Peru Address Format Guide: Structure & Examples

Updated: November 27, 2025
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Peru Address Format Guide

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

Peru - Address Format

An address format in Peru contains the following elements:

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

John Smith
Cruz Verde 113
Arequipa 04001
PERU

Peru Address Format Examples

Example 1:

John Smith
Huancarqui 835
Lima 15079
PERU

Example 2:

Peru Post Office
Jr. San Roman 329
Juliaca 21101
PERU

Postal and Country Information for Peru

Country/territory name Peru
ISO codes ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: PE
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: PER
ISO 3166-1 numeric-1: 604
Administrative area count 25
Administration area names and abbreviations
  • Amazonas
  • Ancash
  • Apurimac
  • Arequipa
  • Ayacucho
  • Cajamarca
  • Callao
  • Cusco
  • Huancavelica
  • Huanuco
  • Ica
  • Junin
  • La Libertad
  • Lambayeque
  • Lima region
  • Loreto
  • Madre de Dios
  • Moquegua
  • Pasco
  • Piura
  • Puno
  • San Martin
  • Tacna
  • Tumbes
  • Ucayali
  • AMA
  • ANC
  • APU
  • ARE
  • AYA
  • CAJ
  • CAL
  • CUS
  • HUV
  • HUC
  • ICA
  • JUN
  • LAL
  • LAM
  • LIM
  • LOR
  • MDD
  • MOQ
  • PAS
  • PIU
  • PUN
  • SAM
  • TAC
  • TUM
  • UCA
Term to describe postal codes Código postal
Postal code format 99999
Population 34 845 227
Total land area 1 292 350km²

How to Validate Addresses for Peru Using GeoPostcodes Database

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

Use GeoPostcodes:

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

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

  • Region 3 column to validate City names
  • Postcode column to validate Postal Codes