Burkina Faso Address Format
Burkina Faso follows the French small-to-large convention: recipient, then a BP (P.O. Box) line or a street/quartier line, then the city, then the country. Most mail goes to post office boxes; the two-digit delivery office number (01 for central Ouagadougou) is written before the BP number and commonly repeated after the city name.
Standard format
Code postal rules
| Field name | Code postal |
|---|---|
| Format | No postal code system (N = digit, A = letter) |
| Rule | Burkina Faso has no national postal code system. Mail is addressed to a BP (Boite Postale) box; in Ouagadougou a two-digit delivery office number precedes the box number (e.g. 01 BP 2548) and often follows the city name (Ouagadougou 01). Online forms that require a code accept 00000. |
Fields used in Burkina Faso
| State / region | No |
|---|---|
| Street address | Yes — "Boite postale / rue" locally |
| P.O. Box | Yes — "BP (Boite Postale)" locally |
FAQ
What postal code format does Burkina Faso use?
Burkina Faso has no national postal code system. Mail is addressed to a BP (Boite Postale) box; in Ouagadougou a two-digit delivery office number precedes the box number (e.g. 01 BP 2548) and often follows the city name (Ouagadougou 01). Online forms that require a code accept 00000.
How do you write an address in Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso addresses are written from the smallest unit to the largest. Burkina Faso follows the French small-to-large convention: recipient, then a BP (P.O. Box) line or a street/quartier line, then the city, then the country. Most mail goes to post office boxes; the two-digit delivery office number (01 for central Ouagadougou) is written before the BP number and commonly repeated after the city name.
Does Burkina Faso use postal codes?
No. Burkina Faso has no national postal code system. Mail is addressed to a BP (Boite Postale) box; in Ouagadougou a two-digit delivery office number precedes the box number (e.g. 01 BP 2548) and often follows the city name (Ouagadougou 01). Online forms that require a code accept 00000.
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Sources
- https://www.laposte.bf
- https://www.upu.int/UPU/media/upu/PostalEntitiesFiles/addressingUnit/bfaFr.pdf