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Geographic & Postal Directory / Costa Rica

Costa Rica postal codes by city, region and prefix

Search a structured directory of 473 geocoded records and 473 postal code values, move through the available regional hierarchy of Costa Rica and export the dataset in CSV, Excel or JSON when you need the full table.

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Verified data profile for Costa Rica

Based on 473 records, 473 postal code values and 380 mapped localities. Coordinate coverage is 100.0%.

473
Records
473
Postal identifiers
100.0%
Geocoded
10101
Example code
Postal code Locality Administrative path Coordinates
10101 Carmen Provincia de San José / San José / Carmen 9.9364, -84.0693
10102 Merced Provincia de San José / San José / Merced 9.9397, -84.0884
10103 Hospital Provincia de San José / San José / Hospital 9.9277, -84.0887
10104 Catedral Provincia de San José / San José / Catedral 9.9262, -84.0731
10105 Zapote Provincia de San José / San José / Zapote 9.9205, -84.0598
10106 San Francisco de Dos Ríos Provincia de San José / San José / San Francisco de Dos Ríos 9.9082, -84.0592

Related postal lookups

Puntarenas
Province · 16 records
Alajuela
Province · 14 records
Desamparados
Province · 13 records
San Carlos
Province · 13 records
San Ramón
Province · 13 records
Turrialba
Province · 12 records
Acapulco
Popular Lookup · 1 records
Aguabuena
Popular Lookup · 1 records
Aguacaliente o San Francisco
Popular Lookup · 1 records
Aguas Claras
Popular Lookup · 1 records
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Postal code prefixes
Prefix 20
Postal code range · 71 records

Country postal code coverage

Use this page to understand country coverage, postal code formats, prefixes and the most useful child pages for lookup or download. The canonical route for this record set is /postal-codes/costa-rica.

Records
473
Database rows represented by this canonical route.
Postal identifiers
473
Distinct postal code values in this route.
Localities
380
Mapped place names or administrative entries.
Coordinate coverage
100.0%
Rows with latitude and longitude available.
Detected format
5 digits (NNNNN)
The detected records use a fixed-length numeric postal code.
Example
10101
Sample code from Carmen.
Code Place Hierarchy Coordinates
10101 Carmen Provincia de San José / San José / Carmen 9.9364, -84.0693
10102 Merced Provincia de San José / San José / Merced 9.9397, -84.0884
10103 Hospital Provincia de San José / San José / Hospital 9.9277, -84.0887
10104 Catedral Provincia de San José / San José / Catedral 9.9262, -84.0731
10105 Zapote Provincia de San José / San José / Zapote 9.9205, -84.0598
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Useful related pages

Puntarenas
Province · 16 records
Alajuela
Province · 14 records
Desamparados
Province · 13 records
San Carlos
Province · 13 records
San Ramón
Province · 13 records
Turrialba
Province · 12 records
Acapulco
Popular Lookup · 1 records
Aguabuena
Popular Lookup · 1 records
Aguacaliente o San Francisco
Popular Lookup · 1 records
Aguas Claras
Popular Lookup · 1 records

Data questions

What is included in the Costa Rica postal code page?

The page combines postal code lookup, regional browsing, prefix navigation, examples and country-level download links.

Can I download Costa Rica postal codes?

Yes. The country page links to CSV, Excel and JSON exports for offline validation and analysis.

How should I validate a Costa Rica postal code?

Compare the code with its country, locality and administrative hierarchy instead of checking the code alone.

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How to use: Click on any marker to explore the detailed registry for that specific region. Data points represent approximate centroids of administrative localities, not delivery routes or exact address points.

Understanding postal codes in Costa Rica

Format 5 digits (NNNNN)
Example 10101
Logic The detected records use a fixed-length numeric postal code.
Coverage 473 postal identifiers, 380 localities and 7 primary regions. Geocoded coverage: 100.0%.

People search for Costa Rica data using terms such as postal code, postcode, ZIP code. This page keeps those lookups tied to one canonical hierarchy instead of splitting the same data across duplicate URL variants.

Primary Regional Divisions

Explore the top-level administrative jurisdictions of Costa Rica. Each region groups available localities, districts or postal identifiers from the reference dataset.

Puntarenas Alajuela Desamparados San Carlos San Ramón Turrialba Cartago Pérez Zeledón San José Buenos Aires View key regions →

High-Density Hubs

Acapulco Aguabuena Aguacaliente o San Francisco Aguas Claras Aguas Zarcas Alajuela Alajuelita Alegría Alfaro Anselmo Llorente Arancibia Arenal Aserrí Atenas

Browse Costa Rica by postal code prefix

Prefix pages help when you already know the first digits or letters of a postal code. They group matching codes with locality and coordinate context.

