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

§ Rostock: brief information about the city

The City of Rostock, in German Rostock, with a population size of about 210'000 people is one of the largest cities of Germany, covering an area of 181 km², the city is located in the eastern part of Germany (formerly the German Democratic Republic) in the federated state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (The capital of the federated state is the City of Шверин). The population density of the city is 1'157 people per 1 km².

§ Rostock population, population density

The table below contains the population statistics for the City of Rostock 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 Rostock in 2023.

§ Rostock local time

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

Postal code(s) of the City of Rostock

The major postal code in the City of Rostock is 18055 (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: 18057, 18059, 18069, 18106, 18107, 18109, 18119, 18146, 18147, 18181, 18182.

§ City of Rostock on the map

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

For telephone calls to the City of Rostock, use its telephone code 381. For calls around Germany, dial “0” (to access the DLD, domestic long-distance line) prior to the city code, that is 0 381, 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 381 and the subscriber's phone number, for example: 00 49 381 1234123.