294 Spanish Directionals | Postal Explorer

294 Spanish Directionals

Directionals are not commonly used in Puerto Rico addresses because other descriptions, such as urbanization, identify geographic areas. When they do appear in addresses, however, they may appear as follows:

Spanish		English
Directional	Abbreviation	Directional	Abbreviation
Norte	N	North	N
Noreste	NE	Northeast	NE
Noroeste	NO	Northwest	NW
Sur	S	South	S
Sureste	SE	Southeast	SE
Suroeste	SO	Southwest	SW
Este	E	East	E
Oeste	O	West	W

Note: The only discrepancies between English and Spanish abbreviations occur in West directionals. In the ZIP+4 file, the English equivalents are used.