All prefixes 20 · 71 codes 10 · 64 codes 30 · 51 codes 50 · 51 codes 60 · 51 codes 11 · 50 codes 40 · 42 codes 21 · 40 codes 70 · 28 codes 51 · 8 codes 12 · 6 codes 61 · 6 codes

Explore Regional Subdivisions

Abangares
4 localities
R33
Acosta
5 localities
R33
Alajuela
14 localities
R35
Alajuelita
5 localities
R39
Alvarado
3 localities
R33
Aserrí
7 localities
R37
Atenas
8 localities
R37
Bagaces
4 localities
R41
Barva
6 localities
R38
Belén
3 localities
R33
Buenos Aires
9 localities
R36
Carrillo
4 localities
R33
Cartago
11 localities
R33
Cañas
5 localities
R39
Corredores
4 localities
R33
Coto Brus
5 localities
R33
Curridabat
4 localities
R41
Desamparados
13 localities
R35
Dota
3 localities
R33
El Guarco
4 localities
R33
Escazú
3 localities
R43
Esparza
5 localities
R33
Flores
3 localities
R33
Garabito
2 localities
R33
Goicoechea
7 localities
R33
Golfito
4 localities
R41
Grecia
8 localities
R37
Guatuso
4 localities
R33
Guácimo
5 localities
R39
Heredia
5 localities
R39
Hojancha
4 localities
R41
Jiménez
3 localities
R33
La Cruz
4 localities
R41
La Unión
8 localities
R33
León Cortés
6 localities
R33
Liberia
5 localities
R39
Limón
4 localities
R41
Los Chiles
4 localities
R41
Matina
3 localities
R43
Montes de Oca
4 localities
R33
Montes de Oro
3 localities
R33
Mora
5 localities
R33
Moravia
3 localities
R33
Nandayure
6 localities
R33
Naranjo
8 localities
R37
Nicoya
7 localities
R37
Oreamuno
5 localities
R33
Orotina
5 localities
R39
Osa
5 localities
R33
Palmares
7 localities
R37
Paraíso
5 localities
R39
Parrita
1 localities
R63
Pococí
6 localities
R33
Poás
5 localities
R33
Puntarenas
16 localities
R35
Puriscal
9 localities
R33
Pérez Zeledón
11 localities
R33
Quepos
3 localities
R43
San Carlos
13 localities
R33
San Isidro
4 localities
R41
San José
11 localities
R33
San Mateo
3 localities
R43
San Pablo
2 localities
R48
San Rafael
5 localities
R39
San Ramón
13 localities
R35
Santa Ana
6 localities
R38
Santa Bárbara
6 localities
R38
Santa Cruz
9 localities
R36
Santo Domingo
8 localities
R37
Sarapiquí
5 localities
R33
Siquirres
6 localities
R38
Talamanca
4 localities
R33
Tarrazú
3 localities
R33
Tibás
5 localities
R33
Tilarán
7 localities
R37
Turrialba
12 localities
R36
Turrubares
5 localities
R33
Upala
7 localities
R37
Valverde Vega
5 localities
R33
Vázquez de Coronado
5 localities
R33
Zarcero
7 localities
R37
Showing 81 linked regions from 81 available country divisions. A locality represents a unique combination of administrative name and geocoded coordinates.

Data Exports

Bulk geodata for Costa Rica including administrative centroids and postal identifiers.

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Contents: ISO-3166-2, Admin Levels 1-3, Postal Identifiers, Decimal Lat/Lng.

JSON lookup access

Use the country page, search endpoint and token-protected JSON export to integrate Costa Rica lookup data into your applications.

GET /search?q={city_or_code}&country=CR
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Geographic Data Questions

What are postal codes in Costa Rica?

Postal codes in Costa Rica are standardized identifiers used by the national postal service and logistics providers to simplify mail sorting and delivery.

How can I find a postal code by city or region?

Search for the city, town or administrative region in our lookup tool to retrieve verified postal identifiers, coordinates and hierarchy details.

Why do some cities in Costa Rica have multiple postal codes?

Large urban centers are often partitioned into multiple postal districts to support denser routing and operational capacity.

Are postal codes in Costa Rica valid for shipping and online forms?

Yes. The postal codes exposed here are extracted from institutional datasets and can be used for shipping, address validation and operational workflows.

Can postal codes change over time?

Yes. Postal codes can change because of urban growth, administrative rezoning or postal network adjustments, so the dataset is refreshed periodically.

Can I download postal code data for Costa Rica?

Yes. Structured datasets for Costa Rica are available in CSV, Excel and JSON formats with geocoded centroids and administrative fields.