KW postcode area
The KW postcode area, or Kirkwall postcode area, is a group of sixteen postcode districts in the far north of Scotland, within fifteen post towns. These cover Caithness (including Wick, Thurso, Halkirk, Berriedale, Dunbeath, Latheron and Lybster), east Sutherland (including Golspie, Brora, Helmsdale, Kinbrace and Forsinard) and the Orkney Islands.
Kirkwall postcode area | |
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KW | |
Postcode area | KW |
Postcode area name | Kirkwall |
Post towns | 15 |
Postcode districts | 16 |
Postcode sectors | 22 |
Postcodes (live) | 1,835 |
Postcodes (total) | 2,103 |
Statistics as at May 2020[1] |
Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
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KW1 | WICK | John O'Groats, Keiss | Highland |
KW2 | LYBSTER | Caithness | Highland |
KW3 | LYBSTER | Caithness | Highland |
KW5 | LATHERON | Caithness | Highland |
KW6 | DUNBEATH | Caithness | Highland |
KW7 | BERRIEDALE | Caithness | Highland |
KW8 | HELMSDALE | Sutherland | Highland |
KW9 | BRORA | Sutherland | Highland |
KW10 | GOLSPIE | Sutherland | Highland |
KW11 | KINBRACE | Sutherland | Highland |
KW12 | HALKIRK | Caithness | Highland |
KW13 | FORSINARD | Sutherland | Highland |
KW14 | THURSO | Caithness | Highland |
KW15 | KIRKWALL | Kirkwall, St Ola | Orkney Islands |
KW16 | STROMNESS | Stromness, Hoy, Flotta, Graemsay, Sandwick, Stenness | Orkney Islands |
KW17 | ORKNEY | Most of Mainland, all of the north isles, Burray, South Ronaldsay | Orkney Islands |
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References
- "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
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