How to Write an Address in Latvia: Format, Postcodes and Examples

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Addresses in Latvia follow their own order and postcode rules. This guide shows how to write one correctly, with real postcode examples and the most common mistakes, whether you are sending mail, building a checkout form or preparing test data.

Address format

Street and number, then town followed by the postcode.

Daniels Pētersons Upes iela 19 Daugavpils, LV-5413

Latvia postcode format

Format: LV-9999

Latvian postcodes have four digits with the LV- prefix.

More examples

Emīls Kalniņš Stacijas iela 49 Daugavpils, LV-5422
Alise Liepiņa Skolas iela 3 Riga, LV-1034

Sending to Latvia from abroad

Write the address exactly as it is used locally, then add the country name in capital English letters on the last line.

Paula Liepiņa Brīvības iela 168 Valmiera, LV-4201 LATVIA

Tips and common mistakes

  • Apartments are written with a dash: Brīvības iela 12 - 5.
  • The postcode goes after the town: Rīga, LV-1050.
  • Always include the LV- prefix.
  • iela means street.

Major cities and towns

Riga, Daugavpils, Liepaja, Jelgava, Jurmala, Ventspils, Rezekne, Valmiera, Ogre, Jekabpils, Mārupe, Cēsis

Test data for Latvia

There is no widely reserved fictional phone range here, so the generator leaves phone numbers out. Generated addresses use real towns and postcode areas with invented streets and names, so they are safe for form testing, mockups and documentation.

Generate realistic Latvia addresses in the local format, then copy them or download CSV and JSON.

Open the Latvia address generator