Uruguay Address Format Guide: Structure & Examples
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Uruguay Address Format Guide
In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore the standard address format used in Uruguay. 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.
Uruguay - Address Format
An address format in Uruguay contains the following elements:
- Recipient’s name
- Business or department name (if applicable)
- Street Name and House Number
- Postal Code (5 digits) and City Name
- Department Name
- Country – URUGUAY (in all caps)
John Smith
Av. Millán 3780
11700 Montevideo
Departamento de Montevideo
URUGUAY
Uruguay Address Format Examples
Example 1:
John Smith
Aparicio Saravia 580
37000 Melo
Departamento de Cerro Largo
URUGUAY
Example 2:
Uruguay Post Office
La Paz 1341
11800 Montevideo
Departamento de Montevideo
URUGUAY
Postal and Country Information for Uruguay
| Country/territory name | Uruguay | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO codes | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: UY ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: URY ISO 3166-1 numeric-1: 858 | |||||
| Administrative area count | 19 | |||||
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| Term to describe postal codes | Código postal | |||||
| Postal code format | 99999 | |||||
| Population | 3 415 391 | |||||
| Total land area | 178 164km² | |||||
How to Validate Addresses for Uruguay Using GeoPostcodes Database
GeoPostcodes offers comprehensive address validation database to validate Uruguay addresses. Our database ensures addresses follow the correct format for Uruguay, reducing delivery errors and improving efficiency.
Use GeoPostcodes:
- Address Database to validate Street Names, Postal Codes, Cities and Departments in Uruguay
- Postal Database if you only need to validate Postal Codes, Cities and Departments in Uruguay
- Population Database if you would like to do urban/rural mapping or compute how many people live in Uruguay segmented by postal code, city or administrative divisions
You can leverage GeoPostcodes data to validate addresses in Uruguay using:
- Street column to validate Street Names
- Postcode column to validate Postal Codes
- Locality column to validate City Names
- Region 1 column to validate Department Names
Explore our Uruguay address database.