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    Switzerland address format & examples

    How to write a Swiss address

    Yodel-ay-ee-ooooo! It’s time to learn how to address a letter that’s headed to Switzerland. Don’t feel like you have to look too closely at your Swiss watch. This should only take a second. Writing a letter to your clients, friends, and family in Switzerland couldn’t be easier. All you have to do is follow our Swiss address examples here and try our suite of address validation tools for Switzerland’s address formats below. Just enter an address, and we'll format, standardize, and validate it faster than you can say “Swiss cheese.”

    Now, let's get into the basics of Switzerland’s address format. Swiss address formatting for shipping or mailing addresses should be written as follows:

    1. Addressee line - The recipient's full name, using appropriate titles.
    2. Street name and house or building number - The street name followed immediately by the building number go on this line. No separating commas are needed.
    3. Postal code and city - Include the five-digit postal code followed by the city name without punctuation marks.
    4. Country - Write "CHE" in all caps on the last line. Yay! You’re done!
    Switzerland mailing address format example on an envelope

    Switzerland address examples

    Residential address exampleLandstrasse 10B 4313 Möhlin CHE
    Address example with unitsAp. 12 Chemin Du Velours 16 1231 Genève CHE
    Postal box exampleUraniastrasse 7 Postfach 14 8001 Zürich CHE
    Commercial address exampleEQUANS Services AG Schönburgstrasse 41 3013 Bern

    Smarty address validation tools

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

    Switzerland's national postal system, "Swiss Post ," was established in 1849. As of recent data, Swiss Post services approximately 24,072 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Switzerland. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
    Administrative area types and count
    26 cantons
    Administration area names and abbreviations

    Aargau - AG Appenzell Ausserrhoden - AR Appenzell Innerrhoden - AI Basel-Landschaft - BL Basel-Stadt - BS Bern - BE Fribourg - FR Geneva - GE Glarus - GL Graubünden - GR Jura - JU Lucerne - LU Neuchâtel - NE Nidwalden - NW Obwalden - OW Schaffhausen - SH Schwyz - SZ Solothurn - SO St. Gallen - SG Thurgau - TG Ticino - TI Uri - UR Valais - VS Vaud - VD Zug - ZG Zürich - ZH

    Term to describe postal codes
    postal code
    Postal code in language
    postleitzahl
    Postal code format
    9999
    Postal service provider and website

    Country information

    See? Now you know how to write a Swiss address, but maybe you want to get even deeper! We do, too. Stock up on your Swiss cocoa, and let’s learn even more about Switzerland’s address format.

    Country/territory name
    Switzerland
    ISO3
    CHE
    ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
    CH
    ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
    CHE
    ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
    756
    Endonym
    Switzerland
    Total land area
    41,290 KM²
    Capital
    Bern
    Other major cities
    Zurich, Geneva, Basel

    Population information

    Total population
    8,849,852 (2023)
    Urban / rural distribution
    74% / 26%
    Urban population
    6,548,890
    Rural population
    2,300,962
    Official language
    German, French, Italian, Romansh
    All languages spoken
    German, French, Italian
    Most commonly used postal language
    German
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    Countries and territories related to Switzerland

    Now that you've seen our Swiss address examples and have become a wizard at Switzerland 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.
    Åland IslandsAlbaniaAndorraAustriaBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFaroe IslandsFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGibraltarGreeceGuernseyHungaryIcelandIrelandIsle of ManItalyJerseyLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroNetherlandsNorth MacedoniaNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwedenUkraineUnited Kingdom
    *Data updated as of March 31, 2025

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