Pakistan Address Format Guide: Structure & Examples
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Pakistan Address Format Guide
In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore the standard address format used in Pakistan. 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.
Pakistan - Address Format
An address format in Pakistan contains the following elements:
- Recipient’s name
- Business or department name (if applicable)
- House Number and Street Name
- Town (only in rural areas)
- City Name and Postal Code (5 digits)
- Country – PAKISTAN (in all caps)
John Smith
14 Auto Bahn Rd
Hyderabad 17000
PAKISTAN
Pakistan Address Format Examples
Example 1:
John Smith
Block G North
Nazimabad Town
Karachi 74700
PAKISTAN
Example 2:
Pakistan Post Office
Township Block 7 Sector B 1
Lahore 54770
PAKISTAN
Postal and Country Information for Pakistan
| Country/territory name | Pakistan | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO codes | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: PK ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: PAK ISO 3166-1 numeric-1: 586 | |||||
| Administrative area count | 7 | |||||
| Administration area names and abbreviations |
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| Term to describe postal codes | Postal code | |||||
| Postal code format | 99999 | |||||
| Population | 249 898 215 | |||||
| Total land area | 875 398km² | |||||
How to Validate Addresses for Pakistan Using GeoPostcodes Database
GeoPostcodes offers comprehensive address validation database to validate Pakistan addresses. Our database ensures addresses follow the correct format for Pakistan, reducing delivery errors and improving efficiency.
Use GeoPostcodes:
- Postal Database if you only need to validate Cities and Postal Codes in Pakistan
- Population Database if you would like to do urban/rural mapping or compute how many people live in Pakistan segmented by postal code, city or administrative divisions
You can leverage GeoPostcodes data to validate addresses in Pakistan using:
- Locality column to validate City names
- Postcode column to validate Postal Codes
Explore our Pakistan address database.