Postal Codes and Addresses in Spain

Posting a letter in Spain? The post code numbers for all addresses that make up the towns and villages of Valencia and its provinces. And an explanation on how to read a Spanish address with a handy guide to abreviations.

Spanish postal codes (códigos postales) usually have 5 digits. Correos, the national State owned Spanish postal service, has an online postcode finder. There is also the facility online to search for a local Post Office.

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Spanish Addresses (how to read them)

Correos advises that addresses (dirección) in Spain should be formatted as follows:

• Top line: Full name of the recipient, or company name
• 2nd line: Type of street, name of street, building number, flat number, entrance number.
• 3rd line: Post code and town name
• 4th line: Name of province

Example:

Sra Ana Jimenez
Mimbreras 4
03201 ELCHE (Alicante)

If the address is for an apartment the first line will look like this:

C/Pescadoro, 22, 3°, 1A izda

Which can be understood as:

C is an abbreviation for Calle (street), therefore it is - Calle Pescadoro (Pescadoro street)
22 is the street number of the building - 22 Calle Pescadoro (22 Pescadoro street)
3° indicates that it is the third floor
1A indicates that it is apartment number 1A
izda is the abbreviation for izquierda (left) and this informs the location of the apartment in the building (dcha is the abbreviation for derecha - right), (cto is the abbreviation for centro centre)

Therefore the address literally means: Apartment number 1A on the left (as you face the building) on the third floor of building number 22 on Pescadoro street.
Note: In Barcelona this is slightly different as addresses are written in the local Catalan language.

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Other Common Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Word	Meaning
C/	Calle	street
izda	izquierda	left
dcha	derecha	right
cto	centro	centre
c/	carrer	street (Catalan)
	esquerra	on the left of the building (Catalan)
	dreta	on the right of the building (Catalan)
s/n	sense numero	no number
Avda	Avinguda	avenue
Pg	Passeig	boulevard
Bxda	Baixada	alley
Ptge	Passatge	passage
Pl	Plaça	square
Pza	Plaza	plaza