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Greenland address format & examples
How to write a Greenlandic address
Looking to learn how to write a Greenlandic address? Read on, friends.
Smarty is the premier provider of international address data tools. If you need addresses validated anywhere in the world, you can do so with Smarty and the click of a button. Sounds simple, right? You know what else is simple if you know what you’re doing? That’s right. Writing Greenland’s address in the correct format. Here’s a template for you to follow:
- Building - If the building the address is in has a name, it goes first.
- Street and premise - The street name comes first, followed by the building or unit number.
- Dependent locality - Local area or neighborhood, if applicable.
- Postal code and city - Postal code comes first, followed by the city on the same line.
- Country - Greenland can be shortened to GRL.
Greenland address examples
Typical address examplePaarnat 5
3905 Nuuk
GRL
Address example with units102
Qernertunnguanut 6A
3900 Nuuk
GRL
Postal box examplePostboks 1576
Nuuk
3900
Commercial address exampleQassuserfik 2-3
3905 Nuuk
Smarty address validation tools
Smarty® has a suite of address validation tools that can format, standardize, and validate Greenland addresses, plus addresses in 240+ other countries and territories worldwide. Validate your Greenlandic address with our tools.
Use the Single Address Verification Tool to verify and format 1 address at a time, the Bulk Address Validation Tool to verify and format a list addresses simultaneously, or use the International Street Address API to integrate address validation and formatting programmatically into your software systems and workflows.
Postal information
Greenland's national postal system, "POST Greenland," was established in 1938. As of recent data, POST Greenland services approximately 300 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Greenland. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
Administrative area types and count
4 municipalities
Administration area names and abbreviations
Sermersooq - SE Qeqqata - QE Qeqertalik - QT Avannaata - AV
Term to describe postal codes
postal code
Postal code in language
postnummer
Postal code format
9999
Postal service provider and website
POST Greenland
Country information
Do you still need information beyond Greenland’s address format? Plenty of other location-based data, such as postal codes and ISO codes, is available so you can scratch that itch.
Country/territory name
Greenland
ISO3
GRL
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
GL
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
GRL
ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
304
Endonym
Kalaallit Nunaat
Total land area
2166086 KM²
Capital
Nuuk
Other major cities
Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Qaqortoq
Population information
Total population
56865 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
87% / 13%
Urban population
49473
Rural population
7392
Official language
Kalaallisut, Danish
All languages spoken
Greenlandic, Danish, English
Most commonly used postal language
Danish
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