331 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul

331 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul is a South Korean address with the postal code 04918. In Korean it is written 서울특별시 광진구 능동로 331. Its older lot-number form is Junggok-dong, 647-21.

Can I use this English address as it is?

Yes. 331 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-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 04918 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 "331 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 04918" 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 Neungdong-ro have more than one postal code?

This building's code is 04918, but the Junggok-dong stretch alone is split across 15 of them, ranging from 04904 to 04937. Across the whole of Neungdong-ro in Gwangjin-gu there are 37. 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?

Junggok-dong, 647-21 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, 331 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul", or "502-ho, 331 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-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 Junggok-dong?

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

• 중곡제1동주민센터 49 Gingorang-ro 12-gil
• 중곡제2동주민센터 346 Neungdong-ro
• 중곡제3동주민센터 28 Dongil-ro 76ga-gil
• 중곡제4동주민센터 131 Gingorang-ro

Health centres and clinics

• 가족보건의원 62 Gingorang-ro 13-gil
• 동서울정형외과의원 2 Yongmasan-ro
• 동화정신건강의학과의원 385-1 Neungdong-ro
• 서울정형외과의원 49 Gingorang-ro

Childcare

• 구립 중곡하나어린이집 59 Dongil-ro 76-gil
• 금빛유치원 107 Yongmasan-ro
• 늘평화어린이집 17 Neungdong-ro 51-gil
• 대원어린이집 115 Jayang-ro 43-gil
• 성심어린이집 60 Yongmasan-ro 3-gil
• 솔로몬어린이집 73 Gingorang-ro 7-gil
• 아이들세상어린이집 31 Gingorang-ro 26-gil
• 아이와 나무 어린이집 4-4 Cheonho-daero 123-gil

Post offices

• 서울중곡동우체국 68 Gingorang-ro

Police and fire

• 중곡 119안전센터 150 Yongmasan-ro
• 중곡4파출소 7 Yongmasan-ro 24-gil

Schools

• 서울용곡초등학교 82 Yongmasan-ro 22-gil
• 서울용마초등학교 10 Cheonho-daero 113-gil
• 서울중마초등학교 43 Dongil-ro 72-gil
• 용곡중학교 76 Yongmasan-ro 22-gil
• 중광초등학교 59 Gingorang-ro 13-gil

Community centres

• 대원노인정 57-27 Gingorang-ro 36-gil
• 용곡경로당 31 Yongmasan-ro 28-gil
• 중곡1동 제2경로당 51 Gingorang-ro 8-gil
• 중곡1동제1경로당 10 Gingorang-ro 5-gil
• 중곡4동경로당 57 Gingorang-ro 39-gil
• 한마음경로당 39-4 Gingorang-ro 22-gil

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