Postal Code 310 - Borgarnes, Western Region (Iceland)

Western Region (Iceland) | Iceland
Primary CityBorgarnes
Area of Postal Code 31017.6 km²
Population2,752
Population change from 1975 to 2020-36.3%
Population change from 2000 to 2020-38.2%
TimezoneGreenwich Mean Time
Coordinates64.56706667682009° / -22.16252336711192°
Related Postal Codes300, 301, 311, 345, 350, 355, 356, 360, 370, 371

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Postal Code 310 - Borgarnes, Western Region (Iceland) Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population1,4521,6371,4971,079925942924
Population Density82.4 / km²92.9 / km²84.9 / km²61.2 / km²52.5 / km²53.4 / km²52.4 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Postal Code 310 - Borgarnes, Western Region (Iceland) Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 38.2% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Postal Code 310 - Borgarnes, Western Region (Iceland)-36.3%-43.5%-38.2%
Borgarnes-64.3%-68.4%-69.3%
Western Region (Iceland)+48.1%+32.8%+25.6%
Iceland
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Postal Code 310 Population Density

Population Density: 156 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Postal Code 3102,75217.6 km²156 / km²
Borgarnes8351.84 km²454 / km²
Western Region (Iceland)13,2509,613.7 km²1.4 / km²
Iceland305,309102,490.8 km²3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Postal Code 310 - Borgarnes, Western Region (Iceland) 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.

Neighborhoods

Business Distribution by neighborhood in Postal Code 310 - Borgarnes, Western Region (Iceland)

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Postal Code 310 - Borgarnes, Western Region (Iceland)

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Postal Code 310 - Borgarnes, Western Region (Iceland)

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Restaurants15

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 310 - Borgarnes, Western Region (Iceland) Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$23,140$24,684$44,902$44,555$44,442$45,407$48,110$52,114
Total GDP$416.4K$437.9K$797.7K$772.8K$763.1K$769.4K$840K$915.1K
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 310 CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Postal Code 31014,799 tn5.38 tn839.7 tons/km²
Western Region (Iceland)171,758 tn12.96 tn17.9 tons/km²
Iceland3,989,543 tn13.07 tn38.9 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 310 CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)14,799 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita5.38 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)839.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeMedium (3.5)
* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
12/29/186:56 PM4.371.8 km10,000 m19km NNE of Hveragerdi, Icelandusgs.gov
6/30/159:59 PM4.591.7 km10,000 m28km SW of Sandgerdi, Icelandusgs.gov
6/30/157:25 PM4.591.2 km10,000 m26km SW of Sandgerdi, Icelandusgs.gov
6/30/157:23 PM4.482 km10,000 m26km W of Sandgerdi, Icelandusgs.gov
6/10/158:08 PM4.578.1 km10,480 m13km SW of Keflavik, Icelandusgs.gov
10/13/1312:34 AM4.896.9 km10,000 m17km SW of Grindavik, Icelandusgs.gov
5/9/1310:10 AM4.587.9 km10,000 m69km WSW of Grindavik, Icelandusgs.gov
5/9/133:49 AM4.476.1 km9,500 m14km WSW of Sandgerdi, Icelandusgs.gov
8/30/124:59 AM4.274.8 km10,000 mIceland regionusgs.gov
6/25/0910:20 AM4.468.1 km1,300 mIceland regionusgs.gov
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Primary City

Borgarnes (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpɔrkarˌnɛs]) is a town located on a peninsula at the shore of Borgarfjörður in Iceland. has a population of 1,763 (as of January 2011). The town is located 60 km north of the capital Reykjavík and is connected t..

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