Peru address formats & examples

So you want to write a letter to your cousin who's secretly living in a cave in Machu Pichu, warning him that English isn’t one of the three official languages in Peru. We can help you learn how to address a letter to Peru, but we can't help your cousin. Lucky for you, addressing a letter to a Peruvian address is simple. You can look to our Peruvian address examples for guidance.

Smarty's suite of address validation tools for addresses in Peru is the best of the best. Simply enter a Peruvian address, and we'll format, standardize, and validate it lickety-split. Address formatting in Peru can be written out as follows:

1. Addressee line - The recipient's full name, using appropriate titles for the region.
2. House and building number - List one after the other without any separating punctuation.
3. Postal code - An entire line is dedicated to the postal code alone.
4. Local area - This may be a small town, village, or city.
5. City - This is the larger area where the town or city may be.
6. Country - This is often shortened to PER