Postal codes in South Korea are now 5 digits, up from 6 digits before.
South Korea announced on August 1, 2015 that the postal code would be changed from 6 digits to 5 digits. This regulation forced many international express companies to temporarily change their policies and formulate new rules to use a new system to identify new postal services. Coding, after years of adaptation, is now functioning normally.
From 2015 to 2016, due to the replacement of postal codes in South Korea, the systems of many courier companies were not updated in time, and it took time and money to adopt all new postal codes, so a new scene appeared: 6-digit postal codes and A 5-digit zip code is used at the same time.
But after July 1, 2016, the previous 6-digit zip code was abandoned by courier companies. In order to improve efficiency, almost all international express companies adopted a new 5-digit zip code.
What is the zip code of South Korea? How to fill in?
The earliest 6-digit postal code in Korea consists of 2 sets of numbers. The first 3 digits represent the administrative level city, county, and district of Korea, and the last 3 digits represent the town, face, hole and the area in charge of the postman. .
After the new 5-digit zip code appears, the first 3 digits represent the city, county, and district, and the last 2 digits represent the corresponding number of the town, face, and hole. For example, 03187. To query the postal code of South Korea, you can query it according to the provincial street.
If you need to send express to South Korea, it is best to write in Korean so that the local courier can identify the delivery.