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Swiss Post is the national postal service in Switzerland. It has a comprehensive English-language website for people moving to or living in Switzerland, with information on mailing letters and parcels, banking services, tariffs and tracing mail and parcels.
Swisspost Customer Service line has an English-speaking service open Monday to Friday 07:00 to 19:00 and Saturday 08:00 to 13:00.
Postcodes in SwitzerlandSwitzerland uses a four digit postal code (Liechtenstein is also part of the system). The postal code areas do not correlate directly with canton boundaries. The prefix CH- is often used on international mail within Europe to designate Swiss postal codes.
Swiss AddressesAddresses in Switzerland are often formatted as follows:
Forwarding MailPost can be forwarded to a new Swiss address for a period of one year. This service can be requested at the local post office, or it can be arranged online. Contact Swisspost at least three working days before the move.
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