Germany Address Format Guide: Structure & Examples
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Germany Address Format Guide
In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore the standard address format used in Germany. Whether you’re shipping packages, sending mail, or validating addresses for your business, understanding the proper address structure is essential for successful deliveries. We’ll cover the basic elements, provide examples, and explain how GeoPostcodes can help with address validation.
Germany - Address Format
An address format in Germany contains the following elements:
- Recipient’s name
- Business or department name (if applicable)
- Street name and house number
- Postal Code and City Name
- Country – GERMANY (in all caps)
John Smith
Häberlstraße 5
80337 München
GERMANY
Germany Address Format Examples
Example 1:
John Smith
Greifswalder Str. 16
10405 Berlin
GERMANY
Example 2:
Deutsche Post Abholstation
Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 1
40210 Düsseldorf
GERMANY
Postal and Country Information for Germany
| Country/territory name | Germany | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO codes | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: DE ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: DEU ISO 3166-1 numeric-1: 276 | |||||
| Administrative area count | 16 | |||||
| Administration area names and abbreviations |
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| Term to describe postal codes | PLZ | |||||
| Postal code format | 99999 | |||||
| Population | 82 681 251 | |||||
| Total land area | 357 451km² | |||||
How to Validate Addresses for Germany Using GeoPostcodes Database
GeoPostcodes offers comprehensive address validation database to validate Germany addresses. Our database ensures addresses follow the correct format for Germany, reducing delivery errors and improving efficiency.
Use GeoPostcodes:
- Address Database to validate Street Names, Postal Codes and Cities in Germany
- Postal Database if you only need to validate Postal Codes and Cities in Germany
- Population Database if you would like to do urban/rural mapping or compute how many people live in Germany segmented by postal code, city or administrative divisions
You can leverage GeoPostcodes data to validate addresses in Germany using:
- Street column to validate Street names
- Postcode column to validate Postal Codes
- Locality column to validate City names
Explore our Germany address database.