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Kiribati address format & examples

How to write a I-Kiribati address

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Smarty is the premier provider of international address data tools. If you need addresses validated anywhere in the world, you can do so with Smarty. Speaking of Smarty, it’s time you become one by learning about how to write mail to Kiribati! We’ll give you Kiribati’s address format so you can get started right away:

  1. Building - If the building the address is in has a name, this is where it goes.
  2. Street and premise - The building or unit number comes after the street. Yay! (No punctuation between the two elements, please!)
  3. Dependent locality - Local area or neighborhood if applicable.
  4. City - City goes all alone, but it likes it that way.
  5. Postal code - The postal code goes last.
  6. Country - This can be shortened to KIR.
Kiribati residential address format example

Kiribati address examples

Typical address exampleTeaoraereke 12 Betio KIR
Commercial address exampleTabwakea 2 London 00

Smarty address validation tools

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

Kiribati's national postal system, "Kiribati Postal Service," was established in 1979. As of recent data, Kiribati Postal Service services approximately 6 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Kiribati. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
Administrative area types and count
3 island groups, 21 inhabited islands
Administration area names and abbreviations

Gilbert Islands - GIL Line Islands - LIN Phoenix Islands - PHO

Term to describe postal codes
postal code
Postal code in language
postal code
Postal code format
KI9999
Postal service provider and website

Kiribati Postal Service

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

Country information

Do you still need information beyond an I-Kiribati address? Plenty of other location-based data, such as postal codes, ISO codes, and other information, is available right here, so just keep scrollin’ down.

Country/territory name
Kiribati
ISO3
KIR
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
KI
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
KIR
ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
296
Endonym
Kiribati
Total land area
811 KM²
Capital
Tarawa
Other major cities
Betio, Bikenibeu

Population information

Total population
133515 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
44% / 56%
Urban population
58747
Rural population
74768
Official language
English, Gilbertese
All languages spoken
English, Gilbertese
Most commonly used postal language
English
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Now that you've seen our I-Kiribati address examples and have become a wizard at Kiribati 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 Oceania/Australia 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 18, 2025

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