Districts of Costa Rica

According to the Territorial Administrative Division, the cantons of Costa Rica are subdivided into 492 districts (distritos), each of which has a unique five-digit postal code.^[1]

Government organization

Each canton is divided into districts whose number varies from canton to canton. Each district has a District Council chaired by a syndic, all popularly elected. The District Council is the interlocutor between the district and the municipal government and ensures the communal and neighborhood interests before the Municipal Council;. However, the direct administration of the district falls to the municipality; the District Councils also exercise administrative functions such as forwarding projects to the Council and supervising the mayor's work.

District Municipal Council

There are seven District Municipal Councils (Concejo Municipal de Distrito) in districts that are geographically distant from the head city of the canton where the municipality is located; these councils are in charge of municipal administrative activities.

Peñas Blancas, in San Ramón canton.
Tucurrique, in Jiménez canton.
Cervantes, in Alvarado canton.
Colorado, in Abangares canton.
Lepanto, in Puntarenas canton.
Paquera, in Puntarenas canton.
Cóbano, in Puntarenas canton.

Postal codes

Postal codes in Costa Rica are five-digit numeric, and were introduced in March 2007; they are associated with and identify a unique district. The first digit denotes one of the seven provinces, the 2nd and 3rd refer to the 82 cantons (unique within the province), the 4th and 5th the 488 districts (unique within the canton).^[2] The numbers are the same as used by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC).^[3]

