PE postcode area
The PE postcode area, also known as the Peterborough postcode area,[2] is a group of 36 postcode districts in eastern England, within 18 post towns. These cover north and west Cambridgeshire (including Peterborough, Huntingdon, Chatteris, St. Neots, St Ives, March and Wisbech), much of south and east Lincolnshire (including Bourne, Stamford, Spalding, Boston, Skegness and Spilsby), and west Norfolk (including King's Lynn, Hunstanton, Sandringham, Swaffham and Downham Market), plus the north-easternmost part of Northamptonshire, the easternmost part of Rutland and very small parts of Bedfordshire.
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| Coordinates: 52.670°N 0.012°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | PE |
| Postcode area name | Peterborough |
| Post towns | 18 |
| Postcode districts | 39 |
| Postcode sectors | 162 |
| Postcodes (live) | 26,561 |
| Postcodes (total) | 38,938 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
The original PE17 and PE18 districts for Huntingdon were recoded to PE26, PE27, PE28 and PE29 in late 1999.[3] The St. Neots and St. Ives post towns were created at the same time, the PE19 district having formerly been part of the Huntingdon post town.
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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.
- Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
- "Royal Mail Postcode Update 30". Beacon Dodsworth. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2024.