User:Richardguk/CO postcode area
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Colchester | |
|---|---|
  CO | |
| Coordinates: 51°54′04″N 0°55′59″E / 51.901°N 0.933°E | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | CO |
| Postcode area name | Colchester |
| Post towns | 9 |
| Postcode districts | 16 |
| Postcode sectors | 74 |
| Postcodes (live) | 13,249 |
| Postcodes (total) | 17,987 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The CO postcode area, also known as the Colchester postcode area,[2] is a group of postal districts around Bures, Clacton-on-Sea, Colchester, Frinton-on-Sea, Halstead, Harwich, Manningtree, Sudbury and Walton-on-the-Naze in England.
The main sorting office is in Colchester. Though the area is based in Essex, it also covers a small part of south Suffolk.
Coverage
[edit]The approximate coverage of the postal districts:
| Postal district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO1 | COLCHESTER | Colchester | Colchester Borough |
| CO2 | |||
| CO3 | |||
| CO4 | |||
| CO5 | |||
| CO6 | |||
| CO7 | Wivenhoe / Great Bentley | Colchester Borough / Tendring District | |
| CO8 | BURES | ||
| CO9 | HALSTEAD | ||
| CO10 | SUDBURY | ||
| CO11 | MANNINGTREE | ||
| CO12 | HARWICH | ||
| CO13 | FRINTON-ON-SEA | ||
| CO14 | WALTON ON THE NAZE | Walton-on-the-Naze[3] | |
| CO15 | CLACTON-ON-SEA | ||
| CO16 |
Adjacent areas
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Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: , CM (Chelmsford), CB (Cambridge), IP (Ipswich).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
- ^ The post town is unhyphenated.
External links
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