Myanmar Address Format Guide: Structure & Examples

Updated: April 9, 2026
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Myanmar Address Format Guide

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

Myanmar - Address Format

An address format in Myanmar contains the following elements:

  1. Recipient’s name
  2. Business or department name (if applicable)
  3. House number and Street name
  4. City Name and Postal Code (7 digits)
  5. Country – MYANMAR (in all caps)

John Smith
Room No 1 Building 4319
Thu Kha Theikdi Ward
Nay Pyi Taw 1501007
MYANMAR

Myanmar Address Format Examples

Example 1:

John Smith
Sataw Village
Banmauk
Sagaing 0213202
MYANMAR

Example 2:

Myanmar Post Office
No. 5/60, Aye Myittar street
Mandalay 0505001
MYANMAR

Postal and Country Information for Myanmar

Country/territory name Myanmar
ISO codes ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: MM
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: MMR
ISO 3166-1 numeric-1: 104
Administrative area count 15
Administration area names and abbreviations
  • Chin
  • Kachin
  • Kayah
  • Kayin
  • Mon
  • Rakhine
  • Shan
  • Ayeyarwady
  • Bago
  • Magway
  • Mandalay
  • Sagaing
  • Tanintharyi
  • Yangon
  • Nay Pyi Taw
  • 14
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 7
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 1
  • 5
  • 6
  • 18
Term to describe postal codes Postal code
Postal code format 9999999
Population 54 952 444
Total land area 668 511km²

How to Validate Addresses for Myanmar Using GeoPostcodes Database

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

Use GeoPostcodes:

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

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

  • Region 1 column to validate Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon or Sagaing and Region 2 column to validate the other Cities
  • Postcode column to validate Postal Codes