25 Daecheon-ro, Buk-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju

25 Daecheon-ro, Buk-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju is a South Korean address with the postal code 61130. In Korean it is written 전남광주통합특별시 북구 대천로 25. Its older lot-number form is Ochi-dong, 980-15.

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Can I use this English address as it is?

Yes. 25 Daecheon-ro, Buk-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju 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 61130 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 "25 Daecheon-ro, Buk-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju 61130" 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 Daecheon-ro have more than one postal code?

This building's code is 61130, but the Ochi-dong stretch alone is split across 3 of them (61130, 61131, 61132). Across the whole of Daecheon-ro in Buk-gu there are 7. 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?

Ochi-dong, 980-15 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, 25 Daecheon-ro, Buk-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju", or "502-ho, 25 Daecheon-ro, Buk-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju" 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 Ochi-dong?

These are facilities registered in the same legal district (Ochi-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.

Government offices

• 오치1동주민센터 48 Uchi-ro 274beon-gil
• 오치2동주민센터 29 Seoha-ro 183beon-gil

Health centres and clinics

• 광주미래아동병원 346 Seoljuk-ro

Childcare

• 동화나라어린이집 46-9 Uchi-ro 303beon-gil
• 두리어린이집 59-5 Cheonjiin-ro
• 리틀엔젤어린이집 39 Seoha-ro 233beon-gil
• 빛사랑어린이집 31 Uchi-ro 303beon-gil
• 서호유치원 52-8 Uchi-ro 228beon-gil
• 은하어린이집 87 Saeteomaeul-gil
• 이레가정어린이집 11 Cheonjiin-ro 105beon-gil
• 정덕유치원 1 Neungan-ro

Post offices

• 광주오치동우체국 241 Seoha-ro

Police and fire

• 광주북부경찰서 172 Seoha-ro
• 북부소방서문흥119안전센터 290 Seoha-ro

Schools

• 광주서산초등학교 263 Uchi-ro
• 문우초등학교 7 Neungan-ro
• 문정여자고등학교 33 Neungan-ro 30beon-gil
• 서산초등학교 263 Uchi-ro
• 오정초등학교 55 Daecheon-ro
• 오치초등학교 290 Seoljuk-ro
• 용봉중학교 33 Seoha-ro 274beon-gil
• 우산중학교 22 Sinchon-ro

Community centres

• 아오치노인정 32 Uchi-ro 228beon-gil
• 오정경로당 23 Songwol-ro 40beon-gil
• 오치경로당 50 Songwol-ro 49beon-gil

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