Complete District List

Districts of Costa Rica^[4]
Province	Canton	District	Postal Code	Population (2011)	Population (2000)	Change	Land area (km²)	Population density
San José	San José	Carmen	10101	2,702	3,360	−19.6%	1.47	1,838.1/km²
		Merced	10102	12,257	13,565	−9.6%	2.17	5,648.4/km²
		Hospital	10103	19,270	24,175	−20.3%	3.3	5,839.4/km²
		Catedral	10104	12,936	15,341	−15.7%	2.35	5,504.7/km²
		Zapote	10105	18,679	20,753	−10.0%	2.87	6,508.4/km²
		San Francisco de Dos Ríos	10106	20,209	21,724	−7.0%	2.64	7,654.9/km²
		Uruca	10107	31,728	27,110	+17.0%	8.44	3,759.2/km²
		Mata Redonda	10108	8,313	9,321	−10.8%	3.69	2,252.8/km²
		Pavas	10109	71,384	76,177	−6.3%	9.39	7,602.1/km²
		Hatillo	10110	50,511	54,901	−8.0%	4.38	11,532.2/km²
		San Sebastián	10111	40,065	43,245	−7.4%	4.01	9,991.3/km²
	Escazú	Escazú	10201	11,984	12,379	−3.2%	4.56	2,628.1/km²
		San Antonio	10202	22,554	20,795	+8.5%	17.01	1,325.9/km²
		San Rafael	10203	21,971	19,198	+14.4%	12.96	1,695.3/km²
	Desamparados	Desamparados	10301	33,866	36,437	−7.1%	3.31	10,231.4/km²
		San Miguel	10302	31,805	28,336	+12.2%	21.36	1,489.0/km²
		San Juan de Dios	10303	19,481	16,577	+17.5%	2.98	6,537.2/km²
		San Rafael Arriba	10304	15,262	13,008	+17.3%	3.21	4,754.5/km²
		San Antonio	10305	9,727	9,775	−0.5%	2.1	4,631.9/km²
		Frailes	10306	3,772	3,504	+7.6%	19.57	192.7/km²
		Patarrá	10307	11,921	28,451	−58.1%	16.09	740.9/km²
		San Cristóbal	10308	3,905	3,360	+16.2%	25.47	153.3/km²
		Rosario	10309	3,088	2,710	+13.9%	14.77	209.1/km²
		Damas	10310	13,175	12,993	+1.4%	2.57	5,126.5/km²
		San Rafael Abajo	10311	23,283	22,481	+3.6%	2.01	11,583.6/km²
		Gravilias	10312	15,024	15,846	−5.2%	2.94	5,110.2/km²
		Los Guido	10313	24,102	24,102	0.0%	3.01	8,007.3/km²
	Puriscal	Santiago	10401	11,512	10,884	+5.8%	34.52	333.5/km²
		Mercedes Sur	10402	5,866	5,082	+15.4%	183.58	32.0/km²
		Barbacoas	10403	3,692	3,210	+15.0%	18.74	197.0/km²
		Grifo Alto	10404	1,182	1,101	+7.4%	26.21	45.1/km²
		San Rafael	10405	1,730	1,524	+13.5%	15.53	111.4/km²
		Candelarita	10406	1,436	1,425	+0.8%	24.87	57.7/km²
		Desamparaditos	10407	666	572	+16.4%	7.14	93.3/km²
		San Antonio	10408	3,889	2,803	+38.7%	14.5	268.2/km²
		Chires	10409	3,031	2,806	+8.0%	230.47	13.2/km²
	Tarrazú	San Marcos	10501	9,993	8,240	+21.3%	45.53	219.5/km²
		San Lorenzo	10502	4,394	4,029	+9.1%	185.64	23.7/km²
		San Carlos	10503	1,893	1,891	+0.1%	58.58	32.3/km²
	Aserrí	Aserrí	10601	28,191	23,844	+18.2%	15.25	1,848.6/km²
		Tarbaca	10602	1,446	1,231	+17.5%	15.33	94.3/km²
		Vuelta de Jorco	10603	6,499	6,155	+5.6%	22.04	294.9/km²
		San Gabriel	10604	6,061	5,048	+20.1%	11.76	515.4/km²
		Legua	10605	1,521	1,472	+3.3%	81.51	18.7/km²
		Monterrey	10606	498	421	+18.3%	8.36	59.6/km²
		Salitrillos	10607	13,676	11,148	+22.7%	14.35	953.0/km²
	Mora	Colón	10701	16,088	13,477	+19.4%	40.12	401.0/km²
		Guayabo	10702	4,449	3,215	+38.4%	8.99	494.9/km²
		Tabarcia	10703	4,703	3,994	+17.8%	40.39	116.4/km²
		Piedras Negras	10704	379	318	+19.2%	14.84	25.5/km²
		Picagres	10705	675	662	+2.0%	27.2	24.8/km²
		Jaris	10706			NA	5.53
		Quitirrisí	10707			NA	26.69
	Goicoechea	Guadalupe	10801	20,663	23,723	−12.9%	2.38	8,681.9/km²
		San Francisco	10802	2,032	2,552	−20.4%	0.57	3,564.9/km²
		Calle Blancos	10803	18,984	19,411	−2.2%	2.36	8,044.1/km²
		Mata de Plátano	10804	17,370	16,206	+7.2%	7.85	2,212.7/km²
		Ipís	10805	26,033	26,155	−0.5%	2.37	10,984.4/km²
		Rancho Redondo	10806	2,538	2,718	−6.6%	13.38	189.7/km²
		Purral	10807	27,464	26,767	+2.6%	3.11	8,830.9/km²
	Santa Ana	Santa Ana	10901	11,320	8,517	+32.9%	5.4	2,096.3/km²
		Salitral	10902	4,304	3,369	+27.8%	20.2	213.1/km²
		Pozos	10903	15,585	9,025	+72.7%	13.34	1,168.3/km²
		Uruca	10904	7,200	5,635	+27.8%	7.07	1,018.4/km²
Piedades		10905	8,128	6,199	+31.1%	12.01	676.8/km²
Brasil		10906	2,586	1,762	+46.8%	3.25	795.7/km²
Alajuelita	Alajuelita	11001	11,988	12,247	−2.1%	1.3	9,221.5/km²
	San Josecito	11002	10,506	8,500	+23.6%	2.42	4,341.3/km²
	San Antonio	11003	4,739	3,193	+48.4%	10.22	463.7/km²
	Concepción	11004	18,721	19,268	−2.8%	2.4	7,800.4/km²
	San Felipe	11005	31,649	27,089	+16.8%	5.1	6,205.7/km²
Vázquez de Coronado	San Isidro	11101	16,625	15,570	+6.8%	5.14	3,234.4/km²
	San Rafael	11102	7,040	6,389	+10.2%	16.95	415.3/km²
	Dulce Nombre de Jesús	11103	9,744	9,352	+4.2%	67.86	143.6/km²
	Patalillo	11104	20,349	17,731	+14.8%	1.97	10,329.4/km²
	Cascajal	11105	6,728	6,543	+2.8%	131.72	51.1/km²
Acosta	San Ignacio	11201	9,016	7,728	+16.7%	22.63	398.4/km²
