IV postcode area
Postcode district boundaries:
Inverness postcode area | |
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Postcode area | IV |
Postcode area name | Inverness |
Post towns | 31 |
Postcode districts | 53 |
Postcode sectors | 84 |
Postcodes (live) | 7,099 |
Postcodes (total) | 10,256 |
Statistics as at February 2012[1] |
The IV postcode area, also known as the Inverness postcode area,[2] is a group of 52 postcode districts for post towns: Achnasheen, Alness, Avoch, Beauly, Bonar Bridge, Cromarty, Dingwall, Dornoch, Elgin, Fochabers, Forres, Fortrose, Gairloch, Garve, Glen Shiel, Invergordon, Inverness, Isle of Skye, Kyle, Lairg, Lossiemouth, Muir of Ord, Munlochy, Nairn, Plockton, Portree, Rogart, Strathcarron, Strathpeffer, Strome Ferry, Tain and Ullapool in Scotland.
Numbering is geographical and consecutive to IV32, after which three districts have become part of AB38, after which the main series ceases with IV36. IV40-IV56 is a secondary series which covers Skye, all but one of its much smaller immediately adjacent isles and four facing Highland districts on the mainland. The southwestern bulk of IV3 has become offshoot district IV63 which completes the geographical districts.
As at 2019 one non-geographical IV postcode district exists.
Coverage
Approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area |
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IV1 | INVERNESS | Inverness centre and north, including the Longman, plus North Kessock and Kilmuir | Highland |
IV2 | INVERNESS | Inverness east, plus Culloden, Balloch and Ardersier | Highland |
IV3 | INVERNESS | Inverness west, plus Dochgarroch, Abriachan and Bunchrew | Highland |
IV4 | BEAULY | Beauly, Kiltarlity, Struy, Cannich, Tomich | Highland |
IV5 | INVERNESS | Kirkhill, Inchmore, Moniack and Cabrich | Highland |
IV6 | MUIR OF ORD | Muir of Ord, Marybank, Strathconon | Highland |
IV7 | DINGWALL | Conon Bridge, Culbokie, Maryburgh | Highland |
IV8 | MUNLOCHY | Munlochy | Highland |
IV9 | AVOCH | Avoch | Highland |
IV10 | FORTROSE | Fortrose | Highland |
IV11 | CROMARTY | Cromarty | Highland |
IV12 | NAIRN | Auldearn | Highland |
IV13 | INVERNESS | Tomatin | Highland |
IV14 | STRATHPEFFER | Strathpeffer | Highland |
IV15 | DINGWALL | Dingwall | Highland |
IV16 | DINGWALL | Evanton | Highland |
IV17 | ALNESS | Alness | Highland |
IV18 | INVERGORDON | Invergordon | Highland |
IV19 | TAIN | Tain, Nigg, Edderton | Highland |
IV20 | TAIN | Hill of Fearn, Portmahomack, Balintore | Highland |
IV21 | GAIRLOCH | Gairloch | Highland |
IV22 | ACHNASHEEN | Achnasheen | Highland |
IV23 | GARVE | Garve | Highland |
IV24 | ARDGAY | Bonar Bridge, Ardgay, Spinningdale, Culrain | Highland |
IV25 | DORNOCH | Dornoch | Highland |
IV26 | ULLAPOOL | Ullapool | Highland |
IV27 | LAIRG | Lairg, Durness, Tongue, Scourie | Highland |
IV28 | ROGART | Rogart | Highland |
IV30 | ELGIN | Elgin | Moray |
IV31 | LOSSIEMOUTH | Lossiemouth | Moray |
IV32 | FOCHABERS | Fochabers | Moray |
IV36 | FORRES | Forres | Moray |
IV40 | KYLE | Kyle of Lochalsh, Raasay | Highland |
IV41 | ISLE OF SKYE | Kyleakin | Highland |
IV42 | ISLE OF SKYE | Breakish | Highland |
IV43 | ISLE OF SKYE | Isle Ornsay | Highland |
IV44 | ISLE OF SKYE | Teangue | Highland |
IV45 | ISLE OF SKYE | Armadale, Upper Breakish | Highland |
IV46 | ISLE OF SKYE | Tarskavaig | Highland |
IV47 | ISLE OF SKYE | Carbost | Highland |
IV48 | ISLE OF SKYE | Sconser | Highland |
IV49 | ISLE OF SKYE | Broadford | Highland |
IV51 | PORTREE | Portree, Uig | Highland |
IV52 | PLOCKTON | Plockton | Highland |
IV53 | STROME FERRY | Strome Ferry | Highland |
IV54 | STRATHCARRON | Applecross | Highland |
IV55 | ISLE OF SKYE | Dunvegan | Highland |
IV56 | ISLE OF SKYE | Struan | Highland |
IV63 | INVERNESS | Drumnadrochit, Glenurquhart and Invermoriston | Highland |
IV99 | INVERNESS | Jobcentre Plus | non-geographic |
The postcode area had IV33, IV34 and IV35 covering in small easterly areas the post towns of Carron, Knockando and Rothes. These were transferred to the post town of Aberlour, and in August 1994 recoded into AB38.
Map
See also
References
- ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. February 2012. Table 2. Retrieved 21 April 2012. 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)