Get town by Postleitzahl (ZIP-Code)
Test it here: https://swisszip.api.ganti.dev/zip/3073
/zip.php?zip=3073&format=(json|xml|debug)&canton=BE
| category | type | value | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| zip | 4 digit number | 1000-9999 | Postleitzahl/ ZIP-Code |
| format | string | json; xml; debug | output format |
| canton | string | e.g AG, GR, ZH | filter by canton |
| scope | string | municipality, town | default: municipality; If town (Ortschaft) is set the grouping changes. there can be multiple towns within one municipality (Gemeinde) or multiple municipalities within a town. As example try both params with zip 7415 |
| category | type | value | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| status | count | number | how many results |
| status | distinct | 0 or 1 | there was exactly one result |
| status | status | 'ok' or 'error' | general information if request was successful |
| status | error['name'] | string | error |
| status | error['description'] | string | description of error |
| data | zip | 4 digit number | Postleitzahl/ ZIP-Code |
| data | bfs | 4 digit number | GemeindeNummer, Official municipality ID |
| data | town | string | Name of town (Ortschaft) |
| data | municipality | string | Name of municipality (official municipality name) |
| data | zip-share | number | percentage of area |
| data | locale | string | de, fr, it, rm |
[status] => Array
(
[status] => ok
[count] => 4
[distinct] => 0
)
[data] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[zip] => 3073
[zip-share] => 99.06
[town] => Gümligen
[bfs] => 356
[municipality] => Muri bei Bern
[canton] => BE
[locale] => de
)
[1] => Array
(
[zip] => 3073
[zip-share] => 0.58
[town] => Gümligen
[bfs] => 351
[municipality] => Bern
[canton] => BE
[locale] => de
)
[2] => Array
(
[zip] => 3073
[zip-share] => 0.31
[town] => Gümligen
[bfs] => 363
[municipality] => Ostermundigen
[canton] => BE
[locale] => de
)
[3] => Array
(
[zip] => 3073
[zip-share] => 0.04
[town] => Gümligen
[bfs] => 630
[municipality] => Allmendingen
[canton] => BE
[locale] => de
)
)from the official commune register
- https://data.geo.admin.ch/ch.swisstopo-vd.ortschaftenverzeichnis_plz
- https://data.geo.admin.ch/ch.swisstopo.amtliches-gebaeudeadressverzeichnis
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