Postal_addresses_in_the_Philippines

Postal addresses in the Philippines

Postal addresses in the Philippines

Mail destinations in the Southeast Asian country

Postal addresses in the Philippines are similar in format to those in many other parts of the world. They are especially used to locate areas in the Philippines.

Address elements

Philippine addresses always contain the name of the sender, the building number and thoroughfare, the barangay where the building is located, the city or municipality where the barangay is located and, in most cases, the province where the city or municipality is located. In the case of Metro Manila, however, provinces are omitted and, in the case of Manila, include the district name[1] instead of the barangay. ZIP codes are also part of the typical Philippine address.

Metro Manila address formats

For locations within Metro Manila, addresses are written as follows according to the recommended Philpost formats (address formats for Manila are on top while address formats for the rest of Metro Manila are on the bottom):

P.O. boxes

Mr. Juan dela Cruz
P.O. Box 1201, Manila Central Post Office
1050 Manila
Mr. Juan C. Masipag
P.O. Box 1121, Araneta Center Post Office
1135 Quezon City, Metro Manila

Direct delivery

Miss Teresita C. Metrillo
7114 Kundiman Street, Sampaloc
1008 Manila
Miss Auria M. Francisco
75 P. Domingo Street, Carmona, Makati City
1207 Metro Manila

Provincial address formats

Provincial address formats do not deviate from typical Metro Manila address formats, but they do vary slightly, as shown in the following Philpost-recommended address formats:

P.O. boxes

Ms. Perlita A. Sanchez
P.O. Box 1000, Gasan Post Office
4905 Gasan, Marinduque

Direct delivery

Mr. Samuel H. Magtanggol
95 Hermogenes Street, Sofia Subdivision
Del Pilar, San Fernando City
2000 Pampanga

Postal codes' necessity

PhilPost recommends the use of postal codes in the country and correct addressing.[2] However, most residents do not use, let alone know how to use ZIP codes, and thus the codes are usually omitted. According to PhilPost, the proper use of ZIP codes assists in letter sorting and reduces letter misrouting.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Rhind, Graham (29 September 2017). Global Sourcebook of Address Data Management: A Guide to Address Formats and Data in 194 Countries. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-93325-4. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  2. [2]
    "PHLpost mandates the mailing public to use the proper ZIP codes". Eagle News. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Postal_addresses_in_the_Philippines, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.