Singapore Address Format Guide: Structure & Examples

Updated: November 27, 2025
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Singapore Address Format Guide

In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore the standard address format used in Singapore. 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.

Singapore - Address Format

An address format in Singapore contains the following elements:

  1. Recipient’s name
  2. Business or department name (if applicable)
  3. House number and Street name
  4. City Name and  Postal Code (6 digits)
  5. Country – REP. OF SINGAPORE (in all caps)

John Smith
8 Toh Guan Rd E
Singapore – 608827
REP. OF SINGAPORE

Singapore Address Format Examples

Example 1:

John Smith
390 Tampines Ave 7
Singapore – 520390
REP. OF SINGAPORE

Example 2:

Singapore Post Office
1 Maritime Square, 03-22 HarbourFront Centre
Singapore 099253
REP. OF SINGAPORE

Postal and Country Information for Singapore

Country/territory name Singapore
ISO codes ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: SG
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: SGP
ISO 3166-1 numeric-1: 702
Administrative area count 5
Term to describe postal codes Postal code
Postal code format 999999
Population 6 081 356
Total land area 746km²

How to Validate Addresses for Singapore Using GeoPostcodes Database

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

Use GeoPostcodes:

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

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

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