ZE postcode area

Summary

Template:Attached KML/ZE postcode area
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The ZE postcode area, also known as the Lerwick postcode area,[2] is a group of three postcode districts covering the Shetland Islands in Scotland. The letters in the postcode are derived from Zetland, an archaic spelling of the islands' name that was the name for the council area until 1975.

Lerwick
ZE is located in the United Kingdom
ZE
ZE
Coordinates: 60°13′34″N 1°12′04″W / 60.226°N 1.201°W / 60.226; -1.201
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
ZE
Postcode area name
Lerwick
Post towns1
Postcode districts3
Postcode sectors4
Postcodes (live)650
Postcodes (total)749
Statistics as at May 2020[1]

Coverage edit

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town Coverage Local authority area
ZE1 SHETLAND Lerwick, Scalloway, Trondra Shetland Islands Council
ZE2 SHETLAND Most of Mainland, Bressay, Yell, Unst, Fetlar, Foula, Fair Isle Shetland Islands Council
ZE3 SHETLAND Virkie Shetland Islands Council

Map edit

Template:Attached KML/ZE postcode area
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ZE postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and the post town in grey text.

The KW postcode area is situated to the southwest.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)

External links edit

  • Royal Mail's Postcode Address File
  • A quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)