Hungary Address Format Guide: Structure & Examples

Updated: July 9, 2025
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Hungary Address Format Guide

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

Hungary - Address Format

An address format in Hungary contains the following elements:

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

John Smith
Szombathely
Légszeszgyár u. 11
9700
HUNGARY

Hungary Address Format Examples

Example 1:

John Smith
Budapest
Felvidék u. 64
1202
HUNGARY

Example 2:

Hungary Post Office
Budapest
Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 16
1051
HUNGARY

Postal and Country Information for Hungary

Country/territory name Hungary
ISO codes ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: HU
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: HUN
ISO 3166-1 numeric-1: 348
Administrative area count 20
Administration area names and abbreviations
  • Bács-Kiskun
  • Baranya
  • Békés
  • Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
  • Budapest
  • Csongrád-Csanád
  • Fejér
  • Győr-Moson-Sopron
  • Hajdú-Bihar
  • Heves
  • Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
  • Komárom-Esztergom
  • Nógrád
  • Pest
  • Somogy
  • Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
  • Tolna
  • Vas
  • Veszprém
  • Zala
  • BK
  • BA
  • BE
  • BZ
  • BU
  • CS
  • FE
  • GS
  • HB
  • HE
  • JN
  • KE
  • NO
  • PE
  • SO
  • SZ
  • TO
  • VA
  • VE
  • ZA
Term to describe postal codes Irányítószám
Postal code format 9999
Population 9 869 569
Total land area 93 005km²

How to Validate Addresses for Hungary Using GeoPostcodes Database

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

Use GeoPostcodes:

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

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

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