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Paraguay Address Format Guide: Structure & Examples

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Updated: November 27, 2025
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Paraguay Address Format Guide

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

Paraguay - Address Format

An address format in Paraguay contains the following elements:

  1. Recipient’s name
  2. Business or department name (if applicable)
  3. Street Name and House Number
  4. City Name
  5. Postal Code (6 digits) and Department (applicable only outside Asunción D.C.)
  6. Country – PARAGUAY (in all caps)

John Smith
Charles De Gaulle casi
Asunción D.C.
001432
PARAGUAY

Paraguay Address Format Examples

Example 1:

John Smith
José Martí 1953
Luque
110935 Central
PARAGUAY

Example 2:

Paraguay Post Office
Av. Dr. Felipe Molas López 43
Asunción D.C.
001526
PARAGUAY

Postal and Country Information for Paraguay

Country/territory name Paraguay
ISO codes ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: PY
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: PRY
ISO 3166-1 numeric-1: 600
Administrative area count 18
Administration area names and abbreviations
  • Asuncion D.C.
  • Alto Paraguay
  • Alto Parana
  • Amambay
  • Boqueron
  • Caaguazu
  • Caazapa
  • Canindeyu
  • Central
  • Concepcion
  • Cordillera
  • Guaira
  • Itapua
  • Misiones
  • Neembucu
  • Paraguari
  • Presidente Hayes
  • San Pedro
  • ASU
  • 16
  • 10
  • 13
  • 19
  • 5
  • 6
  • 14
  • 11
  • 1
  • 3
  • 4
  • 7
  • 8
  • 12
  • 9
  • 15
  • 2
Term to describe postal codes Código postal
Postal code format 999999
Population 7 015 298
Total land area 398 755km²

How to Validate Addresses for Paraguay Using GeoPostcodes Database

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

Use GeoPostcodes:

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

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

  • Region 2 column to validate City Names (Region 1 for Asunción D.C.)
  • Postcode column to validate Postal Codes
  • Region 1 column to validate Department Names

Explore our Paraguay address database.