KW postcode area
Coordinates: 58°50′31″N 2°50′35″W / 58.842°N 2.843°W
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| Postcode area | KW |
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| Postcode area name | Kirkwall |
| Post towns | 15 |
| Postcode districts | 16 |
| Postcode sectors | 19 |
| Postcodes (live) | 1,806 |
| Postcodes (total) | 1,972 |
| Statistics as at October 2006 [1] | |
The KW postcode area, is a group of postcode districts in the far north-east of Scotland. Most of the area covered is in the county of Caithness with some locations in the Orkney Islands. It covers the area around Berriedale, Brora, Dunbeath, Forsinard, Golspie, Halkirk, Helmsdale, Kinbrace, Latheron, Lybster, Thurso and Wick, as well as Orkney.
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[edit] Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area |
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| KW1 | WICK | Caithness | 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 | Orkney Islands | Orkney Islands |
| KW16 | STROMNESS | Orkney Islands | Orkney Islands |
| KW17 | ORKNEY | Orkney Islands | Orkney Islands |
[edit] Adjacent areas
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| ZE | ||
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| IV | AB | |
Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: , AB (Aberdeen), IV (Inverness), ZE (Lerwick).
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "National Statistics Postcode Directory" (PDF). Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (November 2006). Office for National Statistics. November 2006. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/downloads/NSPDVersionNotes.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
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