Postal codes in the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...

consist of the two letter

ISO 3166 ISO 3166 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, special areas of geographical interest, and their principal subdivisions (e.g., ...

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 Tórshavn (; lit. " Thor's harbour"), usually locally referred to as simply ''Havn'', is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the ...

and some other towns: :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 Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland ...

. This used the number range 3800 to 3899, and the "DK" prefix for

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: :Føroya Ferdamannafelag :DK-3800 Tórshavn :FAROE ISLANDS Later on, the "FR" prefix was used: :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.''Benn's Media Directory: International''
Volume 139, Benn Business Information Services, 1991, page 100

References

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