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Ethiopia address format & examples

How to write an Ethiopian address

How many coffees have you had today? I've had somewhere between 1 and 44, I don't remember—don't judge. But all this caffeine buzz is thanks in large part to Ethiopia! Ethiopia is recognized as the birthplace of coffee, and they even have traditional coffee ceremonies as a part of their culture. So, if you want to send your empty bean sack to Ethiopia to be refilled, you're going to need to know the Ethiopian address format.

The Ethiopian address format is fairly simple when you have the right tools and know-how. Smarty is the premium solution for all of your Ethiopian mailing address format needs (or anywhere else in the world), as well as other location data, and it's offered worldwide. Below, you'll find the mailing address format for Ethiopia as well as several address examples to look at. No more will you wonder how to write the Ethiopian address format.

  1. Addressee line – The recipient’s full name.
  2. Street name and building number – The street name comes first on this line, followed by the building number.
  3. The city or town - The city or town that the address is in.
  4. Country – Don't forget the country name, which can be shortened to ETH.
Ethiopia address example

Ethiopia address examples

Typical address exampleDebre 3 Mark’os ETH
Postal box example

Kebele 01 PO Box 1221 Bishoftu

Commercial address example

Ayat Road, Lemi Kura Subcity Wereda 03

Smarty address validation tools

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

Ethiopia's national postal system, "Ethiopian Postal Service," was established in 1894. As of recent data, Ethiopian Postal Service services approximately 172 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Ethiopia. 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 regions and 2 city administrations
Administration area names and abbreviations

Addis Ababa - AA Afar - AF Amhara - AM Benishangul-Gumuz - BE Dire Dawa - DD Gambela - GA Harari - HA Oromia - OR Somali - SO Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' - SN Tigray - TI

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

Ethiopian Postal Service

Shoot! Looks like there isn't a national postal systems website for this location. Sorry about that.

Country information

Looking for more ~~Java~~ address-related data? I get it. Utilizing the additional available address information, you can find almost everything related to Ethiopia's address data! Smarty can provide loads of address data for you far beyond the Ethiopian address format, from ISO codes and latitude/longitude to major city information and address component data.

Country/territory name
Ethiopia
ISO3
ETH
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
ET
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
ETH
ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
231
Endonym
Ethiopia
Total land area
1064173 KM²
Capital
Addis Ababa
Other major cities
Dire Dawa, Mekele, Gonder

Population information

Total population
126527060 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
20%/80%
Urban population
25305412
Rural population
101221648
Official language
Amharic
All languages spoken
Oromo, Amharic, Somali, Tigrinya
Most commonly used postal language
Amharic
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Now that you've seen our Ethiopian address examples and have become a wizard at Ethiopia 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 19, 2025

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