Chilean addresses lean on the comuna (municipality) more than the seven-digit postal code, which many senders leave blank. Getting the comuna and region right is what makes delivery reliable. Here is the format, a real example, and the errors to watch.
A Chilean label is recipient, the street with its number and unit, the comuna, then the region with the postal code, then the country.
Diego Muñoz personal or business recipientAv. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 1234, Depto 32 street, number, then apartment (<code>Depto</code>) if anySantiago the municipality; the key routing fieldRegión Metropolitana 8320000 the region, with the 7-digit code when knownCHILE required for inbound international shipmentsChile's seven-digit postal code exists but is used inconsistently, so the comuna (municipality) and region carry most of the routing weight. Correos de Chile relies on the comuna first.
The country-specific rules that generic autocomplete and single-line address fields tend to get wrong.
Chile's comuna (municipality) is the most important locality field, more so than the postal code. A greater-Santiago address must name its comuna (Providencia, Las Condes) or it is ambiguous.
The seven-digit code exists but is used inconsistently. When it is missing, the comuna and region must be exact, so do not rely on the postal code alone.
Apartments use Depto plus a number after the street number. Keeping it separate from the street helps last-mile couriers in apartment-dense comunas.
Chile's regions carry both a name (Región Metropolitana) and a roman numeral. The name is safest for international labels.
Each of these passes a basic "is this field filled in" check but fails at the carrier, turning into a redelivery, a return, or an address correction fee.
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The national postal service. It routes primarily on the comuna and region, so those fields, not the postal code, are the ones to get right.
The dominant domestic couriers for ecommerce. They expect the full street, apartment, comuna, and region for accurate last-mile delivery.
International carriers for inbound shipments. Include the country line; a clear comuna and region avoid customs and routing delays.
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