Postal addresses in the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

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 A thoroughfare is a primary passage or way as a transit route through regularly trafficked areas, whether by road on dry land or, by extension, via watercraft or aircraft. On land, a thoroughfare may refer to anything from a multi-lane highway ...

, the

barangay A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolitan ...

where the building is located, the

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

where the barangay is located and, in most cases, the

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

where the city or municipality is located. In the case of

Metro Manila Metropolitan Manila (often shortened as Metro Manila; fil, Kalakhang Maynila), officially the National Capital Region (NCR; fil, link=no, Pambansang Punong Rehiyon), is the capital region, seat of government and one of three List of metrop ...

, however, provinces are omitted and, in the case of

Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...

, include the district name instead of the barangay. ZIP codes are also part of the typical Philippine address.

Address format

:''Street'', e.g. BLDG 1A5U11 MRH SITE 4 TALA :''District'', e.g. TALA 1 :''Barangay'', e.g. BARANGAY 188 ZONE 16 :''Postal Code'', then ''City'' / ''Municipality'', e.g. 1427 CALOOCAN :''Province'' (or if in the

National Capital Region A capital region, also called a capital district or capital territory, is a region or district surrounding a capital city. It is not always the official term for the region, but may sometimes be used as an informal synonym. Capital regions can exis ...

, ''Metro Manila'', as with this example address)

Examples

Provincial

:Chris Ryan R. Illustracion :253 M.L. Quezon Street :Santo Niño Tukuran :7019 Zamboanga del Sur :Philippines :Mr. Raji Raine H. Magtanggol :95 JayLee Street, Sofia Subdivision :Del Pilar, San Fernando City :2000 Pampanga

Metro Manila

:Renato Junior :7114 Kundiman Street, Sampaloc :1008 Manila :Philippines :Miss Auria M. Francisco :75 P. Domingo Street :Carmona, Makati :1207 Metro Manila :''Name'' :136 L. P. Leviste Street :1229 Metro Manila :Philippines

P.O. Box

:Mr. Faye Carpio :P.O. Box 1201, Manila Central Post Office :1050 Manila :Jackson Wang :P.O. Box 1121, Araneta Center Post Office :Quezon City :1135 Metro Manila :Daryl Dianne Dalauta :P.O. Box 1000, Gasan Post Office :Gasan :4905 Marinduque :Philippines :''Name'' :P.O. BOX 1220, Philippine Post Office Quezon City :Quezon City :1109 Cubao :Philippines

Postal codes' necessity

PhilPost The Philippine Postal Corporation ( fil, Korporasyong Pangkoreo ng Pilipinas), abbreviated as PHLPost and also known as the Philippine Post Office, is a government-owned and controlled corporation responsible for providing postal services in th ...

recommends the use of postal codes in the country and correct addressing. 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.

References

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