Mexico is located in North America. It shares borders with the United States in the north, the Pacific Ocean in the south and west, and Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea in the southeast. This geographical complexity impacts how people communicate with each other. This is especially prevalent in the way they write address format to send mail. Different regions write addresses differently. But this can confuse the postal service provider, leading to misdeliveries or failed deliveries. Moreover, there are multiple types of addresses, each with specific address element requirements. If you want to send a mail to a client or customer living in Mexico but don’t know the correct address format, we have got you covered. We have listed down the different types of addresses along with the format and examples for each.

Recipient Name

Start by writing the name of the recipient in the first line. You can add honorific titles like Sr. for Mr. and Sra. for Mrs. If you are sending the mail to a business, the company’s name will come in the first line. Write the name of the person and their department in the second and third lines respectively. If you want to ensure that the internal mail distribution system sends the mail to the right office and desk, add ATTN. in front of the person’s name.

Building Number

Write the house/building number and name in this line.

Street Address

In the second line, add the street name and house/building number for the residential and business addresses. Street names in Mexico are written with the street type before the name. There are two types of streets: Calle ( Spanish for Main Street) and Avenida ( Spanish for Avenue). You can also add additional information like the apartment number in the same line. In case of a PO Box, write Apartado Postal (Spanish for Post Office Box), and write the box number. 

Dependent Locality

Add the dependent locality or the neighborhood details. When writing the address information of the neighborhood, write Col. before the details. It refers to Colonia which means a neighborhood or a community in Spanish language. If the address is under a housing development write Franc. (Fraccionamiento.). It means a housing state or real estate development.

Postal Code, City, and Province Abbreviation

Write the three address elements in the order mentioned above. The postal codes are called “codigo postals“in Mexico and they are five-digit numbers. Some of the major cities in Mexico are Merida, Leon, Puebla, Juarez, and Zapopen. An abbreviated version of the province will come after the postal code and city

Country Name

The name of the country will come in the last line. If you are sending international mail to Mexico, write the country name in capital letters.

Residential Address Format

Write the recipient’s name, street address, or PO box number, postal code, city or town, and country name. Every address element except postal code, city, and province will come in separate lines.

Rural Address Format

Typically, the streets in rural areas do not have a formal name. In this case, write the name of the village, followed by the nearest larger town. Add the rest of the address elements in the same way as the residential address.

Business Address Format

Write the name of the company in the first line. In the second line write the person’s name, and add their department in the third line. The rest of the address components will remain in the same place as the residential address.

International Address Format for NGOs and Organizations

Write the name of the organization in the first line and the specific department in the second line. Place all the other address components, except the recipient’s name, in the same way as the residential address.

PO Box Address Format

In the residential address, instead of the street address, write the term “APARTADO POSTAL” and then the PO box number.

Military Address Format

To write the military address format, follow the same structure as the residential address format except for the first two lines. Write the rank and full name of the person in the first line. In the second line write the military unit number.

Government Office Address Format

In the residential address, write the office and department name on the first line and second line respectively.

Address Format for Multiple Recipients

If you are sending mail to multiple people in the same family or business, you should write each name in separate lines of the residential and business addresses.

Address  Format for Courier Services

If you send mail using courier services like DHL or FedEx, add the contact details of the recipient in the last line of the residential address.

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If you are curious about the format of any other country, visit our international address format page and learn the address format followed in countries around the world.