281 Moraenae-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul

281 Moraenae-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul is a South Korean address with the postal code 03663. In Korean it is written 서울특별시 서대문구 모래내로 281. Its older lot-number form is Hongeun-dong, 405-10.

Can I use this English address as it is?

Yes. 281 Moraenae-ro, Seodaemun-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 03663 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 "281 Moraenae-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03663" 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 Moraenae-ro have more than one postal code?

This building's code is 03663, but the Hongeun-dong stretch alone is split across 7 of them, ranging from 03653 to 03664. Across the whole of Moraenae-ro in Seodaemun-gu there are 20. 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?

Hongeun-dong, 405-10 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, 281 Moraenae-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul", or "502-ho, 281 Moraenae-ro, Seodaemun-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 Hongeun-dong?

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

• 폭포책방 아름인도서관 262-32 Yeonhui-ro
• 홍은도담도서관 129 Hongeunjungang-ro

Government offices

• 홍은1동주민센터 85 Hongeunjungang-ro
• 홍은2동주민센터 334 Moraenae-ro

Health centres and clinics

• 동신병원 272 Yeonhui-ro

Childcare

• 건영어린이집 90 Jeungga-ro 10-gil
• 구립홍은어린이집 332-10 Moraenae-ro
• 명지전문대학부속명지유치원 37 Myongji 2-gil
• 샛별어린이집 45 Yeonhui-ro 41-gil
• 송중어린이집 56 Gajwa-ro
• 토마토어린이집 106-3 Segeomjeong-ro 1-gil

Police and fire

• 홍은119안전센터 83 Hongeunjungang-ro
• 홍은2파출소 298 Yeonhui-ro
• 홍은지구대 112 Segeomjeong-ro 1-gil

Schools

• 명지중·고등학교 56 Myongji 2-gil
• 명지초등학교 32-20 Myongji 2-gil
• 서울홍연초등학교 55 Baekryeonsa-gil
• 서울홍제초등학교 13 Hongeunjungang-ro
• 정원여자중학교 51 Yeonhui-ro 37an-gil
• 홍은중학교 94 Yeonhui-ro 41-gil

Community centres

• 상지경로당 555-1 Tongil-ro
• 정원단지경로당 8 Yeonhui-ro 39na-gil
• 홍은2동 경로당 164 Hongeunjungang-ro

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