ZIP 34070 at a glance

USPS status
ActiveOn USPS’s APO/FPO/DPO table as of October 1, 2026.
Post office
DPODiplomatic Post Office, used by U.S. embassies and consulates. USPS lists it as DPO AA 34070 in Postal Bulletin 22678 (Jun 2025).
Region
AA, Armed Forces AmericasCovers Central America, South America and the Caribbean (not Canada).
Delivery group
Central America, South America and the CaribbeanUSPS groups ZIP prefix 340 together for delivery-time estimates.
Exact location
Not publishedUSPS and the Department of Defense don’t disclose which base, ship or embassy a ZIP serves. That protects the people there. If you need to know, ask the recipient.

How to write an address for 34070

Use the recipient’s own unit and box. The last line is the only part this ZIP decides.

Don’t add a base, city or country. If a form asks for a country, choose United States.

What ZIP 34070 restricts

USPS lists 17 mailing restrictions for this ZIP, 10 of them bans on specific items. Restrictions are set per ZIP, so another ZIP in the same region can differ.

Can’t be sent

  • Securities, currency and precious metals(A)
  • Cigarettes and all other tobacco products(C)
  • E-cigarettes, vapes, e-liquids and their parts(C2)
  • Radios, cordless and cell phones, GPS units, scanners and transmitters(E3)
  • Weapons of any kind(F1)
  • Replica weapons, inert explosives and weapon parts(F3)
  • Fruits, vegetables, live animals and live plants(M)
  • Alcoholic beverages(R)
  • Synthetic cannabinoids (K2, Spice)(S)
  • Cremated remains(X)

Paperwork and approvals

  • Customs form PS 2976 or 2976-A for anything 16 oz or heavier, and for any merchandise at any weight. Priority Mail Express Military Service needs PS 2976-B.(B)
  • Household goods and case lots of food need approval before mailing (military transportation office, or the Diplomatic Pouch and Mail office for a DPO)(T)

Size, weight and service

  • Must fit in a mail sack: at most 27 × 14 × 14 inches(I3)
  • Official government mail isn’t accepted(L)
  • No Registered Mail(N)
  • No Priority Mail Express Military Service(V)
  • No outside pieces (items too big to go inside a mail sack)(Z)

USPS codes for 34070: A-B-C-C2-E3-F1-F3-I3-L-M-N-R-S-T-V-X-Z-Z1. What each code means.