233 Garak-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul
동방빌딩
233 Garak-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul (동방빌딩) is a South Korean address with the postal code 05643. In Korean it is written 서울특별시 송파구 가락로 233. Its older lot-number form is Bangi-dong, 124-24.
| Postal code | 05643 | |
|---|---|---|
| English address | 233 Garak-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul | |
| Korean address | 서울특별시 송파구 가락로 233 | |
| Lot-number (jibun) | 서울특별시 송파구 방이동 124-24 |
Can I use this English address as it is?
Yes. 233 Garak-ro, Songpa-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 05643 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 "233 Garak-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05643" 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 Garak-ro have more than one postal code?
This building's code is 05643, but the Bangi-dong stretch alone is split across 8 of them, ranging from 05628 to 05644. Across the whole of Garak-ro in Songpa-gu there are 26. 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?
Bangi-dong, 124-24 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, 233 Garak-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul", or "502-ho, 233 Garak-ro, Songpa-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 Bangi-dong?
These are facilities registered in the same legal district (Bangi-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
- 방이1동주민센터 22 Wiryeseong-daero 16-gil
- 오륜동주민센터 1232 Yangjae-daero
Health centres and clinics
- 나무종합병원 4-17 Wiryeseong-daero 16-gil
Childcare
- 구립 방이2동 어린이집 27 Ogeum-ro 23-gil
- 그린아이 어린이집 18 Ogeum-ro 23-gil
- 방이즐거운어린이집 6 Garak-ro 39-gil
Post offices
- 방이동우체국 187 Ogeum-ro
Police and fire
- 방이지구대 5-6 Yangjae-daero 71-gil
- 송파소방서 방이119안전센터 286 Gangdong-daero
- 오륜파출소 1234 Yangjae-daero
Schools
- 방산고등학교 18 Ogeum-ro 27-gil
- 방산중학교 31 Ogeum-ro 29-gil
- 방산초등학교 42 Ogeum-ro 27-gil
- 방이중학교 64 Ogeum-ro 11-gil
- 방이초등학교 4 Wiryeseong-daero 10-gil
- 보성중고등학교 1278 Yangjae-daero
- 서울오륜초등학교 1196 Yangjae-daero
- 서울체육중고등학교 232 Gangdong-daero
Community centres
- 방이경로당 11 Garak-ro 39-gil
- 왕천경로당 20-10 Yangjae-daero 71-gil
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