Korea, North Postal Codes
The postal code data for Korea, North is disputed between sources, so no code table is published on this page.
One reference dataset lists a postal code format of ###-### for Korea, North, but Google's address metadata records no postal code at all. Current postal practice suggests Korea, North does not operate a national postal code system.
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How an address is written in Korea, North
This is the order Korea, North's postal service expects. Square brackets mark what you replace.
[Postal code]
[State]
[City]
[Street address]
[Recipient name]
KOREA, NORTH
Note the order: the postal code comes first, before the region and street — the reverse of the Western convention.
Country reference
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 | KP |
|---|---|
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 | PRK |
| Capital | Pyongyang |
| Telephone code | +850 |
| Currency | Won (KPW) |
| Internet TLD | .kp |
Sources and licensing
Postal code data from GeoNames, used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. Address formats and validation rules derive from Google's international address metadata, cross-checked against Universal Postal Union addressing standards. Last verified August 2026. Confirm time-critical addresses with the destination country's postal operator.