CRESTA Zones

CRESTA defines two types of Zone for each of the countries which it
covers: (1) low-resolution CRESTA Zones, and (2) high-resolution CRESTA Zones. Low-resolution CRESTA Zones generally follow administrative boundaries (e.g. province or county boundaries) or merged postal code areas (e.g. first-two-digit postal code areas). High-resolution CRESTA Zones generally follow the full postal code areas (e.g. 4- or 5-digit postal code areas). Hazard-based CRESTA Zones are no longer available. Data provided in a previous format (CRESTA Zone releases for 2010 or 2013) can be mapped to the latest Zone definitions using the new CRESTA Zone Viewer.

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2019 Zoning Definition

The CRESTA 2019 release was made available to the public on 21 October 2019. It is based on the 2013 CRESTA Zones and reflects major changes to administrative and postal code units since that release.

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The 2019 release covers 137 countries and spans 4,901 low-resolution and 242,172 high-resolution CRESTA Zones. The update also introduces low-resolution zones for Australia, Canada and New Zealand. These data sets were not previously available under the zoning scheme and therefore fill a significant data gap.

Find below a list of CRESTA 2019 zoning definitions by country. Zoning lists are available within the CRESTA Zones Viewer.

Algeria (DZA)
- Low-Res: 48 Region (Example: DZA_01)
- High-Res: not available
Egypt (EGY)
- Low-Res: 27 Governorate (Example: EGY_ALX)
- High-Res: 349 Region (Example: EGY_0101)
Kenya (KEN)
- Low-Res: 8 NA (Example: KEN_110)
- High-Res: 47 County (Example: KEN_01)
Mauritius (MUS)
- Low-Res: 12 District (Example: MUS_AG)
- High-Res: not available
Morocco (MAR)
- Low-Res: 11 Region (Example: MAR_01)
- High-Res: 70 Province (Example: MAR_AGD)
Nigeria (NGA)
- Low-Res: 37 State (Example: NGA_AB)
- High-Res: 774 Local Gouvernment Area (Example: NGA_0101)
Reunion (REU)
- Low-Res: 4 District (Example: REU_9741)
- High-Res: 37 5-Digit Postcode Area (Example: REU_97400)
South Africa (ZAF)
- Low-Res: 95 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: ZAF_00)
- High-Res: 3790 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: ZAF_0001)
South Sudan (SSD)
- Low-Res: 10 Region (Example: SSD_BN)
- High-Res: not available
Sudan (SDN)
- Low-Res: 18 NA (Example: SDN_DC)
- High-Res: not available
Tanzania (TZA)
- Low-Res: 32 Region (Example: TZA_01)
- High-Res: 171 District (Example: TZA_0101)
Uganda (UGA)
- Low-Res: 135 District (Example: UGA_101)
- High-Res: 204 County (Example: UGA_1011)
Western Sahara (ESH)
- Low-Res: 7 Province (Example: ESH_066)
- High-Res: 32 Municipality (Example: ESH_0660103)

