Post Codes and the Postal System in Hungary

Information on sending and receiving letters and parcels, mail services, finding a Hungarian postal/ZIP code and how to write addresses in Hungary...

Postal Codes

Hungarian post codes are made up of four digits:

• The first number indicates the postal region
• The second number indicates the routing area
• The third number is the routing zone
• The fourth number shows the destination

Writing Addresses

Addresses should be written in the bottom right corner of an envelope, beneath the stamp. The envelope should be addressed as follows:

• Recipient’s name
  Town/City
  Street + house / flat name or number
  Post code
  Hungary (if sending from outside Hungary)

The correct way to write an address is as follows:

• Person’s name
  Budapest
  Virágtér 3
  1037
  Hungary

• For further information about writing an address: Click here (PDF)

• Postal Services