	Guaitil	11202	2,406	2,555	−5.8%	43.85	54.9/km²
	Palmichal	11203	4,581	3,852	+18.9%	34.17	134.1/km²
	Cangrejal	11204	1,875	1,987	−5.6%	64.46	29.1/km²
	Sabanillas	11205	2,331	2,539	−8.2%	176.83	13.2/km²
Tibás	San Juan	11301	21,745	24,944	−12.8%	3.56	6,108.1/km²
	Cinco Esquinas	11302	5,925	6,379	−7.1%	0.67	8,843.3/km²
	Anselmo Llorente	11303	9,986	10,103	−1.2%	1.36	7,342.6/km²
	León XIII	11304	13,661	16,400	−16.7%	0.78	17,514.1/km²
	Colima	11305	13,525	14,248	−5.1%	2	6,762.5/km²
Moravia	San Vicente	11401	30,998	31,693	−2.2%	5.39	5,751.0/km²
	San Jerónimo	11402	6,154	4,911	+25.3%	18.58	331.2/km²
	La Trinidad	11403	19,767	13,815	+43.1%	4.94	4,001.4/km²
Montes de Oca	San Pedro	11501	23,977	26,524	−9.6%	4.7	5,101.5/km²
	Sabanilla	11502	10,775	11,324	−4.8%	1.78	6,053.4/km²
	Mercedes	11503	4,688	4,872	−3.8%	1.44	3,255.6/km²
	San Rafael	11504	9,692	7,713	+25.7%	7.74	1,252.2/km²
Turrubares	San Pablo	11601	1,357	1,192	+13.8%	26.37	51.5/km²
	San Pedro	11602	646	499	+29.5%	39.11	16.5/km²
	San Juan de Mata	11603	1,182	2,725	−56.6%	86.17	13.7/km²
	San Luis	11604	517	461	+12.1%	43.71	11.8/km²
	Carara	11605	1,810	1,810	0.0%	220.35	8.2/km²
Dota	Santa María	11701	4,621	4,274	+8.1%	92.84	49.8/km²
	Jardín	11702	524	475	+10.3%	32.71	16.0/km²
	Copey	11703	1,803	1,770	+1.9%	279.41	6.5/km²
Curridabat	Curridabat	11801	28,817	30,316	−4.9%	6.16	4,678.1/km²
	Granadilla	11802	14,778	11,600	+27.4%	3.52	4,198.3/km²
	Sánchez	11803	5,364	3,147	+70.4%	4.53	1,184.1/km²
	Tirrases	11804	16,247	15,826	+2.7%	1.87	8,688.2/km²
Pérez Zeledón	San Isidro de El General	11901	45,327	41,221	+10.0%	191.53	236.7/km²
	El General	11902	6,373	5,882	+8.3%	76.35	83.5/km²
	Daniel Flores	11903	33,537	26,359	+27.2%	64.3	521.6/km²
	Rivas	11904	6,591	6,531	+0.9%	310.28	21.2/km²
	San Pedro	11905	9,102	9,013	+1.0%	205.96	44.2/km²
	Platanares	11906	7,203	7,308	−1.4%	79.84	90.2/km²
	Pejibaye	11907	7,995	8,627	−7.3%	140.78	56.8/km²
	Cajón	11908	8,542	7,467	+14.4%	118.86	71.9/km²
	Barú	11909	2,393	2,335	+2.5%	191.42	12.5/km²
	Río Nuevo	11910	3,061	3,219	−4.9%	240.68	12.7/km²
	Páramo	11911	4,410	4,225	+4.4%	203.17	21.7/km²
	La Amistad	11912			NA	76.11
León Cortés Castro	San Pablo	12001	4,209	3,780	+11.3%	20.86	201.8/km²
	San Andrés	12002	1,578	1,804	−12.5%	16.08	98.1/km²
	Llano Bonito	12003	2,111	2,135	−1.1%	34.51	61.2/km²
	San Isidro	12004	1,531	1,426	+7.4%	18.86	81.2/km²
	Santa Cruz	12005	1,665	1,626	+2.4%	21.97	75.8/km²
	San Antonio	12006	1,106	925	+19.6%	10.15	109.0/km²
Alajuela	Alajuela	Alajuela	20101	42,975	42,889	+0.2%	8.89	4,834.1/km²
		San José	20102	41,656	35,405	+17.7%	14.69	2,835.7/km²
		Carrizal	20103	6,856	6,455	+6.2%	16.12	425.3/km²
		San Antonio	20104	24,971	22,094	+13.0%	8.93	2,796.3/km²
		Guácima	20105	20,183	15,450	+30.6%	28.04	719.8/km²
		San Isidro	20106	17,294	16,247	+6.4%	36.09	479.2/km²
		Sabanilla	20107	9,059	8,335	+8.7%	43.05	210.4/km²
		San Rafael	20108	26,248	19,162	+37.0%	19.29	1,360.7/km²
		Río Segundo	20109	10,794	11,036	−2.2%	5.57	1,937.9/km²
		Desamparados	20110	26,109	21,075	+23.9%	12.95	2,016.1/km²
		Turrúcares	20111	7,630	5,986	+27.5%	35.99	212.0/km²
		Tambor	20112	10,992	9,370	+17.3%	13.88	791.9/km²
		Garita	20113	7,277	6,856	+6.1%	33.91	214.6/km²
		Sarapiquí	20114	2,842	2,493	+14.0%	113.98	24.9/km²
	San Ramón	San Ramón	20201	8,717	9,659	−9.8%	1.28	6,810.2/km²
		Santiago	20202	4,535	3,976	+14.1%	61	74.3/km²
		San Juan	20203	11,695	9,690	+20.7%	5.09	2,297.6/km²
		Piedades Norte	20204	8,147	6,846	+19.0%	47.2	172.6/km²
		Piedades Sur	20205	3,738	3,448	+8.4%	116.29	32.1/km²
		San Rafael	20206	9,321	8,384	+11.2%	30.73	303.3/km²
		San Isidro	20207	4,478	3,553	+26.0%	8.72	513.5/km²
		Ángeles	20208	8,500	7,073	+20.2%	81.41	104.4/km²
		Alfaro	20209	7,137	4,741	+50.5%	17.87	399.4/km²
		Volio	20210	2,270	1,669	+36.0%	20.46	110.9/km²
		Concepción	20211	2,348	1,841	+27.5%	9.49	247.4/km²
		Zapotal	20212	391	463	−15.6%	67.24	5.8/km²
		Peñas Blancas	20213	9,289	6,632	+40.1%	247.04	37.6/km²
		San Lorenzo	20214			NA	309.15
	Grecia	Grecia	20301	14,859	14,277	+4.1%	7.51	1,978.6/km²
		San Isidro	20302	5,949	5,201	+14.4%	17.01	349.7/km²
		San José	20303	8,100	6,206	+30.5%	12.36	655.3/km²
		San Roque	20304	11,132	9,163	+21.5%	27	412.3/km²
		Tacares	20305	7,963	6,879	+15.8%	24.82	320.8/km²
		Puente de Piedra	20307	10,556	9,325	+13.2%	23.07	457.6/km²
		Bolívar	20308	7,265	6,324	+14.9%	30.77	236.1/km²
	San Mateo	San Mateo	20401	2,692	2,529	+6.4%	64.85	41.5/km²
