9 Changsin 12-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

9 Changsin 12-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul is a South Korean address with the postal code 03091. In Korean it is written 서울특별시 종로구 창신12길 9. Its older lot-number form is Changsin-dong, 611-66.

Can I use this English address as it is?

Yes. 9 Changsin 12-gil, Jongno-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 03091 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 "9 Changsin 12-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03091" 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.

Does the whole of Changsin 12-gil share this postal code?

Yes. Every building on Changsin 12-gil uses 03091. The road sits inside a single delivery zone, so the building number does not change the code. That is not true of longer roads, where the code changes partway along.

What is the lot-number address for?

Changsin-dong, 611-66 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, 9 Changsin 12-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul", or "502-ho, 9 Changsin 12-gil, Jongno-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 Changsin-dong?

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

• 동부여성문화센터 124 Changsin-gil
• 창신동 장난감도서관 65-4 Changsin 5-gil

Government offices

• 창신제1동주민센터 8-6 Jibong-ro
• 창신제2동주민센터 62 Changsin-gil

Health centres and clinics

• 황치과의원 315 Jong-ro

Childcare

• 구립낙산어린이집 210-11 Changsin-gil
• 아동회관 어린이집 14 Jibong-ro 13-gil
• 은행나무 어린이집 33 Naksan 5-gil
• 창신제일어린이집 69 Naksanseonggwakdong-gil
• 창신제일어린이집 3 Changsin 7ga-gil
• 창일어린이집 41-3 Jong-ro 50ra-gil

Police and fire

• 덕산파출소 20-1 Naksanseonggwakdong-gil
• 창신1치안센터 31 Jong-ro 50ra-gil
• 창신파출소 20-12 Jibong-ro 13-gil

Schools

• 명산초등학교 250 Naksan-gil
• 서울명신초등학교 250 Naksan-gil
• 서일문화예술고등학교 49 Jibong-ro 17-gil
• 창신초등학교 73 Jibong-ro

Community centres

• 노인정 67 Naksan 5-gil
• 창락경로당 191-6 Changsin-gil
• 창신2경로당 98 Changsin-gil
• 창신제2동 마을회관 37 Naksanseonggwak 1-gil
• 창인경로당 70-3 Naksanseonggwakdong-gil
• 창일경로당 9-23 Jong-ro 54-gil

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