Netherlands Postal Codes
Netherlands uses postal codes in the format #### @@ (# = digit, @ = letter).
4,086 postal codes are recorded for Netherlands in the open data sources below.
Note on coverage. For Netherlands, the open dataset is a partial extract rather than the full code list. The codes below are accurate as far as they go, but this is not the country's complete postal code list — use the official finder for a specific address.
Example postal codes
1234 AB2490 AA
Postal codes by place
The 60 places in Netherlands with the most postal codes recorded, listed alphabetically. Larger towns link to their own page.
| Place | Postal code | Codes recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 's-Gravenhage | 2491 | 62 |
| 's-Hertogenbosch | 5211 | 16 |
| Alkmaar | 1811 | 14 |
| Almelo | 7601 | 10 |
| Almere | 1309 | 43 |
| Alphen aan den Rijn | 2401 | 9 |
| Amersfoort | 2324 | 16 |
| Amstelveen | 1181 | 10 |
| Amsterdam | 1011 | 81 |
| Apeldoorn | 7311 | 22 |
| Arnhem | 6811 | 27 |
| Bergen op Zoom | 4611 | 12 |
| Beverwijk | 1940 | 9 |
| Breda | 4811 | 22 |
| Capelle aan den IJssel | 2901 | 9 |
| Delft | 2611 | 13 |
| Deventer | 7146 | 18 |
| Doetinchem | 7001 | 9 |
| Dordrecht | 3311 | 11 |
| Eindhoven | 5611 | 34 |
| Emmen | 7811 | 13 |
| Enschede | 7511 | 23 |
| Etten-Leur | 4871 | 9 |
| Gorinchem | 4200 | 10 |
| Gouda | 2801 | 9 |
| Groningen | 9711 | 31 |
| Haarlem | 2011 | 19 |
| Harderwijk | 3841 | 9 |
| Heemskerk | 1961 | 9 |
| Heerenveen | 8441 | 10 |
| Heerlen | 6411 | 11 |
| Helmond | 5701 | 9 |
| Hengelo | 7551 | 9 |
| Hilversum | 1211 | 11 |
| Hoogeveen | 7901 | 10 |
| Kerkrade | 6461 | 10 |
| Leeuwarden | 8911 | 26 |
| Leiden | 2311 | 16 |
| Lelystad | 8211 | 19 |
| Maarssen | 3601 | 9 |
| Maastricht | 6211 | 18 |
| Middelburg | 4331 | 9 |
| Nieuwegein | 3431 | 9 |
| Nijmegen | 6511 | 23 |
| Oosterhout | 4901 | 10 |
| Oss | 5341 | 10 |
| Ridderkerk | 2981 | 9 |
| Rijswijk | 2281 | 9 |
| Rosmalen | 5241 | 10 |
| Rotterdam | 2761 | 67 |
| Schiedam | 3111 | 14 |
| Tilburg | 5011 | 25 |
| Utrecht | 3454 | 43 |
| Veldhoven | 5501 | 9 |
| Venlo | 5911 | 14 |
| Wageningen | 4043 | 10 |
| Zaandam | 1501 | 10 |
| Zeewolde | 3891 | 10 |
| Zoetermeer | 2711 | 17 |
| Zwolle | 8011 | 26 |
How an address is written in Netherlands
This is the order Netherlands's postal service expects. Square brackets mark what you replace.
[Recipient name]
[Street address]
[Postal code (1234 AB)] [City]
NETHERLANDS
A postal code is required in a complete Netherlands address.
Look up a specific address
For the code covering one particular street or building, Netherlands's postal service publishes an official finder: www.postnl.nl/en/find-a-postcode. It is authoritative and kept current, which third-party copies often are not.
Country reference
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 | NL |
|---|---|
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 | NLD |
| Capital | Amsterdam |
| Telephone code | +31 |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) |
| Internet TLD | .nl |
Sources and licensing
Postal code data from GeoNames, used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. Address formats and validation rules derive from Google's international address metadata, cross-checked against Universal Postal Union addressing standards. Last verified August 2026. Confirm time-critical addresses with the destination country's postal operator.
Postal codes by town and city
2,426 places in Netherlands have a recorded postal code. The 44 largest have their own page; the rest are listed alphabetically.
Largest towns and cities
Rotterdam · Amsterdam · 's-Gravenhage · Utrecht · Groningen · Eindhoven · Tilburg · Breda · Nijmegen · Almere · Haarlem · Arnhem · 's-Hertogenbosch · Enschede · Amersfoort · Apeldoorn · Zwolle · Leeuwarden · Maastricht · Leiden · Dordrecht · Zoetermeer · Venlo · Deventer · Delft · Alkmaar · Heerlen · Hilversum · Lelystad · Amstelveen · Oss · Schiedam · Almelo · Zaandam · Bergen op Zoom · Emmen · Oosterhout · Kerkrade · Heerenveen · Hoogeveen
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