How to address a letter to Russia

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

How to write an address to Russia

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

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Recipient name

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Street name House number

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City

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Country

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Postal code

Learn more about addresses in Russia

Address example Russia
Basic structure:

Ivanov Alexander Ivanovitch
ul. Lesnaya d. 5
g. MOSKVA
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
123456

Address example Russia
With additional Information:

Ivanov Alexander Ivanovitch
ul. Lesnaya d. 5, kv.176
g. MOSKVA
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
123456

Address example Russia
For P.O. box:

ZAO Zarnica
a/ya 15
g. Moskva
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
125040

Postal information

Country name

Russia

Postal code format

6 digits (eg: 012345)

Standard address field position

Bottom right

Address text alignment

Left-aligned

Postal code regex

^(\d{6})$

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code

RU

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code

RUS

UN M49 numeric country code

643

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Country information

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Common name (English)

Russia

Official name (English)

Russian Federation

Native name

Российская Федерация (Россия)

Capital

Moscow

Continent

Europe

Subregion

Eastern Europe

Area

17,098,246 km²

Borders with

Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Ukraine

Currency

RUB (Russian ruble, Symbol: ₽)

Time zone

UTC+03:00, UTC+04:00, UTC+06:00, UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00, UTC+12:00

Google Maps link

https://goo.gl/maps/4F4PpDhGJgVvLby57

OpenStreetMap link

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/60189#map=3/65.15/105.29

Total population

146,028,325

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