Spain Address Format Guide: Structure & Examples

Updated: July 9, 2025
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Spain Address Format Guide

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

Spain - Address Format

An address format in Spain contains the following elements:

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

John Smith
Calle de Almagro 14I
50004 Zaragoza
SPAIN

Spain Address Format Examples

Example 1:

John Smith
C. Sebastián Trujillo 29
41005 Sevilla
SPAIN

Example 2:

Spain Post Office
C. de Turismundo 4
28011 Madrid
SPAIN

Postal and Country Information for Spain

Country/territory name Spain
ISO codes ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: ES
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: ESP
ISO 3166-1 numeric-1: 724
Administrative area count 19
Administration area names and abbreviations
  • Andalusia
  • Aragon
  • Balearic Islands
  • Basque Country
  • Canarias
  • Cantabria
  • Castille and Leon
  • Castille-La Mancha
  • Catalonia
  • Extremadura
  • Galicia
  • La Rioja
  • Madrid
  • Murcia
  • Navarre
  • Principality of Asturias
  • Valencian Community
  • Ceuta
  • Melilla
  • AN
  • AR
  • IB
  • PV
  • CN
  • CB
  • CL
  • CM
  • CT
  • EX
  • GA
  • RI
  • MD
  • MC
  • NC
  • AS
  • VC
  • CE
  • ML
Term to describe postal codes Código postal
Postal code format 99999
Population 47 344 716
Total land area 506 022km²

How to Validate Addresses for Spain Using GeoPostcodes Database

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

Use GeoPostcodes:

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

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

  • Street column to validate Street names
  • Postcode column to validate Postal Codes
  • Region 4 column to validate City names
  • Region 2 column to validate Provinces