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Coordinates: 51°31′N 0°07′W / 51.52°N 0.12°W / 51.52; -0.12
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London WC
WC is located in the United Kingdom
WC
WC
Coordinates: 51°31′05″N 0°07′19″W / 51.518°N 0.122°W / 51.518; -0.122
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
WC
Postcode area name
London WC
Post towns1
Postcode districts15
Postcode sectors46
Postcodes (live)2,610
Postcodes (total)7,424
Statistics as at May 2020[1]

The WC (Western Central) postcode area, also known as the London WC postcode area[2], is a group of postcode districts in central London, England. It includes parts of the London Borough of Camden, City of Westminster, London Borough of Islington and a very small part of the City of London. The area covered is of very high density development. Deliveries for WC1 and WC2 (and for W1) come from the Rathbone Place office.

The current postcode districts are relatively recent divisions of the WC1 and WC2 districts established in 1917. Where the districts are used for purposes other than the sorting of mail, such as use as a geographic reference and on street signs, they continue to be commonly grouped into these two 'districts'.

Coverage

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The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

Postcode district Post town Coverage Local authority
WC1A LONDON New Oxford Street Camden
WC1B Bloomsbury, British Museum Camden
WC1E University College London Camden
WC1H St Pancras Camden
WC1N Great Ormond Street Hospital Camden
WC1R Gray's Inn Camden
WC1V High Holborn Camden, City of London
WC1X Kings Cross, Finsbury (west) Camden, Islington
WC2A Lincoln's Inn Fields, Royal Courts of Justice Camden, Westminster, City of London
WC2B Drury Lane, Aldwych Camden, Westminster
WC2E Covent Garden Westminster
WC2H Leicester Square Camden, Westminster
WC2N Charing Cross Westminster
WC2R Somerset House Westminster
WC99 non-geographic

Adjacent areas

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Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: EC (London EC), SE (London SE), SW (London SW), W (London W), NW (London NW), N (London N).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 Jun 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)

51°31′N 0°07′W / 51.52°N 0.12°W / 51.52; -0.12