		Desmonte	20402	1,047	871	+20.2%	20.19	51.9/km²
		Jesús María	20403	2,397	1,943	+23.4%	18.79	127.6/km²
		Labrador	20404			NA	20.96
	Atenas	Atenas	20501	7,546	7,182	+5.1%	9.76	773.2/km²
		Jesús	20502	3,631	3,598	+0.9%	17.96	202.2/km²
		Mercedes	20503	3,127	2,691	+16.2%	7.81	400.4/km²
		San Isidro	20504	2,813	2,496	+12.7%	14.48	194.3/km²
		Concepción	20505	3,473	3,048	+13.9%	21.94	158.3/km²
		San José	20506	1,940	1,794	+8.1%	13.44	144.3/km²
		Santa Eulalia	20507	2,082	1,670	+24.7%	14.59	142.7/km²
		Escobal	20508	848	848	0.0%	26.5	32.0/km²
	Naranjo	Naranjo	20601	15,936	18,514	−13.9%	17.26	923.3/km²
		San Miguel	20602	4,657	3,532	+31.9%	15.52	300.1/km²
		San José	20603	3,162	3,225	−2.0%	21.12	149.7/km²
		Cirrí Sur	20604	4,552	3,790	+20.1%	32.07	141.9/km²
		San Jerónimo	20605	3,264	2,703	+20.8%	9.12	357.9/km²
		San Juan	20606	3,114	2,709	+15.0%	6.78	459.3/km²
		El Rosario	20607	3,757	3,129	+20.1%	17.21	218.3/km²
		Palmitos	20608	4,271	4,271	0.0%	8.09	527.9/km²
	Palmares	Palmares	20701	3,599	4,105	−12.3%	1.14	3,157.0/km²
		Zaragoza	20702	8,219	7,493	+9.7%	8.34	985.5/km²
		Buenos Aires	20703	7,493	6,879	+8.9%	6.88	1,089.1/km²
		Santiago	20704	2,737	2,682	+2.1%	7.94	344.7/km²
		Candelaria	20705	1,961	1,745	+12.4%	4.69	418.1/km²
		Esquipulas	20706	6,588	3,652	+80.4%	5.41	1,217.7/km²
		La Granja	20707	4,119	3,210	+28.3%	4.44	927.7/km²
	Poás	San Pedro	20801	7,554	6,913	+9.3%	13.63	554.2/km²
		San Juan	20802	4,638	3,738	+24.1%	16.31	284.4/km²
San Rafael		20803	5,436	5,025	+8.2%	14.19	383.1/km²
Carrillos		20804	9,228	6,901	+33.7%	10.14	910.1/km²
Sabana Redonda		20805	2,343	2,187	+7.1%	20.33	115.2/km²
Orotina	Orotina	20901	9,664	8,045	+20.1%	21.59	447.6/km²
	El Mastate	20902	1,821	1,624	+12.1%	9.53	191.1/km²
	Hacienda Vieja	20903	1,022	890	+14.8%	16.93	60.4/km²
	Coyolar	20904	5,912	3,636	+62.6%	36.51	161.9/km²
	La Ceiba	20905	1,922	1,510	+27.3%	60.55	31.7/km²
San Carlos	Quesada	21001	42,060	36,365	+15.7%	144	292.1/km²
	Florencia	21002	15,149	12,444	+21.7%	198.54	76.3/km²
	Buenavista	21003	325	352	−7.7%	25.98	12.5/km²
	Aguas Zarcas	21004	20,239	13,651	+48.3%	185.86	108.9/km²
	Venecia	21005	9,638	7,394	+30.3%	132.44	72.8/km²
	Pital	21006	17,318	12,317	+40.6%	379.61	45.6/km²
	La Fortuna	21007	15,383	9,743	+57.9%	229.7	67.0/km²
	La Tigra	21008	6,374	5,368	+18.7%	56.44	112.9/km²
	La Palmera	21009	6,321	4,608	+37.2%	100.45	62.9/km²
	Venado	21010	1,754	1,705	+2.9%	169.28	10.4/km²
	Cutris	21011	10,334	7,892	+30.9%	848.01	12.2/km²
	Monterrey	21012	3,455	3,124	+10.6%	220.2	15.7/km²
	Pocosol	21013	15,395	12,177	+26.4%	660.75	23.3/km²
Zarcero	Zarcero	21101	4,004	3,790	+5.6%	11.72	341.6/km²
	Laguna	21102	1,674	1,579	+6.0%	23.36	71.7/km²
	Tapesco	21103	1,305	1,040	+25.5%	6.33	206.2/km²
	Guadalupe	21104	1,148	774	+48.3%	22.58	50.8/km²
	Palmira	21105	1,334	1,308	+2.0%	30.44	43.8/km²
	Zapote	21106	739	723	+2.2%	44.77	16.5/km²
	Brisas	21107	2,001	1,631	+22.7%	17.87	112.0/km²
Sarchí	Sarchí Norte	21201	7,140	6,470	+10.4%	21.3	335.2/km²
	Sarchí Sur	21202	5,143	4,337	+18.6%	6.36	808.6/km²
	Toro Amarillo	21203	273	295	−7.5%	90.93	3.0/km²
	San Pedro	21204	3,408	3,296	+3.4%	10.92	312.1/km²
	Rodríguez	21205	2,121	1,841	+15.2%	7.21	294.2/km²
Upala	Upala	21301	16,139	12,372	+30.4%	148.65	108.6/km²
	Aguas Claras	21302	4,939	5,026	−1.7%	408.93	12.1/km²
	San José	21303	7,352	6,826	+7.7%	285.39	25.8/km²
	Bijagua	21304	4,538	4,042	+12.3%	186.39	24.3/km²
	Delicias	21305	4,483	3,618	+23.9%	98.57	45.5/km²
	Dos Ríos	21306	3,194	2,776	+15.1%	218.07	14.6/km²
	Yolillal	21307	3,308	3,019	+9.6%	139.54	23.7/km²
	Canalete	21308			NA	106.45
Los Chiles	Los Chiles	21401	13,262	9,900	+34.0%	504.21	26.3/km²
	Caño Negro	21402	1,808	1,594	+13.4%	301	6.0/km²
	El Amparo	21403	5,992	5,390	+11.2%	313.29	19.1/km²
	San Jorge	21404	2,673	2,848	−6.1%	214.94	12.4/km²
Guatuso	San Rafael	21501	7,941	6,611	+20.1%	304.29	26.1/km²
	Buenavista	21502	1,573	5,452	−71.1%	150.97	10.4/km²
	Cote	21503	867	982	−11.7%	183.94	4.7/km²
	Katira	21504	5,127	5,127	0.0%	114.4	44.8/km²
Río Cuarto	Río Cuarto	21601	11,074	7,744	+43.0%
	Santa Rita	21602			NA
	Santa Isabel	21603			NA
Cartago	Cartago	Oriental	30101	12,228	12,839	−4.8%	2.04	5,994.1/km²
		Occidental	30102	9,901	11,139	−11.1%	2	4,950.5/km²
		Carmen	30103	17,425	15,980	+9.0%	4.39	3,969.2/km²
		San Nicolás	30104	25,948	22,193	+16.9%	29.44	881.4/km²
		Aguacaliente	30105	31,789	28,516	+11.5%	100.37	316.7/km²
		Guadalupe	30106	14,618	12,515	+16.8%	13.28	1,100.8/km²
