Name finder/Address format

It has been proposed that this page or section be merged with Geocoding . (Discuss)

I (David.earl) am considering making the search terms you give to the name finder less reliant on syntax (the comma, "near" etc) and more based on context based analysis of what the user types.

To this end it would be helpful if people could add to the table below to show what addresses look like the world over, especially those which are in widespread use but aren't, perhaps, the official formats specified by the authorities.

If there is more than one form in common use, please give them all. It would be helpful to translate portions for me, especially in non-latin characters, and to give me an analysis of what the different components are.

If you know perl or php's preg function or grep regular expressions, giving the Postcode format that way would be helpful, or describe it in words if not (e.g. "exactly five numeric digits never starting with a zero").

Country	Language code	Typical address	Components	Postal code format
AU	en_AU	123 Smith Street, Brunswick, VIC, 3056	street number + street name + postal suburb/postal town + state + postal code	[0-9]{4}
BE	nl_BE; fr_BE; de_BE	Nieuwstraat 123, 1000 Brussel	street name + street number + postal code + postal town	[1-9][0-9]{3}
BG	bg_BG	бул. Васил Левски №36, гр. София 1000	(prefix +) street + number OR (prefix +) suburb + block number (+ entrance), (postal code +) name of the place OR name of the place (+ postal code) Definition by Bulgarian Posts	[0-9]{4}
BR	pt_br	Ed. Meu Casa, Ap 123, Rua Urbana 68, Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP-12345-678	(name of apartment building + apartment nr) + street name + number + citadel (bairro) + city + state + postal code	CEP [0-9]{5}-[0-9]{3}
CA	en_CA; fr_CA	123([,] rue Laurier| Laurier Street), Hawkesbury, ON[( |,)] K6A[[ ]5B6]	street number + street name + city + province + postal code	[A-Z][0-9][A-Z]( ?[0-9][A-Z][0-9])?
CA	en_CA	123-789 Any Street, Hawkesbury, ON K6A 5B6	apartment (suite, unit, etc.) number-street number + street name + city + province + postal code	A1A 1A1
CH	fr_CH; de_CH; it_CH	Route de l'Hôpital, 1700 Fribourg	street name + street number, + postal code + postal town	[1-9][0-9]{3}
CL	es_cl	Del Puente 2782, Miraflores Bajo, 2561618 (Optional), Viña del Mar	street name + street number, + suburb or commune/municipality,+ postal code (optional) + city	[0-9]{7} First three numbers id the commune / municipality, last four id a block face
CN	zh-Hans	浙江省杭州市西湖区南都德嘉东区12幢5单元402室 310013	province + city + district (optional) + complex/community + building number + entrance number + apt number + postal code	[0-9]{6}
CN	zh-Hans	(previous example with spaces between components (not typical format, for display here only)) 浙江省 杭州市 西湖区 南都德嘉东区 12幢 5单元 402室 310013	province + city + district (optional) + complex/community + building number + entrance number + apt number + postal code	[0-9]{6}
CN	zh-Hans	(previous example translated (not typical format, for display here only)) 浙江(Zhejiang)省(Province) 杭州(Hangzhou)市(City) 西湖(West Lake)区(District) 南都德嘉(Nandu De Jia - apt complex name)东区(East District) 12幢(Building 12) 5单元(Entrance/staircase 5) 402室(Room/flat 402) 310013	province + city + district (optional) + complex/community + building number + entrance number + apt number + postal code	[0-9]{6}
CN	zh-Latin-pinyin-cmn (zh_py)	(previous example in pinyin (not typical format) Zhejiang Sheng Hangzhou Shi Xihu Qu Nandu De Jia Dong Qu 12 Zhuang 5 Dan Yuan 402 Shi 310013	province + city + district (optional) + complex/community + building number + entrance number + apt number + postal code	[0-9]{6}
CN	zh-Hans	浙江省杭州市西湖区文二西路123号 310013	province + city + district (optional) + street + street number + postal code	[0-9]{6}
