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.

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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Example postal codes

• 1234 AB
• 2490 AA

Largest places and their postal codes

The 60 largest places in Netherlands by population, with a postal code for each. Larger towns link to their own page.

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

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.