.30/m² – €5.90/m² · 13 codes

1	45894	€5.90/m²
2	45886	€5.60/m²
3	45899	€5.60/m²
4	45883	€5.50/m²
5	45884	€5.50/m²
6	45888	€5.50/m²
7	45891	€5.50/m²
8	45892	€5.50/m²
9	45897	€5.50/m²
10	45881	€5.40/m²
11	45896	€5.40/m²
12	45879	€5.30/m²
13	45889	€5.30/m²

Average age37.1 – 48.2 · 13 codes

1	45894	48.2
2	45892	46.3
3	45891	45.5
4	45897	43.5
5	45883	43.2
6	45888	43.1
7	45886	41.9
8	45899	41.8
9	45884	41.7
10	45896	41.6
11	45881	41.3
12	45889	40.7
13	45879	37.1

Foreign nationals here12.7% – 40.8% · 13 codes

1	45879	40.8%
2	45884	30.1%
3	45881	28%
4	45888	27.8%
5	45886	27.2%
6	45889	26%
7	45899	25.4%
8	45896	24.9%
9	45883	22%
10	45897	18.5%
11	45891	16.4%
12	45894	13.8%
13	45892	12.7%

People per household1.9 – 2.5 · 13 codes

1	45896	2.5
2	45889	2.3
3	45879	2.2
4	45883	2.2
5	45884	2.2
6	45886	2.2
7	45888	2.2
8	45899	2.2
9	45897	2.1
10	45881	2
11	45891	2
12	45892	2
13	45894	1.9

Owner-occupied homes16.7% – 55.7% · 13 codes

1	45896	55.7%
2	45883	43.3%
3	45892	38.9%
4	45897	35.5%
5	45894	34.5%
6	45891	33.6%
7	45889	33.4%
8	45888	32.6%
9	45899	32.4%
10	45886	32.3%
11	45884	29.5%
12	45881	25.4%
13	45879	16.7%

Homes standing empty7.9% – 16.3% · 13 codes

1	45896	16.3%
2	45889	11.8%
3	45884	11.1%
4	45892	10.2%
5	45883	10.1%
6	45886	10.1%
7	45888	9.4%
8	45899	9.4%
9	45897	9.3%
10	45881	9.2%
11	45879	8.9%
12	45891	8.8%
13	45894	7.9%

Average temperature10.6 °C – 10.8 °C · 13 codes

1	45881	10.8 °C
2	45883	10.8 °C
3	45889	10.8 °C
4	45891	10.8 °C
5	45892	10.8 °C
6	45894	10.8 °C
7	45896	10.8 °C
8	45897	10.8 °C
9	45899	10.8 °C
10	45879	10.6 °C
11	45884	10.6 °C
12	45886	10.6 °C
13	45888	10.6 °C

Rainfall in a year816 mm – 894 mm · 13 codes

1	45892	894 mm
2	45891	871 mm
3	45894	871 mm
4	45896	871 mm
5	45897	871 mm
6	45884	851 mm
7	45886	851 mm
8	45879	816 mm
9	45881	816 mm
10	45883	816 mm
11	45888	816 mm
12	45889	816 mm
13	45899	816 mm

Sunshine in a year1,550 h – 1,562 h · 13 codes

1	45881	1,562 h
2	45883	1,562 h
3	45889	1,562 h
4	45891	1,562 h
5	45892	1,562 h
6	45894	1,562 h
7	45896	1,562 h
8	45897	1,562 h
9	45899	1,562 h
10	45879	1,550 h
11	45884	1,550 h
12	45886	1,550 h
13	45888	1,550 h

The same across all of Gelsenkirchen

Population density	2,521.9 /km²1,138th of 10,812
Unemployment rate	14.1%1st of 10,812
Foreign nationals	23.3%686th of 10,812
Population change per 10,000 residents	171.4554th of 10,812
Live births per 10,000 residents	10.7412th of 10,812
Deaths per 10,000 residents	13.9495th of 10,812
Births minus deaths per 10,000 residents	-32.52,276th of 10,812
Net migration per 10,000 residents	132.42,503rd of 10,812
Days of frost	45.210,176th of 10,812
Days below freezing all day	99,409th of 10,812
Days above 25 °C	32.38,401st of 10,812
Days above 30 °C	6.77,564th of 10,812

These are published for a larger area than the postal code, so every code in Gelsenkirchen carries the same figure. The position shown is where Gelsenkirchen places among the 10,812 comparable areas in Germany.

Addressing mail to Gelsenkirchen

[Recipient name]
[Street address]
45879 Gelsenkirchen
GERMANY

Nearest towns

Measured from Gelsenkirchen:

Gladbeck 7 km NW · Herne 8 km E · Bottrop 11 km W · Essen 11 km SW · Recklinghausen 11 km NE · Bochum 12 km SE · Castrop-Rauxel 16 km E · Hattingen 17 km S

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