168 Jungdae-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul

신한빌딩

168 Jungdae-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul (신한빌딩) is a South Korean address with the postal code 05824. In Korean it is written 서울특별시 송파구 중대로 168. Its older lot-number form is Garak-dong, 147-9.

Can I use this English address as it is?

Yes. 168 Jungdae-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 05824 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 "168 Jungdae-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05824" 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 Jungdae-ro have more than one postal code?

This building's code is 05824, but the Garak-dong stretch alone is split across 15 of them, ranging from 05701 to 05833. Across the whole of Jungdae-ro in Songpa-gu there are 23. 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?

Garak-dong, 147-9 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, 168 Jungdae-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul", or "502-ho, 168 Jungdae-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 Garak-dong?

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

• 가락1동 주민센터 925 Yangjae-daero
• 가락2동주민센터 6 Jungdae-ro 20-gil
• 가락본동주민센터 39 Songpa-daero 28-gil

Health centres and clinics

• 국립경찰병원 123 Songi-ro
• 뉴스타트병원 76 Songi-ro
• 더힐병원 81 Songi-ro
• 마리아 의료재단 새병원 152 Songi-ro
• 서울병원 290 Ogeum-ro
• 서울병원 4-23 Ogeum-ro 36-gil
• 서울힐링요양병원 191 Jungdae-ro

Childcare

• 가락본동어린이집 46 Songi-ro 17-gil
• 가락아이들어린이집 34 Jungdae-ro 12-gil
• 은선유치원 27 Dongnam-ro 11-gil
• 은송 어린이집 17-10 Dongnam-ro 9-gil
• 행복숲어린이집 14 Munjeong-ro 13-gil

Post offices

• 서울가락본동우체국 36 Songpa-daero 30-gil

Police and fire

• 가락2치안센터 55 Ogeum-ro 46-gil
• 가락지구대 179 Jungdae-ro
• 송파경찰서 221 Jungdae-ro

Schools

• 가락초등학교 45 Songpa-daero 37-gil
• 가원중학교 40-18 Jungdae-ro 10-gil
• 서울가동초등학교 47 Jungdae-ro 20-gil
• 서울가주초등학교 37 Ogeum-ro 40-gil
• 서울신가초등학교 75 Songi-ro
• 석촌중학교 13 Songi-ro 15-gil
• 송파중학교 203 Dongnam-ro
• 평화초등학교 22 Songpa-daero 26-gil

Community centres

• 가락골경로당 16-28 Songi-ro 23-gil
• 가락본동경로당 32-13 Yangjae-daero 62-gil
• 개롱경로당 17-46 Dongnam-ro 14-gil
• 건너말공원 경로당 29 Jungdae-ro 10-gil
• 샛팽이경로당 15 Ogeum-ro 42-gil
• 흥이경로당 48 Songi-ro 17-gil

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