49 Sasang-ro 309beon-gil, Sasang-gu, Busan

49 Sasang-ro 309beon-gil, Sasang-gu, Busan is a South Korean address with the postal code 46913. In Korean it is written 부산광역시 사상구 사상로309번길 49. Its older lot-number form is Samnak-dong, 412-9.

Can I use this English address as it is?

Yes. 49 Sasang-ro 309beon-gil, Sasang-gu, Busan is the official romanisation published by Korea's Ministry of the Interior and Safety, not a transliteration we generated. You can paste it into a shipping form at Amazon, iHerb or AliExpress, or into a visa application, without changing it. Korean addresses run from the largest unit to the smallest in Korean and the other way round in English, and this line is already in the English order.

Where does the postal code go?

Put 46913 in the ZIP or postal code field, and pick South Korea (or Korea, Republic of) in the country field. Korean postal codes have been five digits since August 2015; if a form rejects a six-digit code you have an old one. On an envelope, write "49 Sasang-ro 309beon-gil, Sasang-gu, Busan 46913" and put REPUBLIC OF KOREA alone on the last line in capitals, as the Universal Postal Union rules and Korea Post (which writes "Rep. of KOREA") ask.

Does the whole of Sasang-ro 309beon-gil share this postal code?

Every building on the Samnak-dong stretch of Sasang-ro 309beon-gil uses 46913. But Sasang-ro 309beon-gil continues past the neighbourhood (dong) boundary, and across Sasang-gu it carries 3 different codes. Some buildings on the other stretches use a different one, so copy the code for your exact building number rather than for the road.

What is the lot-number address for?

Samnak-dong, 412-9 is the same place in the older jibun system, which numbered land parcels instead of buildings. Korea switched to road-name addresses in 2014, but property deeds, land registers and some older records still use the lot number. For post, delivery and official forms, use the road-name address above.

How do I add a floor or unit number?

Put the unit in front of the building address, because English addresses run from the smallest unit to the largest. The official form is "101-dong 1203-ho, 49 Sasang-ro 309beon-gil, Sasang-gu, Busan", or "502-ho, 49 Sasang-ro 309beon-gil, Sasang-gu, Busan" for a building without blocks. If a form has a separate second line, put "101-dong 1203-ho" there instead. Delivery works from the building address and the postal code, so the unit only needs to be readable to the courier at the door.

What is around Samnak-dong?

These are facilities registered in the same legal district (Samnak-dong). They are grouped by district rather than measured by distance, so walking times will vary. Facility names are given in Korean because that is what they are registered under, and what a Korean map app expects: copy the name and paste it into Kakao Map or Naver Map to find the place.

Libraries and sports

• 한신체육관 102 Samdeok-ro 46beon-gil

Government offices

• 삼락동 주민센터 19 Nakdong-daero 1310beon-gil

Health centres and clinics

• 사상중앙병원 85 Samdeok-ro 5beon-gil

Childcare

• 사랑어린이집 65 Sasang-ro 277beon-gil
• 삼덕예능어린이집 56 Sasang-ro 309beon-gil

Police and fire

• 사상소방서 17 Samdeok-ro
• 삼락치안센터 13 Modeok-ro

Schools

• 부산조리고등학교 65 Nakdong-daero 1390beon-gil
• 삼덕초등학교 24 Samdeok-ro

Community centres

• 삼락동노인정 5 Nakdong-daero 1530beon-gil

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