Afghanistan (AFG)
- Low-Res: 34 Province (Example: AFG_BAL)
- High-Res: not available
Armenia (ARM)
- Low-Res: 11 Province (Example: ARM_AG)
- High-Res: 42 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: ARM_00)
Azerbaijan (AZE)
- Low-Res: 74 District (Example: AZE_ABS)
- High-Res: not available
China (CHN)
- Low-Res: 63 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: CHN_00)
- High-Res: 2498 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: CHN_0000)
Cyprus (CYP)
- Low-Res: 6 District (Example: CYP_01)
- High-Res: 1125 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: CYP_1010)
East Timor (TLS)
- Low-Res: 13 District (Example: TLS_05)
- High-Res: 66 Subdistrict (Example: TLS_0101)
Georgia (GEO)
- Low-Res: 12 Region (Example: GEO_AB)
- High-Res: 86 District (Example: GEO_0101)
India (IND)
- Low-Res: 35 State (Example: IND_AN)
- High-Res: 19091 6-Digit Postcode Area (Example: IND_110001)
Indonesia (IDN)
- Low-Res: 34 Province (Example: IDN_AC)
- High-Res: 514 District (Example: IDN_1101)
Iran- Islamic Republic of (IRN)
- Low-Res: 31 Province (Example: IRN_01)
- High-Res: 429 County (Example: IRN_0001)
Israel (ISR)
- Low-Res: 7 District (Example: ISR_D)
- High-Res: 88 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: ISR_10)
Japan (JPN)
- Low-Res: 47 Prefecture (Example: JPN_01)
- High-Res: 1896 Municipality (Example: JPN_01101)
Jordan (JOR)
- Low-Res: 12 Governorate (Example: JOR_AJ)
- High-Res: 51 District (Example: JOR_1101)
Kashmir and Jammu (XKD)
- Low-Res: 42 Region (Example: XKD_01001)
- High-Res: not available
Kazakhstan (KAZ)
- Low-Res: 16 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: KAZ_01)
- High-Res: 200 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: KAZ_0100)
Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)
- Low-Res: 9 Province (Example: KGZ_B)
- High-Res: 57 District (Example: KGZ_41702205)
Lebanon (LBN)
- Low-Res: 8 Governorate (Example: LBN_AK)
- High-Res: 26 District (Example: LBN_11)
Malaysia (MYS)
- Low-Res: 16 State (Example: MYS_01)
- High-Res: 128 District (Example: MYS_0101)
Pakistan (PAK)
- Low-Res: 6 Province (Example: PAK_BA)
- High-Res: 156 Division (Example: PAK_10101)
Palestine (PSE)
- Low-Res: 1 Country (Example: PSE_PSE)
- High-Res: not available
Philippines (PHL)
- Low-Res: 82 Region (Example: PHL_00)
- High-Res: not available
Qatar (QAT)
- Low-Res: 8 Municipality (Example: QAT_DA)
- High-Res: 92 Zone (Example: QAT_01)
Saudi Arabia (SAU)
- Low-Res: 13 Emirate (Example: SAU_01)
- High-Res: 118 Governorate (Example: SAU_0101)
Singapore (SGP)
- Low-Res: 28 NA (Example: SGP_01)
- High-Res: 81 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: SGP_01S)
South Korea (KOR)
- Low-Res: 17 Province (Example: KOR_11)
- High-Res: 250 District (Example: KOR_11110)
Sri Lanka (LKA)
- Low-Res: 9 Province (Example: LKA_1)
- High-Res: 25 District (Example: LKA_11)
Taiwan (TWN)
- Low-Res: 20 County (Example: TWN_CHA)
- High-Res: 358 District (Example: TWN_10002010)
Tajikistan (TJK)
- Low-Res: 65 District (Example: TJK_0101)
- High-Res: not available
Thailand (THA)
- Low-Res: 77 Province (Example: THA_10)
- High-Res: 927 District (Example: THA_1001)
Turkey (TUR)
- Low-Res: 81 Province (Example: TUR_01)
- High-Res: 972 District (Example: TUR_0101)
Turkmenistan (TKM)
- Low-Res: 6 Province (Example: TKM_A)
- High-Res: 67 District (Example: TKM_101)
United Arab Emirates (ARE)
- Low-Res: 7 Emirate (Example: ARE_AJ)
- High-Res: not available
Uzbekistan (UZB)
- Low-Res: 189 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: UZB_1000)
- High-Res: not available
Vietnam (VNM)
- Low-Res: 63 Province (Example: VNM_01)
- High-Res: not available

