Postal codes in the Faroe Islands explained

Postal codes in the Faroe Islands consist of the two letter ISO 3166 code "FO", followed by three digits:

P/F Postverk Føroya

Óðinshædd 22

FO-100 Tórshavn

FAROE ISLANDS

PO Box addresses

Separate postal codes are used for PO Box addresses in the capital Tórshavn and some other towns:^[1]

HN Jacobsens Bókahandil

Postboks 55

FO-110 Tórshavn

FAROE ISLANDS

Former Danish postal codes

Previously, the Faroe Islands formed part of the Danish postcode system, introduced in 1967, which also included Greenland.^[2] This used the number range 3800 to 3899, and the "DK" prefix for Denmark:^[3]

Føroya Ferdamannafelag

DK-3800 Tórshavn

FAROE ISLANDS

Later on, the "FR" prefix was used:^[4]

DGU Føroyadeild

Debesartrøð

FR 3800 Tórshavn

FAROE ISLANDS

When the three-digit postal codes were first introduced, they were used for PO Box addresses, alongside the existing four-digit ones.^[5]

References

1. Book: Nordiske trafiksikkerhedsdage 1998 . 1998 . Nordic Council of Ministers . 978-92-893-0242-5 . 154 . en.
2. Book: Tidsskrift for industri . 1967 . 382 . da.
3. Book: Danish Journal . 1969 . Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs . 65-73 . 45 . en.
4. Book: Att förstå varandra i Norden: språkråd till nordbor i nordiskt samarbete : en handledning . 1986 . Nordiska rådet . 978-91-38-09277-4 . 48 . sv.
5. Book: Benn's Media Directory: International . 1991 . Benn Business Information Services . 139 . 100 . en.