Postal Codes and Addresses in Spain

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Postal Codes and Addresses in Spain

Spanish postal codes (códigos postales) usually have 5 digits. Correos, the national State owned Spanish postal service, has an online postcode finder. There is also the facility online to search for a local Post Office.

• To find the code for an address or the city associated with a code: Click here

• Information on all postal services: Click here (in Spanish)

• Customer Service Tel: 902 197 197

Spanish Addresses (how to read them)

Addresses (dirección) in Spain should be formatted as follows:

• The recipients name is written in lower case
• The postal code appears before the town name
• The province is written after the own name and in brackets

Example:

• Sra Ana Jimenez
  Mimbreras 4
  03201 ELCHE (Alicante)

If the address is for an apartment the first line will look like this:

• C/Pescadoro, 22, 3°, 1A izda

Which can be understood as:

• C is an abbreviation for Calle (street), therefore it is - Calle Pescadoro (Pescadoro street)
• 22 is the street number of the building - 22 Calle Pescadoro (22 Pescadoro street)
• 3° indicates that it is the third floor
• 1A indicates that it is apartment number 1A
• izda is the abbreviation for izquierda (left) and this informs the location of the apartment in the building  (dcha is the abbreviation for derecha - right), (cto is the abbreviation for centro centre)

Therefore the address literally means: Apartment number 1A on the left (as you face the building) on the third floor of building number 22 on Pescadoro street.

• Note: In Barcelona this is slightly different as addresses are written in the local Catalan language. 

Other Common Abbreviations