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Guatemala address format & examples

How to write a Guatemalan address

There is a magical lake surrounded by three tower volcanoes, traditional Mayan villages, and beautiful greenery, hidden in the highlands of Guatemala. This is Lake Atitlán, and it is only one of the many beautiful and unique natural features of this Central American country. Curious how to address a letter to Guatemala? Of course you are, and you've come to the right place. To help you, we've collected some Guatemalan address examples, as well as tools to help validate any address in the world.

Smarty is the best source for professional-grade location data. Simply enter any Guatemalan address, and you get it back formatted, standardized, and validated faster than you can say "Antigua Guatemala." Address formatting in Guatemala can be written out as follows:

  1. Addressee line - The recipient's full name, using the appropriate titles for the country.
  2. Street and building number - List one after the other in this specific order without any separating punctuation.
  3. Neighborhood or area - The neighborhood the address is in.
  4. Postal code and city - The postal code and city go on their own line separated only by a hyphen.
  5. Country - This is often shortened to GTM.
Guatemala address example

Guatemala address examples

Typical address example

Calle 13 5

Zona 1

09020 - Coatepeque, QZ

GTM

Address example with units

6A

Calle 0 55

Zona 1

09002 - Salcajá, QZ

GTM

Postal box example

14

Edif Santorini Americas

Avenida San Jose 1

Ap 1208

Zona 1

01001 - Ciudad De Guatemala

GTM

Smarty address validation tools

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

Guatemala's national postal system, "Correos y Telégrafos de Guatemala," was established in 1871. As of recent data, Correos y Telégrafos de Guatemala services approximately 8,373 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Guatemala. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
Administrative area types and count
22 departments
Administration area names and abbreviations

Alta Verapaz (AV)

Baja Verapaz (BV)

Chimaltenango (CM)

Chiquimula (CQ)

El Progreso (EP)

Escuintla (ES)

Guatemala (GU)

Huehuetenango (HU)

Izabal (IZ)

Jalapa (JA)

Jutiapa (JU)

Petén (PE)

Quetzaltenango (QZ)

Quiché (QC)

Retalhuleu (RE)

Sacatepéquez (ST)

San Marcos (SM)

Santa Rosa (SR)

Sololá (SO)

Suchitepéquez (SU)

Totonicapán (TO)

Zacapa (ZA)

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

Correos y Telégrafos de Guatemala

https://www.correosytelegrafos.gob.gt/

Country information

There’s a lot more information available for Guatemala’s address format, like ISO codes, major cities, etc. You can find it below.

Country/territory name
Guatemala
ISO3
GTM
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
GT
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
GTM
ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
320
Endonym
Guatemala
Total land area
108,889 KM²
Capital
Guatemala City
Other major cities
Mixco, Villa Nueva, Petapa

Population information

Total population
17,602,431 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
51% / 49%
Urban population
8,977,240
Rural population
8,625,191
Official language
Spanish
All languages spoken
Spanish, Maya languages, K'iche
Most commonly used postal language
Spanish
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More countries to explore

Now that you've seen our Guatemala address examples and have become as wizard at Guatemalan 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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