How to address a letter to North Korea

Learn how to address and mail letters to North Korea - with address examples and many tips.

How to write an address to North Korea

Here’s what a typical address in North Korea looks like for postal mail.

1. Address example North Korea

Centre international des postes et télécommunications
Quartier Bottongang
PYONGYANG
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUPBLIC OF KOREA

2. Address example North Korea

Captain America
254-8, Sancheonri
Jongcheon-myeon
SEOCHEON-GUN
NORTH KOREA

Learn more about addresses in North Korea

Postal information

Country name

North Korea

Postal code format

6 digits (eg: 012-345)

Standard address field position

Bottom right

Address text alignment

Left-aligned

Postal code regex

^(\d{6})$

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code

KP

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code

PRK

UN M49 numeric country code

408

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Country information

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Common name (English)

North Korea

Official name (English)

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Native name

조선민주주의인민공화국 (조선)

Capital

Pyongyang

Continent

Asia

Subregion

Eastern Asia

Area

120,538 km²

Borders with

China, Russia, South Korea

Currency

KPW (North Korean won, Symbol: ₩)

Time zone

UTC+09:00

Google Maps link

https://goo.gl/maps/9q5T2DMeH5JL7Tky6

OpenStreetMap link

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/192734

Total population

25,950,000

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