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    Sri Lanka address format & examples

    How to write a Sri Lankan address

    Recognized as one of the earth's biodiversity hotspots, Sri Lanka is the island home to elephants, leopards, sloth bears, and a crazy amount of birds. More interested in ocean life? Sri Lanka’s waters are famous for blue whale watching and coral reefs. If you want to write a letter to one of the sloth bears on the island, you'll need to know how to address a letter to Sri Lanka. It's much easier than you thought! We've provided you with a Sri Lankan address example, and built tools to help validate any address in the world.

    Smarty is the best source for professional-grade location data. Simply enter any Sri Lankan address and get it returned formatted, standardized, and validated faster than you can brew a cup of Ceylon tea. Address formatting in Sri Lanka can be written out as follows:

    1. Addressee line - The recipient's full name, using appropriate titles for the region.
    2. Building number and street - List one after the other without any separating punctuation. Stick to the order we listed previously.
    3. City or town - The city or town the address is in.
    4. Postal code - The postal code goes on its own line.
    5. Country - This is often shortened to LKA.
    Sri Lanka mailing address format example on an envelope

    Sri Lanka address examples

    Residential address example478 Meekanuwa Road Kandy 20000 LKA
    Address example with units56/2 8 Araliya Uyana 1st Lane Maharagama 10230 LKA
    Commercial address example700 Matara Road Pelana Weligama 81700

    Smarty address validation tools

    Smarty® has a suite of address validation tools that can format, standardize, and validate Sri Lanka addresses, plus addresses in 240+ other countries and territories worldwide. Validate your Sri Lankan 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

    Sri Lanka's national postal system, "Sri Lanka Post ," was established in 1798. As of recent data, Sri Lanka Post services approximately 2,943 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Sri Lanka. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
    Administrative area types and count
    9 provinces
    Administration area names and abbreviations

    Central Province - CP Eastern Province - EP Northern Province - NP North Central Province - NCP North Western Province - NWP Sabaragamuwa Province - SP Southern Province - SLP Uva Province - UP Western Province - WP

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

    Country information

    We know you're "උද්යෝගිමත්" (excited) about location information on Sri Lanka. Below, you'll find information like ISO codes, major cities, and more. Get ready to know everything you wanted to know about Sri Lanka’s addresses.

    Country/territory name
    Sri Lanka
    ISO3
    LKA
    ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
    LK
    ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
    LKA
    ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
    144
    Endonym
    Sri Lanka
    Total land area
    62,710 KM²
    Capital
    Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
    Other major cities
    Colombo, Jaffna, Kandy

    Population information

    Total population
    22,037,000 (2023)
    Urban / rural distribution
    19% / 81%
    Urban population
    4,187,030
    Rural population
    17,849,970
    Official language
    Sinhala, Tamil
    All languages spoken
    Sinhala, Tamil, English
    Most commonly used postal language
    English
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    Countries and territories related to Sri Lanka

    Now that you've seen our Sri Lankan address examples and have become a wizard at Sri Lanka 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 Asia 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.
    AfghanistanArmeniaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBhutanBruneiCambodiaChinaHong KongIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIsraelJapanJordanKazakhstanKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLebanonMacauMacauMalaysiaMaldivesMongoliaMyanmar/BurmaNepalOmanPakistanPalestinePhilippinesQatarRussiaSaudi ArabiaSingaporeSouth KoreaSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTurkeyTurkmenistanUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistanVietnamYemen
    *Data updated as of April 08, 2025

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