diff --git a/src/services/megabox/location.ts b/src/services/megabox/location.ts
index 1a5d96ae..8e4fd104 100644
--- a/src/services/megabox/location.ts
+++ b/src/services/megabox/location.ts
@@ -107,12 +107,17 @@ function isValidCoordinate(value: number | undefined): value is number {
 
 function resolveAreaCodeFromText(text: string): string | null {
   const normalized = text.replace(/\s+/g, '');
+  // 목록 순서가 아니라 텍스트에서 가장 앞에 나온 지역을 사용합니다. (예: "경기 광주시"는 광주광역시가 아닌 경기도)
+  let matchedAreaCode: string | null = null;
+  let matchedIndex = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
   for (const [region, areaCode] of MEGABOX_AREA_CODE_BY_REGION) {
-    if (normalized.includes(region.replace(/\s+/g, ''))) {
-      return areaCode;
+    const index = normalized.indexOf(region);
+    if (index !== -1 && index < matchedIndex) {
+      matchedAreaCode = areaCode;
+      matchedIndex = index;
     }
   }
-  return null;
+  return matchedAreaCode;
 }
 
 export async function resolveMegaboxLocation(
diff --git a/tests/services/megabox/location.test.ts b/tests/services/megabox/location.test.ts
index 3fd27afe..83b7ef01 100644
--- a/tests/services/megabox/location.test.ts
+++ b/tests/services/megabox/location.test.ts
@@ -211,4 +211,12 @@ describe('무료 위치 해석 계약', () => {
   mockFetch.mockResolvedValueOnce(new Response(JSON.stringify({ documents: [{ place_name: '부산역', address_name: '부산 동구', x: '129.041', y: '35.115' }] })));
   expect(await resolveMegaboxLocation({ keyword: '부산역' }, { kakaoRestApiKey: 'free' })).toMatchObject({ areaCode: '26', latitude: 35.115 });
  });
+ it('경기 광주시 주소는 광주광역시가 아닌 경기 지역으로 결정한다', async () => {
+  mockFetch.mockResolvedValueOnce(new Response(JSON.stringify({ documents: [{ place_name: '경안동', address_name: '경기 광주시 경안동', x: '127.255', y: '37.41' }] })));
+  expect(await resolveMegaboxLocation({ keyword: '경안동' }, { kakaoRestApiKey: 'free' })).toMatchObject({ areaCode: '41' });
+ });
+ it('광주광역시 주소는 광주 지역으로 결정한다', async () => {
+  mockFetch.mockResolvedValueOnce(new Response(JSON.stringify({ documents: [{ place_name: '광주송정역', address_name: '광주 광산구 송정동', x: '126.793', y: '35.137' }] })));
+  expect(await resolveMegaboxLocation({ keyword: '광주송정역' }, { kakaoRestApiKey: 'free' })).toMatchObject({ areaCode: '29' });
+ });
 });