Ecuador Address Format Guide: Structure & Examples

Updated: November 27, 2025
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Ecuador Address Format Guide

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

Ecuador - Address Format

An address format in Ecuador contains the following elements:

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

John Smith
Bálsamos 504
090511 Guayaquil
ECUADOR

Ecuador Address Format Examples

Example 1:

John Smith
Calle Larga 5-24
010101 Cuenca
ECUADOR

Example 2:

Ecuador Post Office
Coral la Y
170105 Quito
ECUADOR

Postal and Country Information for Ecuador

Country/territory name Ecuador
ISO codes ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: EC
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: ECU
ISO 3166-1 numeric-1: 218
Administrative area count 24
Administration area names and abbreviations
  • Azuay
  • Bolivar
  • Canar
  • Carchi
  • Chimborazo
  • Cotopaxi
  • El Oro
  • Esmeraldas
  • Galapagos
  • Guayas
  • Imbabura
  • Loja
  • Los Rios
  • Manabi
  • Morona Santiago
  • Napo
  • Orellana
  • Pastaza
  • Pichincha
  • Santa Elena
  • Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas
  • Sucumbios
  • Tungurahua
  • Zamora Chinchipe
  • A
  • B
  • F
  • C
  • H
  • X
  • O
  • E
  • W
  • G
  • I
  • L
  • R
  • M
  • S
  • T
  • D
  • Y
  • P
  • SE
  • SD
  • U
  • N
  • Z
Term to describe postal codes Código postal
Postal code format 999999
Population 18 544 982
Total land area 255 338km²

How to Validate Addresses for Ecuador Using GeoPostcodes Database

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

Use GeoPostcodes:

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

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

  • Street column to validate Street names
  • Postcode column to validate Postal Codes
  • Region 3 column to validate City names