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'''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 [[List of cities in the Philippines|city]] or [[Municipalities of the Philippines|municipality]] where the barangay is located and, in most cases, the [[Provinces of the Philippines|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<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rhind |first1=Graham |title=Global Sourcebook of Address Data Management: A Guide to Address Formats and Data in 194 Countries |date=29 September 2017 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-351-93325-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2cw3DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA435 |access-date=3 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> instead of the barangay. [[List of ZIP codes in the Philippines|ZIP codes]] are also part of the typical Philippine address.

===Metro Manila address formats===▼

===Address format===

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

==== Talisay, Camarines Norte ====

====P.O. Boxboxes====

:Mr. Juan dela Cruz

:''street''

:P.O. Box 1201, Manila Central Post Office▼

:''Barangay''

:1050 Manila▼

:''City''/''Municipality''

:' 'Province''/Metro Manila

:Philippines

:Mr. Juan C. Masipag

===Examples===

:P.O. Box 1121, Araneta Center Post Office▼

====Provincial====▼

:1135 [[Quezon City]], Metro Manila▼

:Chris Ryan R. Illustracion

:253 M.L. Quezon Street

:Santo Niño Tukuran

:7019 Zamboanga del Sur

:Philippines

====Direct delivery====

:Mr. Raji Raine H. Magtanggol▼

:Miss Teresita C. Metrillo

:95 JayLee Street, Sofia Subdivision▼

:7114 Kundiman Street, [[Sampaloc, Manila|Sampaloc]]▼

: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 City]]

:Carmona, Makati

:1207 Metro Manila

▲====Provincial= address formats===

:''Name''

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:

:136 L. P. Leviste Street

:1229 Metro Manila

:Philippines

== ==P.O. Box boxes====

:Ms. Perlita A. Sanchez

: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

:4905 [[Gasan, Marinduque|Gasan]], [[Marinduque]]

:Gasan

:4905 Marinduque

:Philippines

====Direct delivery====

:''Name''

▲:Mr. Raji RaineSamuel H. Magtanggol

:P.O. BOX 1220, Philippine Post Office Quezon City

▲:95 JayLeeHermogenes Street, Sofia Subdivision

:Quezon City

▲:Del Pilar, [[San Fernando City, Pampanga|San Fernando City]]

:1109 Cubao

▲:2000 [[Pampanga]]

:Philippines

== Postal codes' necessity==

The PhlPost[[PhilPost]] recommends the use of [[List of ZIP codes in the Philippines|postal codes in the country]] and correct addressing.<ref name ="eaglenews">{{cite news |last1=Contributor |first1=Eagle News |title=PHLpost mandates the mailing public to use the proper ZIP Codescodes |url=https://www.eaglenews.ph/phlpost-mandates-the-mailing-public-to-use-the-proper-zip-codes/ |access-date=5 December 2021 |work=Eagle News |date=26 April 2016 |access-date=5 December 2021}}</ref> However, most residents do not use, let alone know how to use ZIP codes, and thus the codes are usually omitted. According to PhlPostPhilPost, the proper use of zipZIP codes assists in letter sorting and reduces letter misrouting.<ref name ="eaglenews"/>

==References==▼

{{reflist}}

==See also==

*[[Communications in the Philippines]]

*[[List of ZIP codes in the Philippines|List of postal codes in the Philippines]]▼

*[[Philippine Postal Corporation]]

▲*[[List of ZIP codes in the Philippines|List of postal codes in the Philippines]]

▲==References==

{{Reflist}}

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