Country information - Austria

General information for Austria, including naming conventions used and specific dataset characteristics.

  • Sources: The Austrian dataset is compiled from official sources, providing comprehensive postal and address information across the country.
  • Update frequency: Monthly, made available as download on the 1st day of the month. The API is refreshed during the month, possibly earlier than the 1st.
  • Austria has approximately 2,200 postal codes, each consisting of four digits. For example, 7000 is the postal code for Eisenstadt.

Details on data:

  • The dataset adheres to Austrian postal conventions, with each postal code typically covering a specific municipality or area.
  • Austrian address formatting respects German language conventions, including usage of special characters (e.g., Straße instead of Strasse) and the use of umlauts (e.g., Gmünd instead of Gmund).