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El Salvador address format & examples

How to write a Salvadoran address

If you're sailing from Los Angeles to New York through the Panama Canal, you'll be passing right by El Salvador. You might as well stop and stay awhile to check out one or more of the 20 volcanos, visit a Mayan ruin, or go surfing at the world-class beaches. While you're there, you might ask yourself how to address a letter to El Salvador. Here are some Salvadoran address examples for you to look at, as well as tools to help you check any address you like.

Smarty's suite of address validation tools for addresses in El Salvador is the gold standard for location data. Simply enter a Salvadoran address, and we'll format, standardize, and validate it faster than you can hang ten. Address formatting in El Salvador 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 - In this particular order, list one after the other without separating punctuation.
  3. Locality - The local area the address is in, sometimes referred to as the city.
  4. City and postal code - The postal code comes after the city or town name.
  5. Country - This is often shortened to SLV
El Salvador address example

El Salvador address examples

Postal box example

Av Quirino Chavez Local

Alpha 29

CP 1510

Apopa

San Salvador

SLV

Smarty address validation tools

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

El Salvador's national postal system, "Correos de El Salvador," was established in 1851. As of recent data, Correos de El Salvador services approximately 8,335 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout El Salvador. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
Administrative area types and count
14 departments
Administration area names and abbreviations

Ahuachapán (AH)

Cabañas (CA)

Chalatenango (CH)

Cuscatlán (CU)

La Libertad (LL)

La Paz (LP)

La Unión (LU)

Morazán (MO)

San Miguel (SM)

San Salvador (SS)

San Vicente (SV)

Santa Ana (SA)

Sonsonate (SO)

Usulután (US)

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

Correos de El Salvador

http://www.correos.gob.sv/

Country information

Apply your sunscreen now because we're hiking deeper into extra information about El Salvador, like ISO codes, major cities, etc. You’ll be an expert on El Salvador’s addresses in no time.

Country/territory name
El Salvador
ISO3
SLV
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
SV
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
SLV
ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
222
Endonym
El Salvador
Total land area
20,742 KM²
Capital
San Salvador
Other major cities
Santa Ana, San Miguel, Mejicanos

Population information

Total population
6,364,943 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
71% / 29%
Urban population
4,519,110
Rural population
1,845,833
Official language
Spanish
All languages spoken
Spanish
Most commonly used postal language
Spanish
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Now that you've seen our El Salvador address examples and have become as wizard at Salvadoran 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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