Korean Address in English

Korean addresses run from the largest unit to the smallest, the opposite of the English convention. To write one in English you reverse it: unit or apartment number, then building number and road name, then the district (gu), then the city, then the five-digit postcode, then Republic of Korea.

You can paste a Korean address straight in, or type the romanized road name such as Teheran-ro or Nambusunhwan-ro and pick from the list. Searching by building name in English also works for well-known buildings. Once you select an address, both the English and Korean versions appear below.

A gu is a district within a large city and a dong is a neighbourhood inside it. Since 2014 Korea has used road names rather than dong for official addresses, so your delivery address will normally show a road name and building number. The dong still appears in the older lot-based (jibun) address, which is shown here as well.

Delivery drivers, taxi drivers and building security staff read Korean, not romanized text. Copy the Korean address and show it on your phone, or paste it into a Korean delivery app. The English version is for international shipping labels, visa paperwork and online forms.

Korean apartments use a building number and a unit number, written together like 101-1004 for building 101, unit 1004. In English put it first, as Apt 101-1004. For a villa or officetel use #302 or Unit 302, and for a floor use 3F.

Yes. The English address shown here comes from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety road name address database, which is the official romanization used on Korean passports, customs forms and international mail.

Korea has used a five-digit postcode since 2015. Older addresses may show a six-digit code with a hyphen, which is no longer valid. Always use the five-digit number shown here.