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. 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

8,9,0 are assigned to Slovakia.
Addresses with large mail traffic can get their own postal code.
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
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

Czech Republic
On envelopes and postcards there are usually five rectangular boxes below the address field for the postal code digits.