Is Sangju safe? South Korea travel risk
Is Sangju safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sangju scores 33/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates South Korea Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 28 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Sangju scores 33/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and South Korea (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Sangju: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (66/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 33 is higher than the scores of 37% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the South Korea travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 36.4400° N, 128.1700° E in Gyeongbuk, Sangju features an altitude of 61 m. The settlement is located 163.7 km NW from Seoul.
Gyeongbuk
36.4400° N, 128.1700° E
61 m
Asia/Seoul
102,892
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in South Korea
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Sangju happened in June (3 of 9 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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