Uruguay

Postcode Postcode type and position

5 digits to the left of the locality name.

Coding method

91000

area JUAN CARLOS GONZALEZ

WILSON FERREIRA ALDUNATE 918
distribution center 15600 – PANDO, CANELONES
URUGUAY
sub-region
region

Position of Bottom right Alignment of Left-aligned

the address address lines
on the
envelope

Address Uruguayan Post recommendations:

format
Ordering of lines in address from specific to general (from top to bottom).
An address has a maximum of 8 lines and a minimum number of 3 lines. No blank lines to be
included.
The order of the lines is as follows:
1. organisation
2. function and unit
3. addressee name
4. street + premises + building + floor/door
5. supplementary data
6. sub-locality
7. postcode + locality + province
8. country (only for international mail)
An address line has a maximum of 40 characters including spaces. There should be one
space between words.
Capital letters are recommended for the last 3 lines of the address.
Uruguayan Post prefers fixed-width fonts like Verdana, Lucinda Console, Courrier New
(10 to 12 points).
The use of punctuation marks are acceptable in the line containing the building &
thoroughfare address, and in the line for the district information.
The locality is separated from the postcode by a dash (-), and from de country by a comma (,).
The locality is required unless is identical to the name of the department.

Examples Hospital de Clínicas organisation

Subdirector de Desarrollo function + unit
Dr. Sergio Carrasco addressee
Avenida Italia s/n Piso 1B street + (s/n=no number) + floor
Esquina Américo Ricaldoni supplementary data
PARQUE BATTLE sub-locality
11600 – MONTEVIDEO postcode – locality
URUGUAY country
Dr. Augusto Rodríguez addressee
Chaná 1215, apto. 152 street + premises + door
70200 – ROSARIO, COLONIA postcode – locality + province
URUGUAY country
 Lorena Díaz Martínez addressee
Calle 3 4575, Block 14, Apto. 103 street + premises + building + door
Complejo Habitacional - Millán y Raffo sub-locality
12900 – MONTEVIDEO postcode – locality
URUGUAY country
Mario Rogelio Sánchez addressee
Ruta 1 - Brig. Gral. Manuel Oribe KM 102 street + distance
Casa de ladrillos de dos pisos supplementary data
80300 – ECILDA PAULLIER, SAN JOSE postcode – locality + province
URUGUAY country
Compañia del Este organisation
Roberto Pérez addressee
Continuación Javier de Viana s/n street (s/n=no number)
Esquina Martinez Monegal supplementary data
90000 – CANELONES postcode – locality
URUGUAY country
Lucas Montero Bilbao addressee
Ansina 1988, Edificio 19 de Junio, Apto.1203 street + premises + door
BARRIO FATIMA sub-locality
75000 – MERCEDES, SORIANO postcode – locality + province
URUGUAY country
Sr. Gerardo Cardozo addressee
Manzana 42 Solar 5 complex of buildings + building
Calle 33 Orientales supplementary data
15400 – SANTA LUCIA DEL ESTE, CANELONES postcode – locality + province
URUGUAY country

List of Nom Code ISO (3166-2)

provinces
(departamentos) ARTIGAS UYAR
CANELONES UYCA
CERRO LARGO UYCL
COLONIA UYCO
DURAZNO UYDU
FLORES UYFS
FLORIDA UYFD
LAVALLEJA UYLA
MALDONADO UYMA
MONTEVIDEO UYMO
PAYSANDU UYPA
RIO NEGRO UYRN
RIVERA UYRV
ROCHA UYRO
SALTO UYSA
SAN JOSÉ UYSJ
SORIANO UYSO
TACUAREMBÓ UYTA
TREINTA Y TRES UYTT

The code of the province is not necessary.

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URUGUAY

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