Indonesia Address Format Guide: Structure & Examples

Updated: April 9, 2026
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Indonesia Address Format Guide

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

Indonesia - Address Format

An address format in Indonesia 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 (5 digits)
  5. Country – INDONESIA (in all caps)

John Smith
Jl. Raya Sesetan No.355
Kota Denpasar 80223
INDONESIA

Indonesia Address Format Examples

Example 1:

John Smith
Jl. Gatot Subroto No.18
Jakarta 12710
INDONESIA

Example 2:

Indonesia Post Office
Jl. Swadaya No.41
Kota Makassar 90231
INDONESIA

Postal and Country Information for Indonesia

Country/territory name Indonesia
ISO codes ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: ID
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: IDN
ISO 3166-1 numeric-1: 360
Administrative area count 38
Administration area names and abbreviations
  • Bali
  • Bangka-Belitung Islands
  • Banten
  • Bengkulu
  • Central Java
  • Central Kalimantan
  • Central Sulawesi
  • East Java
  • East Kalimantan
  • East Nusa Tenggara
  • Gorontalo
  • Jambi
  • Lampung
  • Maluku
  • North Kalimantan
  • North Maluku
  • North Sulawesi
  • North Sumatra
  • Papua Barat Daya
  • Papua Pegunungan
  • Papua Selatan
  • Papua Tengah
  • Riau
  • Riau Islands
  • Southeast Sulawesi
  • South Kalimantan
  • South Sulawesi
  • South Sumatra
  • Special Region of Aceh
  • Special Region of Papua
  • West Java
  • West Kalimantan
  • West Nusa Tenggara
  • West Papua
  • West Sulawesi
  • West Sumatra
  • Jakarta Special Capital Region
  • Special Region of Yogyakarta
  • BA
  • BB
  • BT
  • BE
  • JT
  • KT
  • ST
  • JI
  • KI
  • NT
  • GO
  • JA
  • LA
  • MA
  • KU
  • MU
  • SA
  • SU
  • PD
  • PE
  • PS
  • PT
  • RI
  • KR
  • SG
  • KS
  • SN
  • SS
  • AC
  • PA
  • JB
  • KB
  • NB
  • PB
  • SR
  • SB
  • JK
  • YO
Term to describe postal codes Kodhe pos
Postal code format 99999
Population 281 550 143
Total land area 1 891 820km²

How to Validate Addresses for Indonesia Using GeoPostcodes Database

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

Use GeoPostcodes:

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

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

  • Region 2* column to validate City names
  • Postcode column to validate Postal Codes

*Region 1 column should be used to validate Jakarta.