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Costa Rica address format & examples

How to write a Costa Rican address

What do the movies Jurassic Park, Spy Kids 2, and After Earth have in common? They were all filmed in Costa Rica! If you don't care about movie trivia, you'll at least be wondering how to address a letter to Costa Rica. Get ready to say "de nada" to the proper address format as we take a look at some Costa Rican address examples.

If you're looking for address data tools, Smarty offers a deluxe suite of address validation tools for addresses in Costa Rica and other countries. Simply enter an address to format, standardize, and validate it faster than you can pick your favorite Costa Rican song. The address formatting in Costa Rica can be written out as follows:

  1. Addressee line - The recipient's full name, using appropriate titles for the region.
  2. Street and building number - List street followed by the building number, with a comma between them.
  3. District and city - The smaller district, followed by the larger city, with a comma between them.
  4. Postal code - The postal code goes on its own line.
  5. Country - This is often shortened to CRI.
Costa Rica address example

Costa Rica address examples

Typical address example

Avenida 9, 131

Desamparados, San Jose

10301

CRI

Address example with units

Urbanizacion Calle, 66A

Castro

San Pedro, Alajuela

21204

CRI

Smarty address validation tools

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

Costa Rica's national postal system, "Correos de Costa Rica," was established in 2005. As of recent data, Correos de Costa Rica services approximately 12,712 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Costa Rica. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
Administrative area types and count
7 provinces
Administration area names and abbreviations

San José (SJ)

Alajuela (A)

Cartago (C)

Heredia (H)

Guanacaste (G)

Puntarenas (P)

Limón (L)

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

Correos de Costa Rica

https://www.correos.go.cr/

Country information

There is a lot more information available for Costa Rica, like ISO codes, major cities, etc.

Country/territory name
Costa Rica
ISO3
CRI
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
CR
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
CRI
ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
188
Endonym
Costa Rica
Total land area
51,100 KM²
Capital
San José
Other major cities
Limón, Puntarenas, Alajuela

Population information

Total population
5,212,173 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
80% / 20%
Urban population
4,169,738
Rural population
1,042,435
Official language
Spanish
All languages spoken
Spanish, English
Most commonly used postal language
Spanish
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More countries to explore

Now that you've seen our Costa Rica address examples and have become as wizard at Costa Rican address formats, why not expand your expertise even further? Visit the international address formats page for information on other countries and territories we cover.

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