272 Hyodeok-ro, Nam-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju

272 Hyodeok-ro, Nam-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju is a South Korean address with the postal code 61744. In Korean it is written 전남광주통합특별시 남구 효덕로 272. Its older lot-number form is Jinwol-dong, 587-3.

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Can I use this English address as it is?

Yes. 272 Hyodeok-ro, Nam-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 61744 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 "272 Hyodeok-ro, Nam-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju 61744" 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 Hyodeok-ro have more than one postal code?

This building's code is 61744, but the Jinwol-dong stretch alone is split across 3 of them (61742, 61743, 61744). Across the whole of Hyodeok-ro in Nam-gu there are 5. 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?

Jinwol-dong, 587-3 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, 272 Hyodeok-ro, Nam-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju", or "502-ho, 272 Hyodeok-ro, Nam-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 Jinwol-dong?

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

• 남구 국민체육센터 100 Hwasan-ro
• 남구 다목적체육관 110 Hwasan-ro
• 남구 스마트 도서관 7 Seomun-daero 749beon-gil
• 청무태권도체육관 8-12 Geumdang-ro 3-gil

Government offices

• 진월동행정복지센터 15 Hwasan-ro

Health centres and clinics

• 삼선의원 12 Gwangbongmaeul 3-gil
• 씨티병원 5 Seomun-daero 654beon-gil
• 한마음한의원 302-1 Hyodeok-ro

Childcare

• 남광유치원 12 Gwangbongmaeul 2-gil
• 딩동댕어린이집 12-1 Gwangbongmaeul 3-gil
• 반디어린이집 19 Seomun-daero 749beonma-gil
• 밝은어린이집 4-1 Geumdang-ro 2-gil
• 유정유치원 14 Seomun-daero 678beon-gil
• 조하유치원 43 Hwasan-ro
• 진월어린이집 7 Jinje-gil

Police and fire

• 효덕파출소 27 Hwasan-ro

Schools

• 광주대학교 277 Hyodeok-ro
• 광주효덕초등학교 7 Hwasan-ro
• 대성여자고등학교 37 Seomun-daero 663beon-gil
• 진월초등학교 40 Gwangbongmaeul 4-gil
• 진제초등학교 45 Seomun-daero 654beon-gil
• 효덕초등학교 7 Hwasan-ro

Community centres

• 진월경로당 7-1 Geumdang-ro
• 진월경로당 25-1 Gwangbongmaeul 3-gil

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