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.