227 Wolgye-ro, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul

번3파출소

227 Wolgye-ro, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul (번3파출소) is a South Korean address with the postal code 01230. In Korean it is written 서울특별시 강북구 월계로 227. Its older lot-number form is Beon-dong, 242-6.

Can I use this English address as it is?

Yes. 227 Wolgye-ro, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul 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 01230 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 "227 Wolgye-ro, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul 01230" 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 Wolgye-ro have more than one postal code?

This building's code is 01230, but the Beon-dong stretch alone is split across 3 of them (01228, 01230, 01231). Across the whole of Wolgye-ro in Gangbuk-gu there are 8. 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?

Beon-dong, 242-6 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, 227 Wolgye-ro, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul", or "502-ho, 227 Wolgye-ro, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul" 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 Beon-dong?

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

• 강북문화정보도서관 145 Ohyeon-ro
• 번동 영원등산문화센터 356 Dobong-ro

Government offices

• 강북보건소,번2동 주민센터 897 Hancheon-ro
• 번1동주민센터 74 Deongneung-ro 41-gil
• 번3동주민센터 21 Hancheon-ro 105-gil

Health centres and clinics

• 금강산의원 52 Deongneung-ro 40na-gil
• 꿈의숲 요양병원 183 Wolgye-ro
• 북서울요양병원 1002 Hancheon-ro
• 서울현대병원 374 Dobong-ro
• 서울현대병원 별관 23 Hancheon-ro 132-gil

Childcare

• 구립번동어린이집 34 Hancheon-ro 124na-gil
• 동양어린이집 72 Ohyeon-ro 25da-gil
• 미래꿈어린이집 9 Hancheon-ro 130-gil
• 번1동어린이집 5-6 Dobong-ro 96-gil
• 번2동어린이집 48 Deongneung-ro 40-gil
• 예찬어린이집 43 Dobong-ro 96-gil
• 자연어린이집 11 Ohyeon-ro 28-gil
• 청화어린이집 179-9 Ohyeon-ro

Post offices

• 번2동우체국 65 Ohyeon-ro 35-gil
• 번3동우체국 27 Hancheon-ro 105-gil

Police and fire

• 강북경찰서 번동파출소 969 Hancheon-ro
• 강북소방서 911 Hancheon-ro
• 번3파출소 227 Wolgye-ro
• 서울강북경찰서 406 Opaesan-ro

Schools

• 번동중학교 87 Ohyeon-ro 35-gil
• 번동초등학교 204 Ohyeon-ro
• 수송중학교 21 Hancheon-ro 122-gil
• 수송초등학교 14 Hancheon-ro 124-gil
• 오현초등학교 221 Wolgye-ro

Community centres

• 구립골말경로당 57-12 Hancheon-ro 109-gil
• 구립교육촌경로당 36 Ohyeon-ro 25da-gil
• 구립번2동오동노인정 92 Ohyeon-ro 25na-gil
• 번동샛강경로당 9-1 Dobong-ro 96na-gil
• 번제1동구립노인정 92 Deongneung-ro 41-gil

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