Provinces of the Netherlands
What are the postcodes of the provinces? On this page you will find postcode information about the 12 provinces of the Netherlands. In total there are 473 007 postcodes and 128 674 streets in the Netherlands. These postcodes and streets are in 2 501 cities within the 380 municipalities in the Netherlands. Looking for a specific postcode? You can view all postcodes on multiple levels, from province, municipality and city, to district, neighbourhood and street.
- number of provinces 12 provinces
- number of places 2 501 places
- number of municipalities 380 municipalities
- population density 411 inhabitants per km2
- inhabitants 17 260 570 inhabitants
- households 7 360 570 households
- postcodes 473 007 postcodes
- streets 128 674 streets
- districts 2 981 districts
- neighbourhoods 12 822 neighbourhoods
Overview of the provinces of the Netherlands
In the overview below you will find all the provinces of the Netherlands with the corresponding numbers of postcodes and streets. Find the underlying postcodes and streets for each province.
| province | postcodes | streets |
|---|---|---|
| Drenthe | 18 808 postcodes | 7 419 straten |
| Flevoland | 11 518 postcodes | 4 846 straten |
| Friesland | 21 228 postcodes | 9 707 straten |
| Gelderland | 69 032 postcodes | 23 775 straten |
| Groningen | 21 665 postcodes | 7 987 straten |
| Limburg | 32 268 postcodes | 13 831 straten |
| Noord-Brabant | 63 070 postcodes | 25 963 straten |
| Noord-Holland | 71 720 postcodes | 20 767 straten |
| Overijssel | 27 710 postcodes | 11 067 straten |
| Utrecht | 34 322 postcodes | 12 930 straten |
Postcodes and streets
The provinces of the Netherlands act as the regional level of government between the central government and the municipalities in the Netherlands. For example, when decisions have to be made about building plans for a new hospital, which also requires new postcodes.
Provincial classification
In the past century, the cabinet has already made a number of proposals to reduce the 12 provinces of the Netherlands to 6 to 7. A change in the provinces will not affect the postcode distribution.