The Dominican Republic is located in the Caribbean Sea, on the island of Hispaniola. It shares its border with Haiti. People across the country have different ways of writing the addresses when they send mail and packages. But this can confuse the postal service providers.

Moreover, there are different types of addresses and they have specific address element requirements. Take, for instance, the street address is important in residential address format but it is replaced with a PO box number for a military address. If you want to send mail to a client or customer in the Dominican Republic but don’t know the address format, we have your back. We have listed all the different types of addresses along with examples for each.

Recipient Name

Write the recipient’s full name in the first line. If you are sending the mail to a business, write the company’s name, followed by the person’s name and department. You can add ATTN in front of the person’s name to ensure that the mail distribution system lands the mail at the right desk and office.

Street Address

Write the street name and the house and building number if you are sending mail to a residential, and business address. Write C (short for Calle which means street in Spanish) before the street name. In case the street has a number, add a slash and then the number. To add the building number, add # and then the name.

In case the recipient uses a PO box, write “AP ( Apartado Postal is the Spanish counterpart for Post Office) and then the box number.

District

Write the name of the district. There are 202 municipal districts in the Dominican Republic.

Postal Code and Locality

Write them in the order mentioned above. Postal codes are called códigos postales in the Dominican Republic and they are five digits long. After the postal code, write the locality name in the same line. It can be a city or town.

Country Name

Write the name of the country in the last line. When you are sending international mail to the Dominican Republic, the country name will always be in capital letters.

Residential Address Format

Write the recipient’s name, street address or PO box number, district, postal code, locality, and country name.

Rural Address Format

Official street names might not exist for rural areas. In this case, write the name of the village, followed by the nearest larger town, district, postal code, locality, and country name.

Business Address Format

Write the name of the company in the first line, followed by the person’s name and their department in the second and third lines. The rest of the address elements will remain in the same place as the residential address.

International Address Format For NGOs And Organizations

Write the name of the NGO or the organization in the first line and the department name in the second line of the residential address. This will come in place of the recipient’s name.

PO Box Address Format

In the residential address, replace the street details with AP and then the box number.

Military Address Format

Start with the rank and full name of the military personnel. In the second line, write their military unit number. The rest of the address components will come in the same place as the residential address.

Government Office Address Format

Write the name of the office or the specific department before the street address or PO box number in the residential address.

Address Format For Multiple Recipients

If you are sending the mail to multiple people in the same family or business, write their names separately in each line.

Address  Format For Courier Services

If you are using a courier service like DHL or FedEx, write the contact details of the recipient in the last line of the address. This will help them make accurate deliveries.

The national postal system of the Dominican Republic is Instituto Postal Dominicano and it was established in 1985. It is responsible for managing domestic and international mail deliveries. Headquartered in Santo Domingo it has over 187 offices throughout the country offering a wide range of services like postal box rentals, sale of envelopes, money order, and more. 

So you have learned how to structure the address format to a recipient in the Dominican Republic. But to ensure your address is reaching the intended recipient, you need a verified address. PostGrid address verification solution verifies, standardizes, and offers address autocomplete suggestions in real-time. Whether you want to verify a single address or bulk address, we provide correct, complete, and up-to-date addresses in sync with the official postal service provider for over 245 countries and territories. 

Do you want to send mail to countries other than the Dominican Republic but don’t know the format? Don’t worry, we have got covered. You can visit our international address format page and learn how to write address format for countries across the world.