The Postal codes in Poland consists of 5 numbers in the following format xy-zzz. Postal codes are generally clearly visible outside local Australian post offices. ...

First digit in the postal code represents the postal district, second digit major geographical subdivision of this district, and the three digits after dash: the post office, or in case of large cities: particular street, part of the street or even separate address (in the last case code is in the form of xy-9zz). Thus the postal code 70-952 means: A dash is a punctuation mark. ... Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ...

• 7 - postal district of Szczecin,
• 0 - subdivision of that district, in this case the Western Part of Szczecin,
• 9 - denotes special code, and
• 52 - Office of the District Attorney (Prokuratura Okręgowa).

Similarly, the code for 70-470 denotes the odd numbers from 1 to 27 in the Wojska Polskiego Street in Szczecin, and 34-434 is a code for whole town of Dębno near Nowy Targ (3 - postal district of Kraków, 4 - subdivision of that district, 434 the town of Dębno - strictly speaking the post office in Dębno). Szczecin (pronounce: ; German: ; Kashubian/Pomeranian: Sztetëno; Latin: Stetinum or Scecinum, also Sedinum) is the capital city of West Pomeranian Voivodship in Poland. ... Nowy Targ is a town in southern Poland with 34,000 inhabitants (2006). ... Wawel Hill, Old Town, Kraków. ...

It is worth noting, that postal discricts and their subdivisions are not related to the administrative division of Poland.

Notable postal codes in Poland:

• 00-999 - Telewizja Polska (Polish Television)
• 00-001 - post office Warsaw 1
• 00-950 - PO boxes at post office Warsaw 1
• 00-902 - Sejm

Telewizja Polska Spółka Akcyjna (TVP S.A., Polish Television) is Polands public television network broadcasting corporation. ... Motto: Contemnit procellas (It defies the storms) Semper invicta (Always invincible) Coordinates: Country Poland Voivodeship Masovian Voivodeship Powiat (County) Gmina (Commune) Warszawa Districts 18 boroughs City Rights turn of the 13th century Government  - Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz Area  - City 516. ... The Sejm building in Warsaw. ...

Other postal codes

00-09

• 00-XXX to 02-XXX - Warsaw
• 07-400 - Ostrołęka

Motto: Contemnit procellas (It defies the storms) Semper invicta (Always invincible) Coordinates: Country Poland Voivodeship Masovian Voivodeship Powiat (County) Gmina (Commune) Warszawa Districts 18 boroughs City Rights turn of the 13th century Government  - Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz Area  - City 516. ... Coat of arms of OstroÅ‚eka OstroÅ‚Ä™ka ( ) is a town in northeastern Poland on the Narew river, about 120 km northeast of Warsaw, with a population of 54,129 (2005) and area 29 km². Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously capital of OstroÅ‚Ä™ka Voivodeship (1975-1998). ...

10-19

• 11-010 - Barczewo
• 13-230 - Lidzbark

Barczewo (German: Wartenburg/Ostpreussen) is a place in the Powiat Olsztyn, Warmia i Mazury voivodship, Poland. ... Lidzbark Wamiński is a town in Poland, on the Łyna river. ...

20-29

• 22-400 - Zamość
• 23-400 - Biłgoraj
• 23-401 - Biłgoraj

Zamość is a town in southeastern Poland with 66,633 inhabitants (2004), situated in the Lublin Voivodship (since 1999). ... Biłgoraj is a town in south-eastern Poland with 27,000 inhabitants (2003). ...

40-49

• 45-0x through 45-8x - Opole
• 42-20x through 0-8 - Częstochowa

Opole ( ; German: ) is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River (Odra). ... Częstochowa ( , German: ) is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 248,894 inhabitants (2004). ...

60-69

• 65-0x through 65-6x - Zielona Góra

Zielona Góra ( ; German: ) is a city in western Poland with 118,730 inhabitants (2004), situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship (since 1999), previously capital of Zielona Góra Voivodeship (1975-1998). ...

70-79

• 78-300 and 78-301 - Świdwin

Świdwin (German: Schivelbein), is a town in Middle Pomerania, north-western Poland with some 15,000 inhabitants. ...

80-89

• 84-230, 84-231, 84-232 - Rumia

Rumia (pronounce: [rumȋa], Kashubian/Pomeranian: Rëmiô, German Rahmel) is a town, located in Eastern Pomerania region, north-western Poland, with some 43,000 inhabitants. ...

22

• 22-360, - Rejowiec

External link

• Searchable database of Polish postal codes
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