List of postal codes in Iceland


s 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:

2xx: Capital Region and Southern Peninsula

3xx: Western Region and Westfjords

4xx: Westfjords

5xx: Northeastern Region, Northwestern Region and Westfjords

6xx: Eastern Region and Northeastern Region

7xx: Eastern Region and Southern Region

8xx: Southern Region

9xx: Southern Region