1396 Geumchang-ro, Daechang-myeon, Yeongcheon-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do

1396 Geumchang-ro, Daechang-myeon, Yeongcheon-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do is a South Korean address with the postal code 38913. In Korean it is written 경상북도 영천시 대창면 금창로 1396. Its older lot-number form is 직천리 183-1, Daechang-myeon. The village name is left in Korean because our copy of the ministry data does not include its romanised form.

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Can I use this English address as it is?

Yes. 1396 Geumchang-ro, Daechang-myeon, Yeongcheon-si, Gyeongsangbuk-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 38913 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 "1396 Geumchang-ro, Daechang-myeon, Yeongcheon-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do 38913" 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 Geumchang-ro have more than one postal code?

This building's code is 38913, but the Daechang-myeon stretch alone is split across 3 of them (38911, 38912, 38913). Across the whole of Geumchang-ro in Yeongcheon-si there are 6. 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?

직천리 183-1, Daechang-myeon 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. The village name is shown in Korean because our copy of the ministry data does not include its romanised form; copy it as it is written.

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, 1396 Geumchang-ro, Daechang-myeon, Yeongcheon-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do", or "502-ho, 1396 Geumchang-ro, Daechang-myeon, Yeongcheon-si, Gyeongsangbuk-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 Daechang-myeon?

These are facilities registered in the same legal district (Daechang-myeon). 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.

Health centres and clinics

• 영생당한의원 675 Geumchang-ro
• 운천보건진료소 1188 Geumchang-ro

Post offices

• 영천대창우체국 682 Geumchang-ro

Police and fire

• 대창파출소 674 Geumchang-ro

Schools

• 대창초등학교 787 Geumchang-ro

Community centres

• 구지리마을회관 804-1 Yongdae-ro
• 대재리회관경로당 18 Yangjichon-gil
• 대창2리경로당 61-5 Sindang-gil
• 대창2리마을회관 598-1 Geumchang-ro
• 대창면 효일경로당 96 Hyoil-gil
• 마을회관 153-1 Janggok-gil
• 마을회관 24 Ganghoe 2-gil
• 사리1리복지회관 43 Seonjin-gil

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