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Costa Rica postal code prefixes

Browse Costa Rica by postal code prefix. This index groups 473 postal identifiers into crawlable ranges with sample localities.

Verified data profile for Costa Rica postal code prefixes

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

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Prefix 20
Postal code range · 71 records
Prefix 10
Postal code range · 64 records

Postal code prefixes

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/codes.

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 the Costa Rica prefix index for?

It groups postal identifiers into crawlable code ranges with sample localities and links to prefix pages.

When should I use a prefix page?

Use a prefix page when you know the first digits or letters and need matching places with coordinates.

Prefix directory

20
71 codes across 59 localities.
Example: 20101 in Alajuela
10
64 codes across 60 localities.
Example: 10101 in Aserrí
30
51 codes across 48 localities.
Example: 30101 in Aguacaliente o San Francisco
50
51 codes across 50 localities.
Example: 50101 in Arenal
60
51 codes across 51 localities.
Example: 60101 in Acapulco
11
50 codes across 47 localities.
Example: 11001 in Alajuelita
40
42 codes across 37 localities.
Example: 40101 in Barrantes
21
40 codes across 39 localities.
Example: 21001 in Aguas Claras
70
28 codes across 28 localities.
Example: 70101 in Alegría
51
8 codes across 8 localities.
Example: 51001 in Hojancha
12
6 codes across 6 localities.
Example: 12001 in Llano Bonito
61
6 codes across 6 localities.
Example: 61001 in Canoas
41
5 codes across 5 localities.
Example: 41001 in Cureña

Format and coverage

Format5 digits (NNNNN)
Example10101
Local termspostal code, postcode, ZIP code