Rize Postal Codes, Karadeniz Turkey

Find all official postal codes and zip codes for Rize, located in Karadeniz, Turkey. The table below lists the specific postal codes for various places, towns, and neighborhoods within Rize to ensure your mail and packages are correctly routed.

Districts in Rize

Rize on the Map

The map above highlights the geographic boundaries of the Rize provinces in Turkey. The postal codes listed on this page correspond to specific towns, villages, and post offices within this area.

What to Know About Rize

Prehistoric information about Rize is limited. Due to the forest texture, Rize has been deprived of information about historical ages. Archaeological studies have yielded no results. Findings about the history of Rize, its neighboring provinces and the history of the region allow us to have an idea. The province of Rize got its name from the Greek word "Rhisos" meaning rice.

The first rulers of Rize province and its surroundings were tribes of Asian origin. They were engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry in the Rize region. Urartu king Sardur II had a cuneiform inscription erected on the rocks above Taşköprü, south of Çıldır lake. B.C. Cimmerians dominated the region in the 2000s, BC. It was captured by the Sakas in 720.

B.C. In 670, sailors from Milletos established 10 commercial port cities on the shores of the Marmara and Black Seas. Historians think that Rize was also Colonized at this time. Rize has hosted many civilizations such as Cimmerians, Urartians, Persians, Hellenes, Macedonians, Pontus and Seljuks. For this reason, many historical artifacts and structures belonging to these periods adorn the city.