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    Italy address format & examples

    How to write a Italian address

    Ciao! It looks like you’re ready to explore how to address a letter to friends or customers in Italy. You can look at our bello Italian address examples here and try our suite of address validation tools for addresses in Italy below. Just enter an address, and we'll format, standardize, and validate the address while you cruise around on your Vespa scooter.

    Italy mailing address format example on an envelope

    Italy address examples

    Residential address exampleVia Edolo 46 20125 Milano MI ITA
    Address example with unitsVIA CARFIO 9/C 25071 AGNOSINE MN ITA
    Postal box exampleVia Del Trullo CP. 0299 00148 Roma RM ITA
    Commercial address exampleVia Nizza 138 00198 Rome RM ITA

    Smarty address validation tools

    Smarty® has a suite of address validation tools that can format, standardize, and validate Italy addresses, plus addresses in 250+ other countries and territories worldwide. Validate your Italian 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.
    Single Address Verification ToolBulk Address Validation ToolInternational Street Address API

    Postal information

    Italy's national postal system, "Poste Italiane," was established in 1862. As of recent data, Poste Italiane services approximately 121517 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Italy. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
    Administrative area types and count
    20 regions
    Administration area names and abbreviations

    Abruzzo - ABR
    Aosta Valley - VDA
    Apulia - PUG
    Basilicata - BAS
    Calabria - CAL
    Campania - CAM
    Emilia-Romagna - EMR
    Friuli-Venezia Giulia - FVG
    Lazio - LAZ
    Liguria - LIG
    Lombardy - LOM
    Marche - MAR
    Molise - MOL
    Piedmont - PIE
    Sardinia - SAR
    Sicily - SIC
    Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol - TAA
    Tuscany - TOS
    Umbria - UMB
    Veneto - VEN

    Term to describe postal codes
    CAP
    Postal code in language
    codice di avviamento postale
    Postal code format
    99999
    Postal service provider and website

    Poste Italiane

    https://www.poste.it/

    Country information

    Now, let's get into the basics of address formatting in Italy. The Italian address format for shipping or mailing addresses should be written in all capital letters as follows:

    1. Addressee line - The recipient's full name.
    2. Street name and house number or PO Box - The number should be after the street name (e.g. VIA ROMA 123)
    3. Locality - Include the postcode, locality, and province code with no interrupting commas or punctuation marks.
    4. Country - Include the city, followed by the 2-character ISO 3166-2 province or territory abbreviation, and the postal code.
    5. Country - ITA, written in all caps.
    Country/territory name
    Italy
    ISO3
    ITA
    ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
    IT
    ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
    ITA
    ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
    380
    Endonym
    Italy
    Total land area
    294140 KM²
    Capital
    Rome
    Other major cities
    Milan, Naples, Turin

    Population information

    Total population
    58761146 (2023)
    Urban / rural distribution
    70% / 30%
    Urban population
    41132802
    Rural population
    17628344
    Official language
    Italian
    All languages spoken
    Italian, English, French, Spanish
    Most commonly used postal language
    Italian
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    Countries and territories related to Italy

    Now that you've seen our Italian address examples and have become a wizard at Italy 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 Europe 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.
    Aland IslandsAlbaniaAndorraAndorraAustriaBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaEstoniaFaroe IslandsFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGibraltarGreeceGuernseyHungaryIcelandIrelandIsle of ManJerseyLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroNetherlandsNorth MacedoniaNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineUnited KingdomVatican City
    *Data updated as of June 09, 2025

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