Postal codes in Costa Rica

Postal codes in Costa Rica are 5 digit numeric. Introduction began in March 2007. The first digit denotes one of the seven provinces, the 2nd and 3rd refer to the 81 cantons, the 4th and 5th the 473 districts. The numbers are the same as used by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC).

1 San Jose Province2 Alajuela Province3 Cartago Province4 Heredia Province5 Guanacaste Province6 Puntarenas Province7 Limón Province