How to Address a Letter to Korea

This article explains how to address letters and parcels to South Korea from the United States or Europe.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• letter
• postage

1. The following are expamples of international mailings to South Korea. Example of metropolitan address (each step is a different line):

2. Korea Post

3. 154-1 Seorin-dong

4. Jongno-gu

5. SEOUL 110-110

6. KOREA (REP.)

7. Example of a province address (each step is a different line):

8. Mr. Park Kil-Dong

9. Namwon-eup

10. Namjeju-gun

11. JEJU–DO, SEOUL 699–800

12. KOREA (REP)

13. Glossary: Do = province (do are divided into city and gun),
    Si = city. Si are divided into eup, myeon and dong,
    Gun = municipality (gun divided into eup and myeon),
    Eup = centre of a municipality (eup divided into ri),
    Ri = area in a neighbourhood,
    Myeon = villages of a municipality surrounding an eup,
    Gu = district of a metropolitan city,
    Dong = district of a city or gu (dong divided into ga),
    Ga = block.

14. The Korea Post Office recommends adding "SEOUL" before the postcode on all international items intended for South Korea (Republic of Korea)even if the city of Seoul is not the final destination. This measure is designed to avoid mail addressed to the Republic of Korea being sent
    to North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea). If the address includes the correct postcode, adding "SEOUL" does not cause any problems because sorting is done on the basis of the postcode.

[GreenGardenChic]

on 12/10/2008 Good to know! Each country is so different.