Denmark Address Format Guide: Structure & Examples

Updated: July 9, 2025
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Denmark Address Format Guide

In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore the standard address format used in Denmark. 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.

Denmark - Address Format

An address format in Denmark contains the following elements:

  1. Recipient’s name
  2. Business or department name (if applicable)
  3. Street name and House number
  4. Postal Code (4 digits) and City
  5. Country – DENMARK (in all caps)

John Smith
Plougslundvej 121
7190 Billund
DENMARK

Denmark Address Format Examples

Example 1:

John Smith
Tinghusgade 2
5000 Odense
DENMARK

Example 2:

Denmark Post Office
Bernstorffsgade 16
1577 København
DENMARK

Postal and Country Information for Denmark

Country/territory name Denmark
ISO codes ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: DK
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: DNK
ISO 3166-1 numeric-1: 208
Administrative area count 6
Administration area names and abbreviations
  • Capital Region
  • Central Jutland
  • North Denmark
  • South Denmark
  • Zealand
  • 84
  • 82
  • 81
  • 83
  • 85
Term to describe postal codes Postnummer
Postal code format 9999
Population 5 944 212
Total land area 43 067km²

How to Validate Addresses for Denmark Using GeoPostcodes Database

GeoPostcodes offers comprehensive address validation database to validate Denmark addresses. Our database ensures addresses follow the correct format for Denmark, reducing delivery errors and improving efficiency.

Use GeoPostcodes:

  • Address Database to validate Street Names, Postal Codes and Cities in Denmark
  • Postal Database if you only need to validate Postal Codes and Cities in Denmark
  • Population Database if you would like to do urban/rural mapping or compute how many people live in Denmark segmented by postal code, city or administrative divisions

You can leverage GeoPostcodes data to validate addresses in Denmark using:

  • Street column to validate Street names
  • Postcode column to validate Postal Codes
  • Post Town column to validate City names