Poland Address Format Guide: Structure & Examples

Updated: July 9, 2025
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Poland Address Format Guide

In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore the standard address format used in Poland. Whether you’re shipping packages, sending mail, or validating addresses for your business, understanding the proper address structure is essential for successful deliveries. We’ll cover the basic elements, provide examples, and explain how GeoPostcodes can help with address validation.

Poland - Address Format

An address format in Poland contains the following elements:

  1. Recipient’s name
  2. Business or department name (if applicable)
  3. Street name and House number
  4. Postal Code (5 {2-3} digits) and CITY NAMES (in all caps)
  5. Country – POLAND (in all caps)

John Smith
20 Stycznia 1920 Roku 9/3
85-000 BYGGOSZCZ
POLAND

Poland Address Format Examples

Example 1:

John Smith
Dokerów 12
80-812 GDAŃSK
POLAND

Example 2:

Poland Post Office
Aleja Juliusza Słowackiego 64
30-004 KRAKÓW
POLAND

Postal and Country Information for Poland

Country/territory name Poland
ISO codes ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: PL
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: POL
ISO 3166-1 numeric-1: 616
Administrative area count 16
Administration area names and abbreviations
  • Greater Poland
  • Kujawsko-Pomorskie
  • Lesser Poland Voivodeship
  • Lodz Voivodeship
  • Lower Silesia
  • Lublin
  • Lubusz
  • Mazovia
  • Opole Voivodeship
  • Podkarpackie Voivodeship
  • Podlasie
  • Pomerania
  • Silesia
  • Swietokrzyskie
  • Warmia-Masuria Province
  • West Pomerania
  • 30
  • 4
  • 12
  • 10
  • 2
  • 6
  • 8
  • 14
  • 16
  • 18
  • 20
  • 22
  • 24
  • 26
  • 28
  • 32
Term to describe postal codes Kod pocztowy
Postal code format 99-999
Population 39 595 911
Total land area 312 709km²

How to Validate Addresses for Poland Using GeoPostcodes Database

GeoPostcodes offers comprehensive address validation database to validate Poland addresses. Our database ensures addresses follow the correct format for Poland, reducing delivery errors and improving efficiency.

Use GeoPostcodes:

  • Address Database to validate Street Names, Postal Codes and Cities in Poland
  • Postal Database if you only need to validate Postal Codes and Cities in Poland
  • Population Database if you would like to do urban/rural mapping or compute how many people live in Poland segmented by postal code, city or administrative divisions

You can leverage GeoPostcodes data to validate addresses in Poland using:

  • Street column to validate Street names
  • Postcode column to validate Postal Codes
  • Locality column to validate City names