Anguilla (AIA)
- Low-Res: 1 Country (Example: AIA_AIA)
- High-Res: 14 District (Example: AIA_01)
Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)
- Low-Res: 1 Country (Example: ATG_ATG)
- High-Res: 8 Parish (Example: ATG_03)
Aruba (ABW)
- Low-Res: 1 Country (Example: ABW_ABW)
- High-Res: 8 Region (Example: ABW_1)
Bahamas (BHS)
- Low-Res: 32 District (Example: BHS_AK)
- High-Res: not available
Barbados (BRB)
- Low-Res: 1 Country (Example: BRB_BRB)
- High-Res: 11 Parish (Example: BRB_01)
Belize (BLZ)
- Low-Res: 6 District (Example: BLZ_BZ)
- High-Res: 31 Constituency (Example: BLZ_10)
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (BES)
- Low-Res: 3 Country (Example: BES_01)
- High-Res: not available
British Virgin Islands (VGB)
- Low-Res: 5 District (Example: VGB_01)
- High-Res: not available
Cayman Islands (CYM)
- Low-Res: 7 District (Example: CYM_1)
- High-Res: not available
Costa Rica (CRI)
- Low-Res: 81 3-Digit Postcode Area (Example: CRI_101)
- High-Res: 473 5-Digit Postcode Area (Example: CRI_10101)
Cuba (CUB)
- Low-Res: 16 Province (Example: CUB_01)
- High-Res: 168 Municipality (Example: CUB_2101)
Curaçao (CUW)
- Low-Res: 1 Country (Example: CUW_CUW)
- High-Res: not available
Dominica (DMA)
- Low-Res: 10 Parish (Example: DMA_02)
- High-Res: not available
Dominican Republic (DOM)
- Low-Res: 32 Province (Example: DOM_01)
- High-Res: 155 Municipality (Example: DOM_0101)
El Salvador (SLV)
- Low-Res: 14 Department (Example: SLV_AH)
- High-Res: 262 Municipality (Example: SLV_0101)
Grenada (GRD)
- Low-Res: 7 Parish (Example: GRD_01)
- High-Res: not available
Guadeloupe (GLP)
- Low-Res: 2 Region (Example: GLP_9711)
- High-Res: 33 5-Digit Postcode Area (Example: GLP_97100)
Guatemala (GTM)
- Low-Res: 22 Department (Example: GTM_AV)
- High-Res: 340 Municipality (Example: GTM_0101)
Haiti (HTI)
- Low-Res: 10 Department (Example: HTI_AR)
- High-Res: 42 District (Example: HTI_0101)
Honduras (HND)
- Low-Res: 18 Department (Example: HND_AT)
- High-Res: 298 Municipality (Example: HND_0101)
Jamaica (JAM)
- Low-Res: 1 Country (Example: JAM_JAM)
- High-Res: 63 Constituency (Example: JAM_0134)
Martinique (MTQ)
- Low-Res: 1 Country (Example: MTQ_MTQ)
- High-Res: 30 5-Digit Postcode Area (Example: MTQ_97200)
Mexico (MEX)
- Low-Res: 32 State (Example: MEX_AGU)
- High-Res: 2463 Municipality (Example: MEX_01001)
Montserrat (MSR)
- Low-Res: 3 Parish (Example: MSR_01)
- High-Res: not available
Nicaragua (NIC)
- Low-Res: 17 Department (Example: NIC_AN)
- High-Res: 153 Municipality (Example: NIC_0505)
Panama (PAN)
- Low-Res: 13 Province (Example: PAN_1)
- High-Res: 79 District (Example: PAN_10101)
Puerto Rico (PRI)
- Low-Res: 78 County (Example: PRI_72001)
- High-Res: 177 5-Digit Postcode Area (Example: PRI_00601)
Saint Barthélemy (BLM)
- Low-Res: 1 Country (Example: BLM_BLM)
- High-Res: not available
Saint Kitts and Nevis (KNA)
- Low-Res: 1 Country (Example: KNA_KNA)
- High-Res: 14 Parish (Example: KNA_01)
Saint Lucia (LCA)
- Low-Res: 1 Country (Example: LCA_LCA)
- High-Res: 10 District (Example: LCA_01)
Saint Martin (MAF)
- Low-Res: 1 Country (Example: MAF_MAF)
- High-Res: not available
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VCT)
- Low-Res: 6 Parish (Example: VCT_01)
- High-Res: not available
Sint Maarten (Dutch Part) (SXM)
- Low-Res: 1 Country (Example: SXM_SXM)
- High-Res: not available
Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)
- Low-Res: 1 Country (Example: TTO_TTO)
- High-Res: 21 Region (Example: TTO_10)
Turks and Caicos Islands (TCA)
- Low-Res: 13 Island (Example: TCA_01)
- High-Res: 45 Locality (Example: TCA_0101)
US Virgin Islands (VIR)
- Low-Res: 3 District (Example: VIR_78010)
- High-Res: 20 Subdistrict (Example: VIR_7801004600)

