SY postcode area

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Shrewsbury postcode area
Postcode area	SY
Postcode area name	Shrewsbury
Post towns	32
Postcode districts	25
Postcode sectors	77
Postcodes (live)	14,332
Postcodes (total)	15,965
Statistics as at October 2006 [1]

The SY postcode area, also known as the Shrewsbury postcode area^[2], is a group of postal districts around Aberystwyth, Bishops Castle, Borth, Bow Street, Bucknell, Caersws, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Ellesmere, Llanbrynmair, Llandinam, Llanfechain, Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, Llanon, Llanrhystud, Llansantffraid, Llanymynech, Ludlow, Lydbury North, Machynlleth, Malpas, Meifod, Montgomery, Newtown, Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Talybont, Tregaron, Welshpool, Whitchurch and Ystrad Meurig in England and Wales.

Contents 1 Coverage 2 Adjacent areas 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

Postal district	Post town	Coverage	Local authority
SY1	SHREWSBURY
SY2	SHREWSBURY
SY3	SHREWSBURY
SY4	SHREWSBURY
SY5	SHREWSBURY
SY6	CHURCH STRETTON
SY7	BUCKNELL, CRAVEN ARMS, LYDBURY NORTH
SY8	LUDLOW
SY9	BISHOPS CASTLE
SY10	OSWESTRY
SY11	OSWESTRY
SY12	ELLESMERE
SY13	WHITCHURCH
SY14	MALPAS
SY15	MONTGOMERY
SY16	NEWTOWN
SY17	CAERSWS, LLANDINAM
SY18	LLANIDLOES
SY19	LLANBRYNMAIR
SY20	MACHYNLLETH
SY21	WELSHPOOL
SY22	LLANFECHAIN, LLANFYLLIN, LLANSANTFFRAID, LLANYMYNECH, MEIFOD
SY23	ABERYSTWYTH, LLANON, LLANRHYSTUD
SY24	BORTH, BOW STREET, TALYBONT
SY25	TREGARON, YSTRAD MEURIG

[edit] Adjacent areas

The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - WV (Wolverhampton) - DY (Dudley) - WR (Worcester) - HR (Hereford) - LD (Llandrindod Wells) - SA (Swansea) - LL (Llandudno) - CH (Chester) - CW (Crewe) - TF (Telford).

Adjacent postcode areas LL CH CW TF SY WV SA DY LD HR WR

[edit] References

1. ^ National Statistics, Postcode Directory Version Notes, (2006)
2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)

[edit] See also

• List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom