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Italy address format & examples

How to write an Italian address

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Now, let's get into the basics of address formatting in Italy. The Italian address format for shipping or mailing addresses should be written in all capital letters as follows:

  1. Addressee line - The recipient's full name.
  2. Street name and house number or PO Box - The number should be after the street name (e.g. VIA ROMA 123)
  3. Locality - Include the postcode, locality, and province code with no interrupting commas or punctuation marks.
  4. Country - Include the city, followed by the 2-character ISO 3166-2 province or territory abbreviation and the postal code.
  5. Country - ITA, written in all caps.
Italy address example

Italy address examples

Typical address exampleVia Edolo 46 20125 Milano MI ITA
Address example with unitsVIA CARFIO 9/C 25071 AGNOSINE MN ITA
Postal box exampleVia Del Trullo CP. 0299 00148 Roma RM ITA

Smarty address validation tools

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

Italy's national postal system, "Poste Italiane," was established in 1862. As of recent data, Poste Italiane services approximately 121,517 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Italy. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
Administrative area types and count
20 regions
Administration area names and abbreviations

Abruzzo (ABR)

Aosta Valley (VDA)

Apulia (PUG)

Basilicata (BAS)

Calabria (CAL)

Campania (CAM)

Emilia-Romagna (EMR)

Friuli-Venezia Giulia (FVG)

Lazio (LAZ)

Liguria (LIG)

Lombardy (LOM)

Marche (MAR)

Molise (MOL)

Piedmont (PIE)

Sardinia (SAR)

Sicily (SIC)

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (TAA)

Tuscany (TOS)

Umbria (UMB)

Veneto (VEN)

Term to describe postal codes
CAP
Postal code in language
codice di avviamento postale
Postal code format
99999
Postal service provider and website

Poste Italiane

https://www.poste.it/

Country information

Dive into the unique parts of Italy’s address format for letters.

Country/territory name
Italy
ISO3
ITA
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
IT
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
ITA
ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
380
Endonym
Italia
Total land area
294,140 KM²
Capital
Rome
Other major cities
Milan, Naples, Turin

Population information

Total population
58,761,146 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
70% / 30%
Urban population
41,132,802
Rural population
17,628,344
Official language
Italian
All languages spoken
Italian, English, French, Spanish
Most commonly used postal language
Italian
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Countries and territories related to Italy

Now that you've seen our Italian address examples and have become a wizard at Italy 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.
AlbaniaAndorraAustriaBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandJerseyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMonacoMoldovaNetherlandsNorth MacedoniaNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineUnited Kingdom
*Data updated as of August 09, 2024

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