		Corralillo	30107	10,647	9,366	+13.7%	32.57	326.9/km²
		Tierra Blanca	30108	5,103	4,639	+10.0%	12.75	400.2/km²
		Dulce Nombre	30109	10,548	6,508	+62.1%	33.11	318.6/km²
		Llano Grande	30110	4,342	3,665	+18.5%	30.35	143.1/km²
		Quebradilla	30111	5,349	4,697	+13.9%	18.91	282.9/km²
	Paraíso	Paraíso	30201	20,601	33,398	−38.3%	19.5	1,056.5/km²
		Santiago	30202	5,534	4,960	+11.6%	25.5	217.0/km²
		Orosi	30203	9,084	8,862	+2.5%	376.41	24.1/km²
		Cachí	30204	5,438	5,173	+5.1%	41.24	131.9/km²
		Llanos de Santa Lucía	30205	17,086	17,086	0.0%	6.55	2,608.5/km²
		Birrisito	30206				7.5
	La Unión	Tres Ríos	30301	9,331	10,009	−6.8%	2.19	4,260.7/km²
		San Diego	30302	21,620	16,595	+30.3%	8.01	2,699.1/km²
		San Juan	30303	13,729	8,139	+68.7%	3.94	3,484.5/km²
		San Rafael	30304	14,247	10,961	+30.0%	9.46	1,506.0/km²
		Concepción	30305	16,515	12,910	+27.9%	3.8	4,346.1/km²
		Dulce Nombre	30306	7,893	6,598	+19.6%	8.35	945.3/km²
		San Ramón	30307	4,054	4,640	−12.6%	3.47	1,168.3/km²
		Río Azul	30308	12,010	10,427	+15.2%	4.89	2,456.0/km²
	Jiménez	Juan Viñas	30401	6,552	6,387	+2.6%	43.62	150.2/km²
		Tucurrique	30402	4,872	4,284	+13.7%	33.52	145.3/km²
		Pejibaye	30403	3,245	3,375	−3.9%	173.85	18.7/km²
		La Victoria	30404				15.34
	Turrialba	Turrialba	30501	26,680	32,004	−16.6%	56.1	475.6/km²
		La Suiza	30502	7,590	9,202	−17.5%	160.36	47.3/km²
		Peralta	30503	511	570	−10.4%	9.53	53.6/km²
		Santa Cruz	30504	3,208	3,421	−6.2%	124.94	25.7/km²
		Santa Teresita	30505	4,744	5,095	−6.9%	60	79.1/km²
		Pavones	30506	4,331	4,431	−2.3%	42.13	102.8/km²
		Tuis	30507	2,837	2,630	+7.9%	38.88	73.0/km²
		Tayutic	30508	2,374	4,452	−46.7%	74.91	31.7/km²
		Santa Rosa	30509	5,232	4,759	+9.9%	22.29	234.7/km²
		Tres Equis	30510	1,808	1,946	−7.1%	37.18	48.6/km²
		La Isabel	30511	6,116	6,116	0.0%	19.96	306.4/km²
		Chirripó	30512	4,185	4,185	0.0%	942.09	4.4/km²
	Alvarado	Pacayas	30601	5,628	5,386	+4.5%	29.68	189.6/km²
		Cervantes	30602	6,230	4,709	+32.3%	15.19	410.1/km²
		Capellades	30603	2,454	2,195	+11.8%	34.32	71.5/km²
	Oreamuno	San Rafael	30701	27,248	23,707	+14.9%	10.27	2,653.2/km²
		Cot	30702	9,630	7,813	+23.3%	15.05	639.9/km²
		Potrero Cerrado	30703	2,281	2,023	+12.8%	18.2	125.3/km²
		Cipreses	30704	3,700	2,887	+28.2%	9.31	397.4/km²
		Santa Rosa	30705	2,614	2,602	+0.5%	149.81	17.4/km²
	El Guarco	El Tejar	30801	24,984	18,648	+34.0%	6.07	4,116.0/km²
		San Isidro	30802	9,828	9,165	+7.2%	134.73	72.9/km²
		Tobosi	30803	6,569	5,418	+21.2%	19.9	330.1/km²
		Patio de Agua	30804	412	557	−26.0%	11.05	37.3/km²
Heredia	Heredia	Heredia	40101	18,697	20,191	−7.4%	2.95	6,338.0/km²
		Mercedes	40102	25,744	19,717	+30.6%	4.15	6,203.4/km²
		San Francisco	40103	49,209	40,840	+20.5%	6.43	7,653.0/km²
		Ulloa	40104	29,266	22,456	+30.3%	11.47	2,551.5/km²
		Varablanca	40105	700	690	+1.4%	258.05	2.7/km²
	Barva	Barva	40201	4,997	4,890	+2.2%	0.82	6,093.9/km²
		San Pedro	40202	9,932	8,560	+16.0%	7.16	1,387.2/km²
		San Pablo	40203	8,319	6,656	+25.0%	6.94	1,198.7/km²
		San Roque	40204	4,622	3,071	+50.5%	1.29	3,582.9/km²
		Santa Lucía	40205	7,413	5,462	+35.7%	2.87	2,582.9/km²
		San José de la Montaña	40206	5,377	3,801	+41.5%	36.82	146.0/km²
		Puente Salas	40207
	Santo Domingo	Santo Domingo	40301	4,730	5,181	−8.7%	0.79	5,987.3/km²
		San Vicente	40302	6,427	5,167	+24.4%	2.91	2,208.6/km²
		San Miguel	40303	6,363	5,694	+11.7%	5.9	1,078.5/km²
		Paracito	40304	2,231	1,604	+39.1%	1.12	1,992.0/km²
		Santo Tomás	40305	6,267	5,222	+20.0%	3.51	1,785.5/km²
		Santa Rosa	40306	7,269	6,396	+13.6%	4.25	1,710.4/km²
		Tures	40307	3,452	2,720	+26.9%	3.9	885.1/km²
		Pará	40308	3,333	2,764	+20.6%	2.88	1,157.3/km²
	Santa Bárbara	Santa Bárbara	40401	5,944	5,452	+9.0%	1.27	4,680.3/km²
		San Pedro	40402	5,582	3,652	+52.8%	2.48	2,250.8/km²
		San Juan	40403	7,662	6,245	+22.7%	4.45	1,721.8/km²
		Jesús	40404	9,603	7,585	+26.6%	11.18	858.9/km²
		Santo Domingo	40405	2,879	2,647	+8.8%	26.43	108.9/km²
		Purabá	40406	4,573	3,600	+27.0%	6.09	750.9/km²
	San Rafael	San Rafael	40501	9,668	8,651	+11.8%	1.3	7,436.9/km²
		San Josecito	40502	11,579	10,826	+7.0%	1.35	8,577.0/km²
		Santiago	40503	8,409	6,878	+22.3%	1.64	5,127.4/km²
		Ángeles	40504	10,232	6,780	+50.9%	21.23	482.0/km²
		Concepción	40505	6,077	4,158	+46.2%	22.67	268.1/km²
	San Isidro	San Isidro	40601	6,113	4,990	+22.5%	2.66	2,298.1/km²
		San José	40602	7,447	5,102	+46.0%	11.37	655.0/km²
		Concepción	40603	2,635	2,081	+26.6%	8.03	328.1/km²
