Today I will introduce to you the Germany post code.
Germany has a small area on the European continent, and the classification of postal codes is relatively simple, with a total of 5 digits. The first 2 digits represent the province or state, and the last 3 digits represent the urban area. In the case of Berlin, the capital of Germany, the postal code of the city is 10115–14199.
Germany is a developed industrial country. As early as 1941, Germany created two-digit postal codes, mainly for the convenience of sending parcels. Later, Germany gradually applied postal codes to the mail system.
In 1962, West Germany created 4-digit postal codes. Due to historical reasons at the time, East Germany also created its own 4-digit postal code in 1965. After German reunification, new 5-digit postal codes were introduced in 1993.
Before that, postcodes in Germany had a letter in front of them instead. For example, the letter W should be added before the postal code of West Germany, which means the West; the letter O should be added before the East Germany, which is the abbreviation of Ost, which means the East in German. The two sides divided their camps.
Postal codes in Germany are used in the German postal system. In 1995, Deutsche Post was reformed and fully liberalized. Due to the withdrawal of the government, Deutsche Post began to privatize and develop, transforming from a continuous loss-making enterprise into an international logistics giant.
Since 1996, Deutsche Post has established a parcel center to improve domestic logistics efficiency. 90% of the mails are automated, 95% of the mails in Germany can reach the recipient's shipping center within 1 day, and 99% of the mails can reach the destination within 2 days. The use of zip codes in it also increases the efficiency of machine processing.