Having recently moved to Singapore, I am having to apply for numerous accounts and goverment services. Initially, I found the address format a bit confusing, but after some research it makes a lot more sense now.
It turns out, there are two address formats in Singapore. One for multi-unit buildings and another for landed homes (or single unit buildings).
Multi-unit buildings
Given the limited availabilty of space, the majority of housing as well as business offices in Singapore are in high-rise buildings. They all share the same address format:
[Block Number] [Street Name]
(Optional Building Name) #[Floor Number]-[Unit Number]
Singapore [Postal Code]
Here is an example:
11 Orchard Turn
Orchard Parksuites #01-13
Singapore 238800
Landed homes (single unit buildings)
In Singapore, detached houses are generally called landed properties. Because there is no unit level, unit number, and building name, the second line from the address template shown previously can be omitted completely:
[Unit Number] [Street Name]
Singapore [Postal Code]
An example for landed homes:
1 Orchard Boulevard
Singapore 248649
Postal codes
According to this WikiPedia article, postal codes in Singapore are 6 digits long and actually contain quite a bit of information. The sector is represented by the first two numbers of the postal code. The remaining four numbers define the delivery point within the sector
Given the postal code 569993:
- 56 is the sector code
- 9933 is the delivery point (house or building).
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