Argentina Address Format Guide: Structure & Examples

Updated: July 9, 2025
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Argentina Address Format Guide

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

Argentina - Address Format

An address format in Argentina contains the following elements:

  1. Recipient’s name
  2. Business or department name (if applicable)
  3. Street name and House/Building Number
  4. Postal Code (8 digits) and City
  5. Country – ARGENTINA (in all caps)

John Smith
Av. Duarte Quirós 2436
X5002AOV Córdoba
ARGENTINA

Argentina Address Format Examples

Example 1:

John Smith
Virrey Liniers 270
C1174ACF Buenos Aires
ARGENTINA

Example 2:

Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación
Sarmiento 151
C1041AAE Buenos Aires
ARGENTINA

Postal and Country Information for Argentina

Country/territory name Argentina
ISO codes ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: AR
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: ARG
ISO 3166-1 numeric-1: 32
Administrative area count 24
Administration area names and abbreviations
  • Capital Federal
  • Buenos Aires
  • Catamarca
  • Chaco
  • Chubut
  • Cordoba
  • Corrientes
  • Entre Rios
  • Formosa
  • Jujuy
  • La Pampa
  • La Rioja
  • Mendoza
  • Misiones
  • Neuquen
  • Rio Negro
  • Salta
  • San Juan
  • San Luis
  • Santa Cruz
  • Santa Fe
  • Santiago del Estero
  • Tierra del Fuego
  • Tucuman
  • C
  • B
  • K
  • H
  • U
  • X
  • W
  • E
  • P
  • Y
  • L
  • F
  • M
  • N
  • Q
  • R
  • A
  • J
  • D
  • Z
  • S
  • G
  • V
  • T
Term to describe postal codes CPA
Postal code format A9999 AAA
Population 41 624 597
Total land area 2 787 847km²

How to Validate Addresses for Argentina Using GeoPostcodes Database

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

Use GeoPostcodes:

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

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

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