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    Costa Rica address format & examples

    How to write a Costa Rican address

    What do the movies Jurassic Park, Spy Kids 2, and After Earth have in common? They were all filmed in Costa Rica! If you don't care about movie trivia, you'll at least be wondering how to address a letter to Costa Rica. Get ready to say "de nada" to the proper address format as we take a look at some Costa Rican address examples.

    Costa-Rica mailing address format example on an envelope

    Costa Rica address examples

    Residential address exampleAvenida 9, 131 Desamparados, San Jose 10301 CRI
    Address example with unitsUrbanizacion Calle, 66A Castro San Pedro, Alajuela 21204 CRI
    Commercial address exampleTERRA GLOBAL C. 47 San José San Pedro, Los Yoses San Pedro, San José 11501

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    Smarty® has a suite of address validation tools that can format, standardize, and validate Costa Rica addresses, plus addresses in 250+ other countries and territories worldwide. Validate your Costa Rican address with our tools.
    Use the Single Address Verification Tool to verify and format 1 address at a time, the Bulk Address Validation Tool to verify and format a list addresses simultaneously, or use the International Street Address API to integrate address validation and formatting programmatically into your software systems and workflows.
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    Postal information

    Costa Rica's national postal system, "Correos de Costa Rica," was established in 2005. As of recent data, Correos de Costa Rica services approximately 12712 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Costa Rica. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
    Administrative area types and count
    7 provinces
    Administration area names and abbreviations

    San José - SJ
    Alajuela - A
    Cartago - C
    Heredia - H
    Guanacaste - G
    Puntarenas - P
    Limón - L

    Term to describe postal codes
    código postal
    Postal code in language
    código postal
    Postal code format
    99999
    Postal service provider and website

    Correos de Costa Rica

    Shoot! Looks like there isn't a national postal systems website for this location. Sorry about that.

    Country information

    If you're looking for address data tools, Smarty offers a deluxe suite of address validation tools for addresses in Costa Rica and other countries. Simply enter an address to format, standardize, and validate it faster than you can pick your favorite Costa Rican song. The address formatting in Costa Rica can be written out as follows:

    1. Addressee line - The recipient's full name, using appropriate titles for the region.
    2. Street and building number - List street followed by the building number, with a comma between them.
    3. District and city - The smaller district, followed by the larger city, with a comma between them.
    4. Postal code - The postal code goes on its own line.
    5. Country - This is often shortened to CRI.
    Country/territory name
    Costa Rica
    ISO3
    CRI
    ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
    CR
    ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
    CRI
    ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
    188
    Endonym
    Costa Rica
    Total land area
    51100 KM²
    Capital
    San José
    Other major cities
    Limón, Puntarenas, Alajuela

    Population information

    Total population
    5212173 (2023)
    Urban / rural distribution
    80% / 20%
    Urban population
    4169738
    Rural population
    1042435
    Official language
    Spanish
    All languages spoken
    Spanish, English
    Most commonly used postal language
    Spanish
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    Countries and territories related to Costa Rica

    Now that you've seen our Costa Rican address examples and have become a wizard at Costa Rica address formats, why not expand your expertise even further? Explore our detailed guides for related countries and territories to see how their address formats and examples vary.
    Visit the global address formats page or North America address formats page for more information on all the other countries and territories we cover. You can also read or read our article about international address verification to learn more.
    AnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArubaBahamasBelizeBermudaBonaire, Sint Eustatius, and SabaBritish Virgin IslandsCanadaCayman IslandsCuraçaoDominicaDominican RepublicEl SalvadorEl SalvadorGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuatemalaHaitiHondurasJamaicaMartiniqueMexicoMontserratNicaraguaPanamaSaint BarthélemySaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSint Maarten (Dutch part)Trinidad and TobagoTurks and Caicos IslandsUnited States of America
    *Data updated as of May 22, 2025

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