How to address a letter to Costa Rica

Learn how to address and mail letters to Costa Rica - with address examples and many tips.

How to write an address to Costa Rica

Here’s what a typical address in Costa Rica looks like for postal mail.

1. Address example Costa Rica

Municipalidad de San Rafael de Heredia
Ca 15 Av 37 # 55
Heredia, San Rafael, San Rafae
40501
COSTA RICA

2. Address example Costa Rica

Señor Carlos Torres
Apdo 257 – 3017
Heredia, San Isidro, San Isidro
3017-40601
COSTA RICA

Postal information

Country name

Costa Rica

Postal code format

4 digits (eg: 0123)

Standard address field position

Bottom left

Address text alignment

Left-aligned

Postal code regex

^(\d{4})$

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code

CR

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code

CRI

UN M49 numeric country code

188

Country information

Flag

🇨🇷

Common name (English)

Costa Rica

Official name (English)

Republic of Costa Rica

Native name

República de Costa Rica (Costa Rica)

Capital

San José

Continent

Americas

Subregion

Central America

Area

51,100 km2

Borders with

Currency

CRC (Costa Rican colón, Symbol: ₡)

Time zone

UTC-06:00

Total population

5,309,625

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