How to address a letter to Puerto Rico

Learn how to address and mail letters to Puerto Rico - with address examples and many tips.

How to write an address to Puerto Rico

Here’s what a typical address in Puerto Rico looks like for postal mail.

1. Address example Puerto Rico

John Smith
525 Avenida F.D. Roosevelt
San Juan, PR 00918
United States

2. Address example Puerto Rico

Ms. María Rivera
P.O. Box 12345
San Juan, PR 00936
United States of America

Postal information

Country name

Puerto Rico

Postal code format

9 digits (eg: 01234-5678)

Standard address field position

Bottom right

Address text alignment

Left-aligned

Postal code regex

^(\d{9})$

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code

PR

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code

PRI

UN M49 numeric country code

630

Country information

Flag

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Common name (English)

Puerto Rico

Official name (English)

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Native name

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico)

Capital

San Juan

Continent

Americas

Subregion

Caribbean

Area

8,870 km2

Currency

USD (United States dollar, Symbol: $)

Time zone

UTC-04:00

Total population

3,203,295