Ghana Address Format Guide: Structure & Examples
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Ghana Address Format Guide
In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore the standard address format used in Ghana. 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.
Ghana - Address Format
An address format in Ghana contains the following elements:
- Recipient’s name
- Business or department name (if applicable)
- House Number and Street Name
- City Name and Postal Code (optional – 11 alphanumeric digits)
- Region
- Country – GHANA (in all caps)
John Smith
1 Oxford St
Accra
Greater Accra
GHANA
Ghana Address Format Examples
Example 1:
John Smith
Block 247H Abrepo Rd
Kumasi
AshantI
GHANA
Example 2:
Ghana Post Office
Jawaharlal Nehru Rd
Accra
Greater Accra
GHANA
Postal and Country Information for Ghana
| Country/territory name | Ghana | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO codes | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: GH ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: GHA ISO 3166-1 numeric-1: 288 | |||||
| Administrative area count | 16 | |||||
| Administration area names and abbreviations |
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| Term to describe postal codes | Postcode | |||||
| Postal code format | - | |||||
| Population | 35 530 263 | |||||
| Total land area | 238 877km² | |||||
How to Validate Addresses for Ghana Using GeoPostcodes Database
GeoPostcodes offers comprehensive address validation database to validate Ghana addresses. Our database ensures addresses follow the correct format for Ghana, reducing delivery errors and improving efficiency.
Use GeoPostcodes:
- Postal Database if you only need to validate Cities Postal Codes and Regions in Ghana
- Population Database if you would like to do urban/rural mapping or compute how many people live in Ghana segmented by postal code, city or administrative divisions
You can leverage GeoPostcodes data to validate addresses in Ghana using:
- Locality column to validate City names
- Postcode column to validate Postal Codes
- Region 1 column to validate Region names
Explore our Ghana address database.