157 Garak-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul
157 Garak-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul is a South Korean address with the postal code 05669. In Korean it is written 서울특별시 송파구 가락로 157. Its older lot-number form is Songpa-dong, 104-5.
| Postal code | 05669 | |
|---|---|---|
| English address | 157 Garak-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul | |
| Korean address | 서울특별시 송파구 가락로 157 | |
| Lot-number (jibun) | 서울특별시 송파구 송파동 104-5 |
Can I use this English address as it is?
Yes. 157 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 05669 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 "157 Garak-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05669" 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 05669, but the Songpa-dong stretch alone is split across 8 of them, ranging from 05663 to 05676. 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?
Songpa-dong, 104-5 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, 157 Garak-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul", or "502-ho, 157 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 Songpa-dong?
These are facilities registered in the same legal district (Songpa-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
- 소나무언덕4호작은도서관 34 Songi-ro
- 송파경로문화센터 1 Songpa-daero 38-gil
- 송파시니어복합문화센터 5 Baekjegobun-ro 42-gil
Government offices
- 송파1동주민센터 392 Baekjegobun-ro
- 송파2동주민센터 32 Songi-ro
Health centres and clinics
- 서재곤 링커병원 436 Baekjegobun-ro
Childcare
- 송파제일어린이집 9 Garak-ro 23-gil
- 티움유치원 32-6 Songpa-daero 36-gil
- 한나몬테소리어린이집 36-5 Baekjegobun-ro 41-gil
Schools
- 가락중학교 45 Songi-ro
- 서울 송파 초등학교 400 Baekjegobun-ro
- 서울가락고등학교 42 Songi-ro
- 서울중대초등학교 8 Songpa-daero 36-gil
- 잠실여고, 일신여자중고등학교 8 Songpa-daero 38-gil
Community centres
- 송파제1경로당 29 Songpa-daero 42-gil
- 호수경로당 28 Songpa-daero 48-gil
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