Albania (ALB)
- Low-Res: 12 Prefecture (Example: ALB_01)
- High-Res: 61 Municipality (Example: ALB_0101)
Austria (AUT)
- Low-Res: 77 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: AUT_10)
- High-Res: 2218 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: AUT_1010)
Belarus (BLR)
- Low-Res: 78 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: BLR_2100)
- High-Res: 3293 6-Digit Postcode Area (Example: BLR_210001)
Belgium (BEL)
- Low-Res: 9 1-Digit Postcode Area (Example: BEL_1)
- High-Res: 1146 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: BEL_1000)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)
- Low-Res: 13 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: BIH_70)
- High-Res: 534 5-Digit Postcode Area (Example: BIH_70101)
Bulgaria (BGR)
- Low-Res: 89 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: BGR_10)
- High-Res: 4629 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: BGR_1000)
Croatia (HRV)
- Low-Res: 67 3-Digit Postcode Area (Example: HRV_100)
- High-Res: 308 5-Digit Postcode Area (Example: HRV_10000)
Czech Republic (CZE)
- Low-Res: 59 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: CZE_10)
- High-Res: 3300 5-Digit Postcode Area (Example: CZE_10000)
Denmark (DNK)
- Low-Res: 85 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: DNK_10)
- High-Res: 1090 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: DNK_1050)
Estonia (EST)
- Low-Res: 51 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: EST_10)
- High-Res: 5461 5-Digit Postcode Area (Example: EST_10001)
Finland (FIN)
- Low-Res: 100 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: FIN_00)
- High-Res: 3029 5-Digit Postcode Area (Example: FIN_00100)
France (FRA)
- Low-Res: 97 Department (Example: FRA_01)
- High-Res: 6052 5-Digit Postcode Area (Example: FRA_01000)
Germany (DEU)
- Low-Res: 95 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: DEU_01)
- High-Res: 8175 5-Digit Postcode Area (Example: DEU_01067)
Greece (GRC)
- Low-Res: 70 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: GRC_10)
- High-Res: 989 5-Digit Postcode Area (Example: GRC_10431)
Hungary (HUN)
- Low-Res: 83 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: HUN_10)
- High-Res: 3041 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: HUN_1007)
Ireland (IRL)
- Low-Res: 26 County (Example: IRL_CE)
- High-Res: not available
Italy (ITA)
- Low-Res: 93 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: ITA_00)
- High-Res: 4624 5-Digit Postcode Area (Example: ITA_00010)
Kosovo (XKX)
- Low-Res: 7 District (Example: XKX_1)
- High-Res: 38 Municipality (Example: XKX_01)
Latvia (LVA)
- Low-Res: 28 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: LVA_10)
- High-Res: 694 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: LVA_1001)
Liechtenstein (LIE)
- Low-Res: 1 Country (Example: LIE_LIE)
- High-Res: 13 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: LIE_9485)
Lithuania (LTU)
- Low-Res: 93 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: LTU_00)
- High-Res: 16349 5-Digit Postcode Area (Example: LTU_00100)
Luxembourg (LUX)
- Low-Res: 1 Country (Example: LUX_LUX)
- High-Res: 78 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: LUX_11)
Moldova (MDA)
- Low-Res: 44 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: MDA_20)
- High-Res: 1247 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: MDA_2001)
Montenegro (MNE)
- Low-Res: 24 Municipality (Example: MNE_01)
- High-Res: not available
Netherlands (NLD)
- Low-Res: 90 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: NLD_10)
- High-Res: 4066 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: NLD_1011)
North Macedonia (MKD)
- Low-Res: 17 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: MKD_10)
- High-Res: 80 Municipality (Example: MKD_0027)
Norway (NOR)
- Low-Res: 18 County (Example: NOR_01)
- High-Res: 3276 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: NOR_0010)
Poland (POL)
- Low-Res: 99 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: POL_00)
- High-Res: 20505 5-Digit Postcode Area (Example: POL_00002)
Portugal (PRT)
- Low-Res: 79 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: PRT_10)
- High-Res: 507 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: PRT_1000)
Romania (ROU)
- Low-Res: 47 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: ROU_01)
- High-Res: 14068 4-6-Digit Postcode Area (Example: ROU_010000)
Russia (RUS)
- Low-Res: 80 Region (Example: RUS_AD)
- High-Res: 2582 District (Example: RUS_01601)
Serbia (SRB)
- Low-Res: 25 District (Example: SRB_00)
- High-Res: 169 Municipality (Example: SRB_70017)
Slovakia (SVK)
- Low-Res: 24 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: SVK_01)
- High-Res: 1420 5-Digit Postcode Area (Example: SVK_01001)
Slovenia (SVN)
- Low-Res: 22 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: SVN_10)
- High-Res: 469 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: SVN_1000)
Spain (ESP)
- Low-Res: 54 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: ESP_01)
- High-Res: 10874 5-Digit Postcode Area (Example: ESP_01001)
Sweden (SWE)
- Low-Res: 290 Municipality (Example: SWE_0114)
- High-Res: 10297 5-Digit Postcode Area (Example: SWE_11115)
Switzerland (CHE)
- Low-Res: 26 Canton (Example: CHE_AG)
- High-Res: 3182 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: CHE_1000)
Ukraine (UKR)
- Low-Res: 27 Region (Example: UKR_05)
- High-Res: 691 District (Example: UKR_01101)
United Kingdom (GBR)
- Low-Res: 124 Postcode Area (Example: GBR_AB)
- High-Res: 9578 Postcode Sector (Example: GBR_AB10 1)

