Honduras Address Format Guide: Structure & Examples

Updated: April 3, 2026
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Honduras Address Format Guide

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

Honduras - Address Format

An address format in Honduras contains the following elements:

  1. Recipient’s name
  2. Business or department name (if applicable)
  3. House Number and Street Name

  4. a) Outside the capital:
    Postal Code (5 digits), Municipality Name and Department Name (opt.) 

    b) In the capital:
    Postal Code (5 digits), Suburb Name and M.D.C. (Municipio del Distrito Central)

  5. Country – HONDURAS (in all caps)

John Smith
Barrio El Centro 2 y 3 calle 5 Avenida NE
21101 San Pedro Sula, Cortés
HONDURAS

Honduras Address Format Examples

Example 1:

John Smith
1ª Avenida Entre 2ª y 3ª Calle
12101 Comayagüela, M.D.C.
HONDURAS

Example 2:

Honduras Post Office
Av. Morazán
31101 La Ceiba
Atlántida
HONDURAS

Postal and Country Information for Honduras

Country/territory name Honduras
ISO codes ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: HN
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: HND
ISO 3166-1 numeric-1: 340
Administrative area count 18
Administration area names and abbreviations
  • Atlantida
  • Bay Islands
  • Choluteca
  • Colon
  • Comayagua
  • Copan
  • Cortes
  • El Paraiso
  • Francisco Morazan
  • Gracias a Dios
  • Intibuca
  • La Paz
  • Lempira
  • Ocotepeque
  • Olancho
  • Santa Barbara
  • Valle
  • Yoro
  • AT
  • IB
  • CH
  • CL
  • CM
  • CP
  • CR
  • EP
  • FM
  • GD
  • IN
  • LP
  • LE
  • OC
  • OL
  • SB
  • VA
  • YO
Term to describe postal codes -
Postal code format -
Population 10 893 324
Total land area 112 771km²

How to Validate Addresses for Honduras Using GeoPostcodes Database

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

Use GeoPostcodes:

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

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

  • Postcode column to validate Postal Codes
  • Suburb column to validate Suburbs
  • Region 2 column to validate Municipalities
  • Region 1 column to validate Departments