51°14′46″N 0°33′07″W / 51.246°N 0.552°W
Guildford | |
|---|---|
  GU | |
| Coordinates: 51°13′19″N 0°43′05″W / 51.222°N 0.718°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | GU |
| Postcode area name | Guildford |
| Post towns | 24 |
| Postcode districts | 40 |
| Postcode sectors | 144 |
| Postcodes (live) | 22,119 |
| Postcodes (total) | 35,570 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The GU postcode area, also known as the Guildford postcode area[2], is a large group of postal districts around Aldershot, Alton, Bagshot, Bordon, Camberley, Cranleigh, Farnborough, Farnham, Fleet, Godalming, Guildford, Haslemere, Hindhead, Lightwater, Liphook, Liss, Midhurst, Petersfield, Petworth, Sandhurst, Virginia Water, Windlesham, Woking and Yateley in England.
Mail coming into the area is sorted at the Farnborough Mail Centre whilst outgoing mail is processed at the Jubilee Mail Centre in Hounslow.
Coverage
editThe approximate coverage of the postal districts:
Adjacent areas
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Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: RH (Redhill), BN (Brighton), PO (Portsmouth), SO (Southampton), RG (Reading), SL (Slough), TW (Twickenham), KT (Kingston upon Thames).
See also
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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)
External links
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