Country information - Germany

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

  • Sources: The German dataset is compiled from official sources, municipal databases, and federal statistical offices, providing high-quality and up-to-date address and postal code data.
  • Update frequency: Monthly, made available as download 1st day of the month. API refreshed during the month, possibly earlier than the 1st.
  • Germany has approximately ~8,200 strictly numeric five-digit postal codes, each assigned to a specific city, district, or area. For example, 10115 is the postal code for central Berlin.

Details on data:

  • The dataset adheres to German postal conventions, with each postal code typically covering a single municipality or part of a large city. Addresses include standardized fields like street, streetNumber, postalCode, district, municipality, and state.
  • German address data emphasizes precision and compliance with postal standards, including: Correct casing and umlaut usage (e.g., München, not Munchen)