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Postal Code 55779 - Leitzweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate

Rhineland-Palatinate | Germany
Primary CityLeitzweiler
Area of Postal Code 557799.1 km²
Population1,164
Male Population577 (49.5%)
Female Population587 (50.5%)
Population change from 1975 to 2020-34.8%
Population change from 2000 to 2020-14.5%
Median Age47.2 years
Male Median Age45.8 years
Female Median Age48.5 years
Area Codes6789
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Coordinates49.606238625668546° / 7.240310616143093°
Related Postal Codes55629, 55743, 55756, 55758, 55765, 55767, 55768, 55774, 55776, 55777

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Postal Code 55779 - Leitzweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population1,7861,3851,3621,1701,1641,1601,154
Population Density196.9 / km²152.7 / km²150.2 / km²129 / km²128.3 / km²127.9 / km²127.2 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Postal Code 55779 - Leitzweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 14.5% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Postal Code 55779 - Leitzweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate-34.8%-16%-14.5%
Rhineland-Palatinate+16.5%+11.9%+5.4%
Germany———
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Postal Code 55779 - Leitzweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate Median Age

Median Age: 47.2 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Postal Code 55779 - Leitzweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate47.2 yrs48.5 yrs45.8 yrs
Rhineland-Palatinate45.2 yrs46.2 yrs44.1 yrs
Germany44.8 yrs46 yrs43.6 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Postal Code 55779 Population Density

Population Density: 128 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Postal Code 557791,1649.1 km²128 / km²
Rhineland-Palatinate4.2 million19,855.3 km²210 / km²
Germany80.7 million358,179.8 km²225 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Postal Code 55779 - Leitzweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Postal Code 55779 - Leitzweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate

Businesses in Postal Code 55779

 

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Postal Code 55779 - Leitzweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$27,359$29,314$31,973$31,915$34,674$38,068$37,920$39,473
Total GDP$194M$215M$238.3M$230M$241.9M$263.3M$261.6M$273.4M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Postal Code 55779 CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Postal Code 557795,082 tn4.37 tn560.3 tons/km²
Rhineland-Palatinate19,103,628 tn4.59 tn962.1 tons/km²
Germany755,339,039 tn9.36 tn2,108.8 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Postal Code 55779 CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)5,082 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita4.37 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)560.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (8)
EarthquakeLow (2)
* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼Time↕Magnitude↕Distance↕Depth↕Location↕Link
2/14/114:43 AM3.992.3 km12,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
12/22/105:35 PM3.482.9 km9,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
6/28/105:42 PM3.490.6 km10,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
4/11/104:16 AM3.483.5 km5,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
2/23/087:30 AM4.539.3 km2,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
2/18/085:28 AM3.238.6 km1,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
2/13/085:56 AM3.341.1 km1,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
2/9/0812:47 PM3.540.8 km1,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
2/3/084:44 PM3.439.1 km1,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
1/25/089:44 PM3.939.7 km1,000 mGermanyusgs.gov
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Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Primary City

Leitzweiler is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Baumholder, whose seat is in the l..

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