How to write address in Spanish for a friendly letter?

Question

NOTE: This name/address is completely fictional. Thank you.

Hello, I have to write a letter to a fictional South American penpal for my Spanish 3 class. One of the requirements is to write your name, address, and date at the top of the paper in Spanish. I have done about an hour of Google searching for how to write an address in Spanish/how to format it, but I found nothing useful. Does this look correct?

Karina Smith

El numero 2920 de la calle 23

Des Moines, Ia, 50026

23 de marzo de 2012

I formatted both the address and date on the top right corner of the paper. It's supposed to say in English: Karina Smith

2920 23rd Street

Des Moines, IA, 50026

March 23, 2012

Thanks, any knowledge on this topic is greatly appreciated.

Welcome to the forum. - rac1, Mar 24, 2012

You shouldn't post your real personal information - comunacho, Mar 25, 2012

...Which is why I didn't post my "real personal information". This is a pretend address. It's an example. Thanks for your concern. - Knu94, Mar 25, 2012

Welcome to the forum. =) - NikkiLR, Mar 25, 2012

Answer 1

I am not sure how it is in South America... Here in Mexico, the street name comes before the house number.

Depende del pais en el que te encuentres. En Mexico es

Nombre

Calle, Numero y Colonia

Municipio o Ciudad

C.P.

Estado y Pais

Answer 2

The format is very similar,

Karina Smith 2920 calle 23 Des Moines, IA, 50026

23 de Marzo, 2012

It also depends on the country but generally speaking is almost the same as in US.

Answer 3

It's been a while since I've sent a letter, but I would say

Name LastName,

#1234, calle "Nombre de la calle", Barrio "Nombre del barrio"

Ciudad, Estado, País,

Código postal 0123456

Fecha (formato: 23 de marzo de 2012)