		San Francisco	40604	4,438	3,883	+14.3%	4.6	964.8/km²
	Belén	San Antonio	40701	9,942	10,256	−3.1%	3.54	2,808.5/km²
		La Ribera	40702	6,040	5,687	+6.2%	4.28	1,411.2/km²
		La Asunción	40703	5,651	3,891	+45.2%	4.62	1,223.2/km²
	Flores	San Joaquín	40801	7,173	6,346	+13.0%	2.58	2,780.2/km²
		Barrantes	40802	4,091	2,810	+45.6%	2.3	1,778.7/km²
		Llorente	40803	8,773	5,882	+49.1%	1.89	4,641.8/km²
	San Pablo	San Pablo	40901	19,412	20,813	−6.7%	5.88	3,301.4/km²
	San Pablo	Rincón de Sabanilla	40902	8,259	8,259	0.0%	2.36	3,499.6/km²
	Sarapiquí	Puerto Viejo	41001	20,184	16,272	+24.0%	428.17	47.1/km²
		La Virgen	41002	10,521	7,648	+37.6%	513.82	20.5/km²
		Las Horquetas	41003	24,331	20,094	+21.1%	565.41	43.0/km²
		Llanuras del Gaspar	41004	1,160	662	+75.2%	267.74	4.3/km²
		Cureña	41005	951	759	+25.3%	369.02	2.6/km²
Guanacaste	Liberia	Liberia	50101	53,382	39,242	+36.0%	563.57	94.7/km²
		Cañas Dulces	50102	3,230	2,634	+22.6%	243.39	13.3/km²
		Mayorga	50103	1,599	1,288	+24.1%	227.39	7.0/km²
		Nacascolo	50104	2,249	1,727	+30.2%	327.05	6.9/km²
		Curubandé	50105	2,527	1,812	+39.5%	81.14	31.1/km²
	Nicoya	Nicoya	50201	24,833	20,945	+18.6%	310.61	79.9/km²
		Mansión	50202	5,717	4,663	+22.6%	212.47	26.9/km²
		San Antonio	50203	6,642	6,662	−0.3%	334.01	19.9/km²
		Quebrada Honda	50204	2,523	2,323	+8.6%	106.03	23.8/km²
		Sámara	50205	3,512	2,603	+34.9%	109.19	32.2/km²
		Nosara	50206	4,912	2,875	+70.9%	134.57	36.5/km²
		Belén de Nosarita	50207	2,686	2,118	+26.8%	123	21.8/km²
	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	50301	21,544	17,486	+23.2%	289.6	74.4/km²
		Bolsón	50302	1,627	1,605	+1.4%	32.47	50.1/km²
		Veintisiete de Abril	50303	7,048	4,928	+43.0%	301.59	23.4/km²
		Tempate	50304	5,630	3,395	+65.8%	129.95	43.3/km²
		Cartagena	50305	3,824	2,986	+28.1%	82.56	46.3/km²
		Cuajiniquil	50306	1,789	1,547	+15.6%	218.65	8.2/km²
		Diriá	50307	3,905	3,217	+21.4%	66.26	58.9/km²
		Cabo Velas	50308	3,362	2,132	+57.7%	73.5	45.7/km²
		Tamarindo	50309	6,375	3,525	+80.9%	125.86	50.7/km²
	Bagaces	Bagaces	50401	12,367	9,261	+33.5%	883.98	14.0/km²
		La Fortuna	50402	2,756	2,828	−2.5%	163.37	16.9/km²
		Mogote	50403	3,398	2,886	+17.7%	181.79	18.7/km²
		Río Naranjo	50404	1,015	997	+1.8%	43.83	23.2/km²
	Carrillo	Filadelfia	50501	7,953	7,143	+11.3%	125.14	63.6/km²
		Palmira	50502	5,416	3,974	+36.3%	31.42	172.4/km²
		Sardinal	50503	14,912	10,118	+47.4%	261.43	57.0/km²
		Belén	50504	8,841	6,071	+45.6%	181.55	48.7/km²
	Cañas	Cañas	50601	20,816	18,798	+10.7%	193.83	107.4/km²
		Palmira	50602	988	916	+7.9%	203.96	4.8/km²
		San Miguel	50603	1,644	1,520	+8.2%	120.86	13.6/km²
		Bebedero	50604	2,084	2,123	−1.8%	58.26	35.8/km²
		Porozal	50605	669	719	−7.0%	105.23	6.4/km²
	Abangares	Las Juntas	50701	9,482	8,612	+10.1%	229.16	41.4/km²
		Sierra	50702	2,351	2,248	+4.6%	112.01	21.0/km²
		San Juan	50703	1,585	1,340	+18.3%	107.46	14.7/km²
		Colorado	50704	4,621	4,076	+13.4%	201.04	23.0/km²
	Tilarán	Tilarán	50801	8,677	7,706	+12.6%	139.43	62.2/km²
		Quebrada Grande	50802	2,700	2,508	+7.7%	33.72	80.1/km²
		Tronadora	50803	1,795	1,745	+2.9%	142.28	12.6/km²
		Santa Rosa	50804	1,945	1,690	+15.1%	71.8	27.1/km²
		Líbano	50805	865	860	+0.6%	72.07	12.0/km²
		Tierras Morenas	50806	1,358	1,187	+14.4%	83.46	16.3/km²
		Arenal	50807	2,300	2,175	+5.7%	73.72	31.2/km²
		Cabeceras	50808			NA	51.25
	Nandayure	Carmona	50901	2,486	2,012	+23.6%	31.83	78.1/km²
		Santa Rita	50902	1,446	1,489	−2.9%	51.32	28.2/km²
		Zapotal	50903	1,215	1,267	−4.1%	105.18	11.6/km²
		San Pablo	50904	2,207	1,734	+27.3%	78.13	28.2/km²
		Porvenir	50905	741	994	−25.5%	40.17	18.4/km²
		Bejuco	50906	3,026	2,489	+21.6%	262.17	11.5/km²
	La Cruz	La Cruz	51001	9,195	7,880	+16.7%	345.5	26.6/km²
		Santa Cecilia	51002	6,258	5,238	+19.5%	258.16	24.2/km²
		La Garita	51003	1,688	1,581	+6.8%	273.37	6.2/km²
		Santa Elena	51004	2,040	1,806	+13.0%	513.35	4.0/km²
	Hojancha	Hojancha	51101	4,245	3,751	+13.2%	79.05	53.7/km²
		Monte Romo	51102	671	799	−16.0%	74.97	9.0/km²
		Puerto Carrillo	51103	1,574	1,287	+22.3%	76.75	20.5/km²
		Huacas	51104	707	697	+1.4%	31.49	22.5/km²
		Matambú	51105			NA
Puntarenas	Puntarenas	Puntarenas	60101	8,335	9,559	−12.8%	34.6	240.9/km²
		Pitahaya	60102	2,211	1,822	+21.4%	109.66	20.2/km²
		Chomes	60103	5,522	4,166	+32.5%	120.3	45.9/km²
		Lepanto	60104	9,502	8,928	+6.4%	424.74	22.4/km²
		Paquera	60105	6,686	5,666	+18.0%	337.7	19.8/km²
		Manzanillo	60106	2,811	3,192	−11.9%	60.31	46.6/km²
		Guacimal	60107	923	990	−6.8%	114.49	8.1/km²
