Four-digit postcode regions in the Netherlands

An sf object with 4-digit postcode region geometries for the Netherlands. Centroid coordinates are included in EPSG:4326.

Usage

nl_postcode4

Format

A simple feature object with 4053 rows and 7 variables:

pc4

4-digit postcode.

areaname

Name of corresponding 4-digit postcode area.

city

City name.

biggest_20cities

Whether the area is in one of the twenty largest cities in the Netherlands.

geometry

Postcode region geometry.

lon

Longitude of the 4-digit postcode centroid.

lat

Latitude of the 4-digit postcode centroid.

Source

Adapted from Dutch postcode boundary data for package examples.

Details

Postal codes in the Netherlands are alphanumeric and consist of four digits followed by two uppercase letters. This object aggregates those codes to their first four digits.

Author

Martin Haringa