Postawele [pɔstaˈvɛlɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rutka-Tartak, within Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania. It lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Suwałki and 133 km (83 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.