{"id":247378,"date":"2017-03-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/?p=247378"},"modified":"2025-11-13T15:18:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T15:18:31","slug":"shipping-to-puerto-rico-with-stamps-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stamps.com\/article\/shipping-to-puerto-rico-with-stamps-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Shipping to Puerto Rico with Stamps.com"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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You have a package that needs to go to San Juan, Bayam\u00f3n or Ponce. Not to worry: Stamps.com can offer you guidance on how to best format your addresses for mailpieces headed to Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Puerto Rican addresses are considered domestic addresses with the state code of \u201cPR.\u201d  You can use the Domestic options within the Stamps.com platform (Packages, Stamps, and Envelopes).  You are not required to include a customs form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Urbanizations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of most important things to remember is that Puerto Rican addresses use a unique identifier called the urbanization<\/strong>. An urbanization (urbanizaci\u00f3n<\/em>) is a specific sector of a city, town or residential development. Using the urbanization name reduces ambiguity and the chance that your mail will be incorrectly sent or returned to you. Sometimes the urbanization name will replace the street name entirely. Examples of urbanization names, which can vary considerably, include Urbanizaci\u00f3n<\/em> Valencia<\/em>, Urb. <\/em>Las Delicias<\/em>, Mansiones de Ponce<\/em>, Jardines Paseo del Jobo<\/em>, and Asociaci<\/em>\u00f3<\/em>n Residentes El Plantio<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you might have noticed above, urbanizations sometimes use the abbreviation of \u201cURB.\u201d  However, you may also run across terms like “EXTENSI\u00d3N,” “BARRIADA,” “ALTURAS,” “PARQUE,”  “ESTANCIAS,” and “QUINTAS\u201d to describe an urbanization. The good news is that the powerful Stamps.com software will recognize cases when the address needs an urbanization name and provide an option to you to select a more specific address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Street Name Formatting <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep in mind that the Spanish-language terminology as well as the formatting order will be different than what you see in English-language addresses. You\u2019ll see terms like CALLE (\u201cStreet\u201d) or AVENIDA (\u201cAvenue\u201d) placed before the street number. For example, instead of \u201c123 Main Street,\u201d you\u2019ll see \u201cCALLE PRINCIPAL 123.\u201d In accordance with USPS guidelines, do<\/strong> not<\/strong> translate the Spanish street name terms \u2013 in other words, don\u2019t change \u201cCalle\u201d to \u201cStreet.\u201d As an exception to this rule on translating Spanish terms, please use the term \u201cPO BOX\u201d instead of the various Spanish-language equivalents (CALLER, CALL BOX, GPO BOX, PO BOX S\u20131190, APTDO, APARTADO, BOX or BUZ\u00d3N).  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If there is a house number, place it before<\/strong> the street name. For example, if the house number is B-31, write the address as \u201cB-31 CALLE PRINCIPAL 123,\u201d not<\/strong> as \u201cCALLE PRINCIPAL 123 B-31.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/strong>The Value of Using Stamps.com <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shipping to Puerto Rico is easy with Stamps.com! Since Puerto Rico is considered a domestic destination, you can use the same Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express rates and packaging as normal. What\u2019s more, with Stamps.com you\u2019ll receive the discounted Commercial Base rate, so you\u2019ll save when you print postage<\/a> with us. We also allow you to easily order free USPS supplies like boxes and envelopes from the Stamps.com Store<\/a>. With our Address Book feature, you can also save Puerto Rican mailing address for easy future use!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n