		Barranca	60108	30,650	33,493	−8.5%	36.07	849.7/km²
		Isla del Coco	60110			NA	23.52
		Cóbano	60111	7,494	4,576	+63.8%	317.06	23.6/km²
		Chacarita	60112	17,434	23,163	−24.7%	4.92	3,543.5/km²
		Chira	60113	1,576	1,534	+2.7%	41.71	37.8/km²
		Acapulco	60114	1,296	2,130	−39.2%	111.2	11.7/km²
		El Roble	60115	15,759	15,759	0.0%	7.94	1,984.8/km²
		Arancibia	60116	665	665	0.0%	45.04	14.8/km²
	Esparza	Espíritu Santo	60201	15,686	15,842	−1.0%	18.95	827.8/km²
		San Juan Grande	60202	6,171	3,437	+79.5%	18.7	330.0/km²
		Macacona	60203	4,742	2,776	+70.8%	33.51	141.5/km²
		San Rafael	60204	1,294	1,135	+14.0%	34.35	37.7/km²
		San Jerónimo	60205	751	773	−2.8%	49.95	15.0/km²
		Caldera	60206			NA	62.01
	Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires	60301	21,063	16,843	+25.1%	555.37	37.9/km²
		Volcán	60302	3,815	6,471	−41.0%	187.56	20.3/km²
		Potrero Grande	60303	5,956	5,162	+15.4%	626.4	9.5/km²
		Boruca	60304	3,074	2,870	+7.1%	125.02	24.6/km²
		Pilas	60305	1,659	1,575	+5.3%	114.81	14.4/km²
		Colinas	60306	1,371	1,435	−4.5%	129.07	10.6/km²
		Chánguena	60307	2,631	2,715	−3.1%	273.2	9.6/km²
		Biolley	60308	2,455	3,068	−20.0%	208.71	11.8/km²
		Brunka	60309	3,220	3,220	0.0%	162.96	19.8/km²
	Montes de Oro	Miramar	60401	8,298	6,842	+21.3%	110.64	75.0/km²
		La Unión	60402	1,249	1,464	−14.7%	78.33	15.9/km²
		San Isidro	60403	3,403	2,853	+19.3%	57.87	58.8/km²
	Osa	Puerto Cortés	60501	7,969	6,295	+26.6%	230.98	34.5/km²
		Palmar	60502	9,815	9,906	−0.9%	250.72	39.1/km²
		Sierpe	60503	4,205	4,124	+2.0%	631.15	6.7/km²
		Bahía Ballena	60504	3,306	1,990	+66.1%	160.39	20.6/km²
		Piedras Blancas	60505	4,138	3,546	+16.7%	263.27	15.7/km²
		Bahía Drake	60506			NA	393.39
	Quepos	Quepos	60601	19,858	14,925	+33.1%	235.81	84.2/km²
		Savegre	60602	3,326	2,787	+19.3%	216.07	15.4/km²
		Naranjito	60603	3,677	2,476	+48.5%	104.68	35.1/km²
	Golfito	Golfito	60701	11,284	10,915	+3.4%	357.32	31.6/km²
		Guaycará	60703	12,918	11,456	+12.8%	323.11	40.0/km²
		Pavón	60704	6,159	5,350	+15.1%	353.26	17.4/km²
	Coto Brus	San Vito	60801	14,834	15,531	−4.5%	74.88	198.1/km²
		Sabalito	60802	10,984	11,084	−0.9%	186.82	58.8/km²
		Aguabuena	60803	6,286	6,962	−9.7%	63.75	98.6/km²
		Limoncito	60804	3,591	3,448	+4.1%	124.04	29.0/km²
		Pittier	60805	2,758	3,057	−9.8%	255.23	10.8/km²
		Gutiérrez Braun	60806			NA	238.38
	Parrita	Parrita	60901	16,115	12,112	+33.0%	480.44	33.5/km²
	Corredores	Corredor	61001	17,250	16,718	+3.2%	276.37	62.4/km²
		La Cuesta	61002	3,906	3,623	+7.8%	37.06	105.4/km²
		Canoas	61003	11,527	8,464	+36.2%	122.54	94.1/km²
		Laurel	61004	9,148	8,469	+8.0%	188.38	48.6/km²
	Garabito	Jacó	61101	11,685	6,371	+83.4%	141.11	82.8/km²
	Garabito	Tárcoles	61102	5,544	4,007	+38.4%	172.87	32.1/km²
	Monteverde	Monteverde	61201	4,155	3,285	+26.5%	53.05	78.3/km²
	Puerto Jiménez	Puerto Jiménez	61301	8,789	6,102	+44.0%	722.56	12.2/km²
Limón	Limón	Limón	70101	61,072	60,298	+1.3%	59.51	1,026.2/km²
		Valle La Estrella	70102	17,908	16,907	+5.9%	1,238.66	14.5/km²
		Río Blanco	70103	8,307	6,318	+31.5%	131.29	63.3/km²
		Matama	70104	7,128	6,410	+11.2%	339.13	21.0/km²
	Pococí	Guápiles	70201	36,469	27,368	+33.3%	222.63	163.8/km²
		Jiménez	70202	10,501	6,644	+58.1%	109.44	96.0/km²
		Rita	70203	24,041	21,841	+10.1%	502.39	47.9/km²
		Roxana	70204	16,790	15,706	+6.9%	175.67	95.6/km²
		Cariari	70205	34,176	28,080	+21.7%	200.96	170.1/km²
		Colorado	70206	3,985	3,482	+14.4%	1,158.91	3.4/km²
		La Colonia	70207			NA	39.1
	Siquirres	Siquirres	70301	31,637	31,358	+0.9%	373.27	84.8/km²
		Pacuarito	70302	8,756	8,707	+0.6%	219.43	39.9/km²
		Florida	70303	2,184	1,964	+11.2%	82.76	26.4/km²
		Germania	70304	2,471	2,425	+1.9%	33.98	72.7/km²
		El Cairo	70305	6,082	4,355	+39.7%	107.2	56.7/km²
		Alegría	70306	5,656	3,600	+57.1%	37.73	149.9/km²
		Reventazón	70307			NA
	Talamanca	Bratsi	70401	7,318	10,292	−28.9%	180.44	40.6/km²
		Sixaola	70402	8,861	10,234	−13.4%	169.32	52.3/km²
		Cahuita	70403	8,293	5,331	+55.6%	234.6	35.3/km²
		Telire	70404	6,240	6,240	0.0%	2,229.73	2.8/km²
	Matina	Matina	70501	9,142	8,729	+4.7%	351.75	26.0/km²
		Batán	70502	16,532	14,546	+13.7%	213.69	77.4/km²
		Carrandi	70503	12,047	9,821	+22.7%	205.99	58.5/km²
	Guácimo	Guácimo	70601	18,326	13,950	+31.4%	223.27	82.1/km²
		Mercedes	70602	1,707	1,673	+2.0%	90.43	18.9/km²
		Pocora	70603	6,432	5,750	+11.9%	72.7	88.5/km²
		Río Jiménez	70604	8,742	7,906	+10.6%	113.59	77.0/km²
		Duacarí	70605	6,059	5,600	+8.2%	81.36	74.5/km²

