2-7 Dohwa 2an-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
2-7 Dohwa 2an-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul is a South Korean address with the postal code 04172. In Korean it is written 서울특별시 마포구 도화2안길 2-7. Its older lot-number form is Dohwa-dong, 320.
| Postal code | 04172 | |
|---|---|---|
| English address | 2-7 Dohwa 2an-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul | |
| Korean address | 서울특별시 마포구 도화2안길 2-7 | |
| Lot-number (jibun) | 서울특별시 마포구 도화동 320 |
Can I use this English address as it is?
Yes. 2-7 Dohwa 2an-gil, Mapo-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 04172 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 "2-7 Dohwa 2an-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04172" 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 Dohwa 2an-gil have more than one postal code?
This building's code is 04172, but Dohwa 2an-gil as a whole is split across 2 of them (04171, 04172). 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?
Dohwa-dong, 320 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, 2-7 Dohwa 2an-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul", or "502-ho, 2-7 Dohwa 2an-gil, Mapo-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 Dohwa-dong?
These are facilities registered in the same legal district (Dohwa-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.
Childcare
- 도화1동 어린이집 18 Saechang-ro 4da-gil
Post offices
- 서울마포우체국 89 Mapo-daero
Police and fire
- 도화치안센터 40 Dohwa-gil
Schools
- 서울마포초등학교 64 Dohwa 2-gil
Community centres
- 도화2동 경로당 20 Samgae-ro 5-gil
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