Bermuda (BMU)
- Low-Res: 1 Country (Example: BMU_BMU)
- High-Res: 11 Parish (Example: BMU_01)
Canada (CAN)
- Low-Res: 18 1-Digit Postcode Area (Example: CAN_A)
- High-Res: 1643 3-Digit Postcode Area (Example: CAN_A0A)
United States (USA) (USA)
- Low-Res: 51 State (Example: USA_AK)
- High-Res: 40605 5-Digit Postcode Area (Example: USA_00501)

Australia (AUS)
- Low-Res: 49 ICA Zone (Example: AUS_1)
- High-Res: 2641 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: AUS_0800)
New Zealand (NZL)
- Low-Res: 17 Regional Council (Example: NZL_AUK)
- High-Res: 1080 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: NZL_0110)
Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)
- Low-Res: 4 Island (Example: MNP_01)
- High-Res: not available
Papua New Guinea (PNG)
- Low-Res: 22 Province (Example: PNG_CPK)
- High-Res: 87 District (Example: PNG_0101)

Argentina (ARG)
- Low-Res: 24 Province (Example: ARG_A)
- High-Res: 527 Department (Example: ARG_02007)
Bolivia (BOL)
- Low-Res: 112 Province (Example: BOL_0101)
- High-Res: not available
Brazil (BRA)
- Low-Res: 27 State (Example: BRA_AC)
- High-Res: 5570 Municipality (Example: BRA_1100015)
Chile (CHL)
- Low-Res: 15 Region (Example: CHL_AI)
- High-Res: 345 Municipality (Example: CHL_01101)
Colombia (COL)
- Low-Res: 33 Department (Example: COL_AMA)
- High-Res: 1122 Municipality (Example: COL_05001)
Ecuador (ECU)
- Low-Res: 25 2-Digit Postcode Area (Example: ECU_01)
- High-Res: 141 4-Digit Postcode Area (Example: ECU_0101)
Peru (PER)
- Low-Res: 25 Department (Example: PER_AMA)
- High-Res: 196 Province (Example: PER_0101)
Venezuela (VEN)
- Low-Res: 25 State (Example: VEN_A)
- High-Res: 336 Municipality (Example: VEN_0101)