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Malaysia Address Format Guide: Structure & Examples

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Updated: November 27, 2025
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Malaysia Address Format Guide

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

Malaysia - Address Format

An address format in Malaysia contains the following elements:

  1. Recipient’s name
  2. Business or department name (if applicable)
  3. House number and Street name
  4. Residential Area or Village (if applicable)
  5. Postal Code (5 digits) and City
  6. State
  7. Country – MALAYSIA (in all caps)

Kampung Bukit Beruang
75450 Bukit Beruang
Malacca
MALAYSIA

Malaysia Address Format Examples

Example 1:

John Smith
Jalan Telawi 8
Bangsar Baru
59100 Kuala Lumpur
Wilayah Persekutuan
MALAYSIA

Example 2:

Malaysia Post Office
Jalan Bukit Pantai
Bangsar
59100 Kuala Lumpur
Wilayah Persekutuan
MALAYSIA

Postal and Country Information for Malaysia

Country/territory name Malaysia
ISO codes ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: MY
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: MYS
ISO 3166-1 numeric-1: 458
Administrative area count 16
Administration area names and abbreviations
  • Kuala Lumpur
  • Labuan
  • Putrajaya
  • Johor
  • Kedah
  • Kelantan
  • Melaka
  • Negeri Sembilan
  • Pahang
  • Penang
  • Perak
  • Perlis
  • Sabah
  • Sarawak
  • Selangor
  • Terengganu
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 12
  • 13
  • 10
  • 11
Term to describe postal codes Postal code
Postal code format 99999
Population 34 867 712
Total land area 329 977km²

How to Validate Addresses for Malaysia Using GeoPostcodes Database

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

Use GeoPostcodes:

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

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

  • Street column to validate Street names
  • Suburb column to validate Residential Area names
  • Postcode column to validate Postal Codes
  • Locality column to validate Cities
  • Region 1 column to validate States

Explore our Malaysia address database.