161 Sajik-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
경복궁
161 Sajik-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul (경복궁) is a South Korean address with the postal code 03045. In Korean it is written 서울특별시 종로구 사직로 161. Its older lot-number form is Sejongno, 1-1.
| Postal code | 03045 | |
|---|---|---|
| English address | 161 Sajik-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul | |
| Korean address | 서울특별시 종로구 사직로 161 | |
| Lot-number (jibun) | 서울특별시 종로구 세종로 1-1 |
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| Address Line 1 | 161 Sajik-ro, Jongno-gu | |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line 2 | Your unit, e.g. 101-dong 1203-ho | |
| City | Seoul | |
| State / Province | Seoul | |
| ZIP / Postal Code | 03045 | |
| Country | South Korea |
Can I use this English address as it is?
Yes. 161 Sajik-ro, 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 03045 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 "161 Sajik-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03045" 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 Sajik-ro share this postal code?
Every building on the Sejongno stretch of Sajik-ro uses 03045. But Sajik-ro continues past the neighbourhood (dong) boundary, and across Jongno-gu it carries 11 different codes. Some buildings on the other stretches use a different one, so copy the code for your exact building number rather than for the road.
What is the lot-number address for?
Sejongno, 1-1 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, 161 Sajik-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul", or "502-ho, 161 Sajik-ro, 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.