Kenya address format & examples
How to write a Kenyan address
Did you know that wildebeest are technically antelopes? It's true. Also, each year over 1.5 million wildebeest migrate with zebras and gazelle from Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to the Maasai Mara! But that's just one amazing thing about Kenya worth knowing. Another is how to address a letter to Kenya. If you're hunting down the correct way to write a Kenyan address, here is a Kenyan address example for you to look at. We’ve also taken the time to outline Kenya’s address format for you to try with your own list of addresses.
With a suite of address validation tools for addresses in Kenya, Smarty is the best source for location data. Enter a Kenyan address, and we'll format, standardize, and validate it faster than you can run. Address formatting in Kenya can be written out as follows:
- Addressee line - The recipient's full name, using appropriate titles for the region
- Street and building number - List one after the other in this particular order without any separating punctuation.
- City - The city or town the address is in.
- Postal code - The postal code goes on its own line. Neat.
- Country - This is often shortened to KEN
Kenya address examples
Kenyatta Dr 8
Nairobi
00100
KEN
Purshottam Place
Fl 6
Westlands Rd
Nairobi
00200
KEN
PO Box 42950
Mombasa
80100
KEN
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Postal information
Baringo (BAR)
Bomet (BMT)
Bungoma (BGM)
Busia (BUS)
Elgeyo-Marakwet (EMK)
Embu (EBU)
Garissa (GSA)
Homa Bay (HBY)
Isiolo (ISL)
Kajiado (KJD)
Kakamega (KAK)
Kericho (KRC)
Kiambu (KBU)
Kilifi (KLF)
Kirinyaga (KRG)
Kisii (KII)
Kisumu (KSM)
Kitui (KTI)
Kwale (KWU)
Laikipia (LKP)
Lamu (LMU)
Machakos (MKS)
Makueni (MKN)
Mandera (MDA)
Marsabit (MRT)
Meru (MER)
Migori (MGR)
Mombasa (MBS)
Murang'a (MRU)
Nairobi (NBO)
Nakuru (NKR)
Nandi (NDI)
Narok (NRK)
Nyamira (NYM)
Nyandarua (NYD)
Nyeri (NYR)
Samburu (SMB)
Siaya (SYA)
Taita-Taveta (TTA)
Tana River (TRV)
Tharaka-Nithi (THT)
Trans-Nzoia (TNZ)
Posta Kenya
Country information
If you're ready to move on from looking at the flamingos and other wildlife, you can look at this additional Kenyan address information, like ISO codes, major cities, etc.