Postal codes in the Czech Republic
Postal codes in the Czech Republic are called PSČ. The acronym is commonly pronounced as a word, rather than separate letters. The system was introduced in former Czechoslovakia in 1973 and has remained unchanged.
Postal code format
The postal code consists of five digits, usually written with a space in the form XXX XX. The first digit indicates a region :- 1 - the capital of the Czech Republic, Prague.
- 2 - central Bohemia. Numbers 200 00 - 249 99 are reserved for internal needs of the postal system itself and are not assigned to any region. The Prague central distribution post office uses 225 00.
- 3 - western and southern Bohemia
- 4 - northern Bohemia
- 5 - eastern Bohemia and western Moravia
- 6 - southern Moravia
- 7 - eastern and northern Moravia
- 8 - the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava. The second digit represents one of the five districts of Bratislava. The codes 860 01-899 99 are not assigned to any region and serve for internal purposes of the postal system.
- 9 - southern and western Slovakia: 911 01 Trenčín, 917 01 Trnava, 949 01 Nitra, 960 01 Zvolen, 974 01 Banská Bystrica, 984 01 Lučenec
- 0 - northern and eastern Slovakia: 010 01 Žilina, 036 01 Martin, 040 01 - 044 99 Košice, 058 01 Poprad, 071 01 Michalovce, 080 01 Prešov).
Format
When writing the address, the postal code is put in front of the town name; when typed or printed, 1 space separates the leading 3 digits from the trailing 2 digits, and 2 spaces separate the postal code from the town name, e.g.:- Na Příkopě 28
- 115 03 Praha 1
International mail
On postal items being sent from abroad it is recommended to prepend the postal code with the ISO 3166-1 two-letter code of the country and a dash:- Na Příkopě 28
- CZ-115 03 Praha 1
- the Czech Republic