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Mexico address format & examples

How to write a Mexican address

The Mariachi is singing for joy because you have decided to learn about how to address a letter with Mexican address formatting. Ensure that your packages and letters are delivered safely there by learning how to address mail to Mexico. Look at our address examples here and try our suite of address validation tools for addresses in Mexico below. Just enter an address, and we'll format, standardize, and validate it muy rapido.

Now, let's get into the basics of address formatting in Mexico. The Mexican address format for shipping or mailing addresses should be written as follows:

  1. Addressee line - The recipient's full name, using appropriate titles like "Señor" (Mr.) or "Señora" (Mrs./Ms.).
  2. Street name and building number and secondary address information - The street address including the street name followed by the building number. On the same line, include any applicable secondary address data such as apartment number with appropriate abbreviated designators (e.g. Calle Lago Rasna 29 Dpto 5).
  3. Dependant locality - Next, the dependent locality goes on a separate line.
  4. Postal code and city name, province abbreviation - Include the five-digit postal code followed by the locality and a comma, then the province abbreviation.
  5. Country - Write "MEX" in all caps on the last line.
Mexico address example

Mexico address examples

Postal box example

Calle Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena 1600 Oficina 4B

A.P. 01210

Santa Fe Centro Ciudad

01376 Ciudad De Mexico, CMX

MEX

Smarty address validation tools

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

Mexico's national postal system, "Correos de México," was established in 1580. As of recent data, Correos de México services approximately 382,092 addresses, reflecting its extensive reach throughout Mexico. The organization manages a substantial network, indicative of its role as a major postal service provider in the region.
Administrative area types and count
32 states and 1 federal district
Administration area names and abbreviations

Aguascalientes - AGS

Baja California - BC

Baja California Sur - BCS

Campeche - CAMP

Chiapas - CHIS

Chihuahua - CHIH

Coahuila - COAH

Colima - COL

Durango - DGO

Guanajuato - GTO

Guerrero - GRO

Hidalgo - HGO

Jalisco - JAL

México - MEX

Michoacán - MICH

Morelos - MOR

Nayarit - NAY

Nuevo León - NL

Oaxaca - OAX

Puebla - PUE

Querétaro - QRO

Quintana Roo - QR

San Luis Potosí - SLP

Sinaloa - SIN

Sonora - SON

Tabasco - TAB

Tamaulipas - TAMPS

Tlaxcala - TLAX

Veracruz - VER

Yucatán - YUC

Zacatecas - ZAC

Ciudad de México - CDMX (Federal District)

Term to describe postal codes
código postal
Postal code in language
código postal
Postal code format
99999
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Country information

Don’t lose your sombrero as we glide through Mexico’s address letter format.

Country/territory name
Mexico
ISO3
MEX
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
MX
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
MEX
ISO 3166-1 numeric country code
484
Endonym
México
Total land area
1,964,375 KM²
Capital
Mexico City
Other major cities
Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla

Population information

Total population
128,455,567 (2023)
Urban / rural distribution
84% / 16%
Urban population
107,902,676
Rural population
20,552,891
Official language
Spanish
All languages spoken
Spanish
Most commonly used postal language
Spanish
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Now that you've seen our Mexico address examples and have become as wizard at Mexican 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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