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Example address in Costa Rica
Common local format: Name → Street / published directions → Province / canton / district → Postcode → Country.
Sample address format, line by line
National Theatre of Costa Rica Avenida segunda, entre calles 3 y 5 San José, San José, Catedral 10104 Costa Rica
- 01 Recipient / institution National Theatre of Costa Rica
- 02 Street / building Avenida segunda, entre calles 3 y 5
- 03 City San José, San José, Catedral
- 04 Postcode 10104
- 05 Country Costa Rica
Quick rules
- Recipient name appears first.
- Street name and building number are core elements.
- City and region identify the delivery area.
- Costa Rica uses five-digit postcodes. Keep published landmark and distance directions, followed by province, canton and district when available. Write the confirmed postcode on its own line above the country; do not infer a district code from the city.
Quick facts
Postcodes
Yes
Typical lines
3–5 lines
Script
Latin
Real example addresses
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National Theatre of Costa Rica
Avenida segunda, entre calles 3 y 5
San José, San José, Catedral
10104
Costa Rica
National Museum of Costa Rica
Av Central y 2, calle 17
Ingreso por la Plaza de la Democracia
San José, San José, Carmen
Costa Rica
Teatro Popular Melico Salazar
Avenida 2, Calle Central
San José
10104
COSTA RICA
Costa Rica Institute of Technology
Calle 15, Avenida 14
1 km sur de la Basílica de los Ángeles
Cartago, Cartago
30101
Costa Rica
Municipality of Cartago
Costado norte del parque de las Ruinas de Cartago
Cartago, Cartago, Oriental
30101
Costa Rica
Central Bank Museums
Bajo la Plaza de la Cultura
Entre Avenida Central y Av. 2, Calle 5
San José
Costa Rica
Juan Santamaría Historical Cultural Museum
Frente al costado norte del Parque Central
Alajuela
Costa Rica
Museo del Jade y de la Cultura Precolombina
Avenida Central, calles 13 y 13 bis
San José
10104
COSTA RICA
Biblioteca Nacional Miguel Obregón Lizano
Avenida 3 y 3B, calles 15 y 17
San José
10101
COSTA RICA
Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels
Avenida 1 del Comercio
Cartago
Costa Rica
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Costa Rica uses five-digit postcodes. Keep published landmark and distance directions, followed by province, canton and district when available. Write the confirmed postcode on its own line above the country; do not infer a district code from the city.
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Postal codes
Costa Rica uses five-digit postcodes. Keep published landmark and distance directions, followed by province, canton and district when available. Write the confirmed postcode on its own line above the country; do not infer a district code from the city.
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