CZ	cs_CZ	Javorová 33/1, 123 45 Lhota	street name + street number/alternate street number + postal code + postal town	[0-9]{3}[0-9]{2}
DE	de_DE	Alexanderplatz 123a, 01678 Berlin	street name + street number (123a) + postal code + postal town	[0-9]{5}
DK	da_DK	Hansensgade 12, 5000 Odense	street name + street number + postal code + postal town	[0-9]{4}
ES	es_ES	Avenida de la Constitución, 12 39012 Santander Cantabria	street name + street number + postal code + postal town + [province]	[0-9]{5}
FI	fi_FI	Töölönkatu 6 A 42, 00100 Helsinki	street name + street number (+staircase ref + apartment number), + postal code + postal town	[0-9]{5}
FR	fr_FR	7 rue Foobar, 75001 Paris 11 bis, rue Foobar, Paris 5, rue Foobar, 75725 Paris CEDEX 01	street number + street name + postal code + postal town street number + street name + postal town street number + street name + specific postal code + postal town + "CEDEX" + number (for big postal address with custom mail delivery, ignore CEDEX \d+ for street address search	[0-9]{5}
HR	hr_HR	Gundulićeva ulica 8, 10000 Zagreb	street name + street number + postal code + place	[1-9][0-9]{4}
IE	en_IE	12 Abbey Street, Killaskully, Co. Mayo *or* 145 Larkfield Way, Rathfarnam, Dublin 4	street number + street name + (option more roads) + town/suburb + (Co. $IRISH_COUNTY_NAME / Dublin {1..25})	Postcodes not used in Ireland, except Dublin City)
IN	en_IN	1st Floor, No 141/142, 22nd Cross, 36th Main, Jayanagar 9th Block, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore - 560 035	door number (optional) + "building name" (optional) + street number + street name (cross and main or single road) + area name (multiple; sometimes with block/phase/stage/sector) + major street name (optional) + city name + postcode + state name (optional)	[0-9]{3}[0-9]{3} (three for area + three for post office)
IT	it_IT	Via Garibaldi 123, 00100 Roma	street name + street number + postal code + postal town	[0-9]{5}
LU	fr_FR ; de_DE	35, Rue Principale, L-5474 Strassen	street number, street name, post code, city	[0-9]{4}
NL	nl_NL	Den Dolech 2, 5612 AZ Eindhoven	street name + street number + postal code + postal town	[1-9][0-9]{3} [A-Z]{2}
NO	no_NO; nb_NO; nn_NO	Fjordgata 90, 1234 Trangvik	street name + street number + postal code + place	[0-9]{4}
PH	en_US	123 Magiting Street Barangay Santolan, Pasig City 1610 PHILIPPINES	number + street name + district name (optional) + barangay (optional)+ city/town + postal code + province	[1-9]{4} (see list)
PL	pl_PL	Sezamkowa 1, 02-792 Wąchock	(optional "ul." or "ulica", "al."/"aleja"/"aleje", "pl."/"plac") + street name + housenumber + comma + (optional) postcode + postal town. Small villages or cities with duplicate names use suffix: ("k/" or "koło") + city name or "woj."/"województwo" + state	[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{3}
SE	sv_SE	Storgatan 5, 123 45 Lillestad	street name + street number + postal code + postal town	[1-9][0-9]{2} [0-9]{2}
SK	sk_SK	Javorová 33/A, 123 45 Bratislava 2	street name + street number[+ /staircase ref] + postal code + postal town [+ suburb name or number]	[0-9]{3} [0-9]{2}
UK	en_uk	123 Foo Bar Street, Wibbleburb, Bigton, Somewhereshire BT1 1AA	street number (possibly name or both) + street name + [suburb] + postal town + [county] + postal code	[A-Z]{1,2}[0-9]{1,2}[A-Z]? +[0-9][A-Z]{2}
US	en_US	1600 Main Street Unit 123, Schenectady, NY, 12345[-1234]	street number + street name + unit number + city + state + postal code	[0-9]{5}(-[0-9]{4})?

See also

• wikipedia:Address (geography)
• http://www.bitboost.com/ref/international-address-formats.html
• http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.php/International_Address_Formats