1812 Taebaek-ro, Taebaek-si, Gangwon-do

태백장성아파트

1812 Taebaek-ro, Taebaek-si, Gangwon-do (태백장성아파트) is a South Korean address with the postal code 26050. In Korean it is written 강원특별자치도 태백시 태백로 1812. Its older lot-number form is Jangseong-dong, 208-1.

Can I use this English address as it is?

Yes. 1812 Taebaek-ro, Taebaek-si, Gangwon-do 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 26050 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 "1812 Taebaek-ro, Taebaek-si, Gangwon-do 26050" 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.

Why does Taebaek-ro have more than one postal code?

This building's code is 26050, but the Jangseong-dong stretch alone is split across 4 of them, ranging from 26047 to 26051. Across the whole of Taebaek-ro in Taebaek-si there are 20. Korean postal codes follow delivery zones rather than roads, so a long road crosses several. Always copy the code from the page for your exact building number, not from the road.

What is the lot-number address for?

Jangseong-dong, 208-1 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, 1812 Taebaek-ro, Taebaek-si, Gangwon-do", or "502-ho, 1812 Taebaek-ro, Taebaek-si, Gangwon-do" 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 Jangseong-dong?

These are facilities registered in the same legal district (Jangseong-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

• 시립도서관 12 Pyeonghwa-gil
• 장성실내체육관 8-29 Pyeonghwa-gil
• 태백체육관 16-8 Seokgong-gil

Government offices

• 구문소동행정복지센터 13 Pyeonghwa-gil
• 장성동행정복지센터 171 Jangseong 1-gil

Health centres and clinics

• 근로복지공단태백병원 8 Bodeumi-gil
• 동산의원 40-1 Jangseong-ro
• 정치과의원 39-2 Jangseong-ro
• 제중한의원 33-2 Jangseong-ro
• 한빛의원 32 Jangseong-ro

Childcare

• 수녀원어린이집 102-4 Jangseong 1-gil
• 장성어린이집 66 Jangseong 1-gil
• 천사유치원 78-5 Jangseong 1-gil

Post offices

• 장성우체국 219 Jangseong-ro
• 태백장성동우체국 21 Bodeumi-gil

Police and fire

• 장성119안전센터 16-9 Seokgong-gil
• 장성지구대 28 Jangseong-ro
• 태백경찰서 26 Jangseong-ro

Schools

• 삼성초등학교 44 Pyeonghwa-gil
• 삼성초등학교 52 Pyeonghwa-gil
• 장성,태백,삼성초등학교 44 Hajangseong 1-gil
• 장성초등학교 26 Bodeumi-gil
• 태백중학교 265 Jangseong-ro
• 태백중학교 10 Hajangseong 1-gil
• 태백초등학교 1811 Taebaek-ro
• 한국항공고등학교 8-24 Pyeonghwa-gil

Community centres

• 경로당 101 Jangseong-ro
• 계산동노인정 37 Gyesan 4-gil
• 메밀뜰경로당 39 Memildeul 2-gil
• 양지마을회관 59-23 Yangji-gil
• 장성경로당 22 Beombawi-gil
• 평화경로당 11-6 Pyeonghwa-gil
• 화광동경로당 1 Dongmoe-gil

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