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Republic of South Sudan address format & examples

How to write a South Sudanese address

Officially recognized as a sovereign state on July 9, 2011, the Republic of South Sudan is the world’s newest country. Though it’s just over a decade old, the Republic of South Sudan is home to 12M South Sudanese—and 1.3M antelopes!

From January to June, these antelopes migrate from one South Sudanese national park to another, forming the world’s largest animal migration. If you want a chance to capture this feat of nature on film for the next great wildlife documentary, you’ll need to contact a park manager by writing a letter to the Republic of South Sudan.

Below, we have a suite of address validation tools for the Republic of South Sudan that will have you well on your way to mastering South Sudanese mailing practices. With our step-by-step instructions, you’ll understand exactly how to write a South Sudanese address. You’ll also find Republic of South Sudan address examples to review as you address your letter.

Here’s how to write a Republic of South Sudan address correctly:

  1. Addressee line - The recipient's full name, using appropriate titles for the region.
  2. Sub-building and building - The sub-building name goes here, followed by the building name. They should be included in that order without separating punctuation.
  3. (tooltip: premise and thoroughfare) Building number and street name - Without punctuation between the two, the building name or number, followed by the street the address is on.
  4. (tooltip: postal code) Postcode - The postal code goes on its own line in a South Sudanese address.
  5. Country - Finally, the country code of SSD.
Republic of South Sudan mailing address format example on an envelope

Republic of South Sudan address examples

Residential address example12 Juba-Nimule Rd. Juba SSD
Postal box example

PO Box 1234 Juba SSD

Commercial address example

Pyramid Continental Hotel Nimule Street Juba SSD

Smarty address validation tools

Smarty® has a suite of address validation tools that can format, standardize, and validate Republic of South Sudan addresses, plus addresses in 250+ other countries and territories worldwide. Validate your South Sudanese 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.

Postal information

Republic of South Sudan's national postal system, "Post & Parcel," was established in 2011. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
Administrative area types and count
10 states and 3 administrative areas
Administration area names and abbreviations

States:
Central Equatoria (Juba)
Eastern Equatoria (Torit)
Jonglei (Bor)
Lakes (Rumbek)
Northern Bahr el Ghazal (Aweil)
Unity (Bentiu)
Upper Nile (Malakal)
Warrap (Kuacjok)
Western Bahr el Ghazal (Wau)
Western Equatoria (Yambio) 

Administrative Areas:
Abyei
Greater Pibor 
Ruweng

Term to describe postal codes
postal code
Postal code in language
postal code
Postal code format
N/A

Country information

Looking for more information on writing South Sudanese addresses? Your search ends here! We have the postal codes, ISO codes, and other geographical information you need.

Country/territory name
Republic of South Sudan
ISO3
SSD
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
SS
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
SSD
ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
728
Endonym
Republic of South Sudan
Total land area
644329 KM²
Capital
Juba
Other major cities
Malakal, Wau, Aweil, Yambio, Rumbek, Yei, Bor

Population information

Total population
11480000 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
28% / 72%
Urban population
3214400
Rural population
8265600
Official language
English
All languages spoken
English, Dinka, Nuer
Most commonly used postal language
English

Data from worldbank.org
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Now that you've seen our South Sudanese address examples and have become a wizard at Republic of South Sudan 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 Africa 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.
*Data updated as of March 16, 2026

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