The City of Magdeburg in Germany (in German it’s Magdeburg)

§ Magdeburg: brief information about the city

The City of Magdeburg, in German Magdeburg, with a population size of about 240'000 people is one of the largest cities of Germany, covering an area of 201 km², the city is located in the eastern part of Germany (formerly the German Democratic Republic) in the federated state of Saxony-Anhalt , the city of Magdeburg is the capital of the said federated state. The population density of the city is 1'191 people per 1 km².

§ Magdeburg population, population density

The table below contains the population statistics for the City of Magdeburg versus the mean value per 1 city in Germany. This gives an idea of the city size and its population. Population data is sourced from the Federal Statistical Office of Germany.

The population of the city of Magdeburg in 2023.

§ Magdeburg local time

The City of Magdeburg, like all other cities in Germany, has a single time zone, so the exact local time in the City of Magdeburg is the same as in all the cities of Germany:

Postal code(s) of the City of Magdeburg

The major postal code in the City of Magdeburg is 39104 (it consists of 5 digits, like all postal codes in Germany).

However, the following postal codes also apply to the city, depending on the city part: 39106, 39108, 39110, 39112, 39114, 39116, 39118, 39120, 39122, 39124, 39126, 39128, 39130.

§ City of Magdeburg on the map

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§ City of Magdeburg phone code (or area, dialling code, international prefix)

For telephone calls to the City of Magdeburg, use its telephone code 391. For calls around Germany, dial “0” (to access the DLD, domestic long-distance line) prior to the city code, that is 0 391, and then dial the subscriber's phone number. For calls from other countries, first dial the international access code (which, for example, in UK is: “00”, two zeros), then the code of Germany 49, then the city code 391 and the subscriber's phone number, for example: 00 49 391 1234123.