Notes

1.^ The Zarcero canton was previously known as Alfaro Ruiz.

2.^ The Sarchí canton was previously known as Valverde Vega.

3.^ Río Cuarto district became a canton in 2017, the old postal code was 20306.

4.^ Santa Rita, Santa Isabel, Reventazón, and Cabeceras do not have a postal code assigned yet as of June 2020, but the current INEC code will be assigned as such.

References

^ "Código Postal" (in Spanish). Correos de Costa Rica. Archived from the original on 15 April 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
^ Código Postal Archived 2011-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Correos de Costa Rica. Retrieved: 2011-04-24.
^ "Division Del Territorio De Costa Rica Por Provincia, canton Y Distrito Segun Codigo" (PDF). www.inec.go.cr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
^ "División Territorial Administrativa de Costa Rica" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto de Fomento y Asesoria Municipal (IFAM). 5 May 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-08-02.

External links

Search your Postal Code https://www.correos.go.cr/nosotros/codigopostal/busqueda.html Archived 2017-03-11 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Código Postal" (in Spanish). Correos de Costa Rica. Archived from the original on 15 April 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.

[2] Código Postal Archived 2011-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Correos de Costa Rica. Retrieved: 2011-04-24.

[3] "Division Del Territorio De Costa Rica Por Provincia, canton Y Distrito Segun Codigo" (PDF). www.inec.go.cr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

[4] "División Territorial Administrativa de Costa Rica" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto de Fomento y Asesoria Municipal (IFAM). 5 May 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-08-02.

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