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Ireland address format & examples
How to write an Irish address

Ireland address examples
Residential address example89 Ballinclea Heights
Castlegregory
Killiney
Co. Dublin
A96 R6X0
IRL
Address example with unitsApartment 19
Park Lane
Carrick-On-Shannon
Co. Leitrim
N41 WP66
IRL
Postal box exampleCentre
30 Oliver Plunkett Street
PO BOX 7
Cork
Co. Cork
T12 R68V
IRL
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Postal information
Ireland's national postal system, "An Post," was established in 1792. As of recent data, An Post services approximately 20,920 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Ireland. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
Administrative area types and count
4 provinces, 26 counties
Administration area names and abbreviations
Term to describe postal codes
eircode
Postal code in language
eircode
Postal code format
A99 A9A9
Postal service provider and website
An Post
Country information
Country/territory name
Ireland
ISO3
IRL
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
IE
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
IRL
ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
372
Endonym
Éire
Total land area
70,273 KM²
Capital
Dublin
Other major cities
Cork, Limerick, Galway
Population information
Total population
5,262,382 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
63% / 37%
Urban population
3,315,301
Rural population
1,947,081
Official language
Irish, English
All languages spoken
English, Gaelic, French
Most commonly used postal language
English
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