PO postcode area

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Portsmouth
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Coordinates: 50°47′56″N1°02′56″W / 50.799°N 1.049°W / 50.799; -1.049
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
PO
Postcode area name
Portsmouth
Post towns 24
Postcode districts 34
Postcode sectors130
Postcodes (live)24,016
Postcodes (total)32,790
Statistics as at May 2020 [1]

The PO postcode area, also known as the Portsmouth postcode area, [2] is a group of 34 postcode districts in southern England, within 24 post towns. These cover south-east Hampshire (including Portsmouth, Southsea, Havant, Waterlooville, Lee-on-the-Solent, Gosport, Fareham, Rowland's Castle, Emsworth and Hayling Island), southwestern West Sussex (including Chichester and Bognor Regis) and the Isle of Wight.

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
PO1PORTSMOUTH Old Portsmouth, Portsea, HMNB Portsmouth, Landport, Buckland, Fratton, Kingston Portsmouth
PO2PORTSMOUTH Kingston, Rudmore, Whale Island, North End, Stamshaw, Tipner, Hilsea Portsmouth
PO3PORTSMOUTH Hilsea (including Anchorage Park), Copnor, Baffins Portsmouth
PO4SOUTHSEA Milton, Eastney, Southsea, Horse Sand Fort Portsmouth
PO5SOUTHSEA Southsea, Somerstown, Spitbank Fort Portsmouth
PO6PORTSMOUTH Farlington, Drayton, Cosham, Wymering, Paulsgrove, Port Solent Portsmouth
PO7WATERLOOVILLE Waterlooville, Denmead, Purbrook Havant, Winchester
PO8WATERLOOVILLE Clanfield, Cowplain, Horndean East Hampshire, Havant
PO9HAVANT Havant Havant
ROWLAND'S CASTLE Rowland's Castle East Hampshire, Havant
PO10EMSWORTH Emsworth, Southbourne, Westbourne Chichester, Havant
PO11HAYLING ISLAND Hayling Island Havant
PO12GOSPORT Gosport, Alverstoke, Hardway Gosport
PO13GOSPORT Gosport Gosport
LEE-ON-THE-SOLENT Lee-on-the-Solent Gosport
PO14FAREHAM Fareham, Hill Head, Stubbington, Titchfield Fareham
PO15FAREHAM Fareham, Titchfield, Whiteley Fareham
PO16FAREHAM Portchester Fareham
PO17FAREHAM Wickham Fareham
PO18CHICHESTER Bosham, Boxgrove, Eartham, East Dean, Goodwood, Funtington, Nutbourne Chichester
PO19CHICHESTER Chichester, Fishbourne Chichester
PO20CHICHESTER Selsey, West Wittering, East Wittering, Tangmere, Oving, Westergate, Eastergate Arun, Chichester
PO21BOGNOR REGIS Bognor Regis, Aldwick, Pagham Arun
PO22BOGNOR REGIS Bognor Regis, Barnham, Elmer, Felpham, Middleton-on-Sea Arun
PO24PORTSMOUTHCensus 2021 (its main national office)non-geographic
PO30NEWPORT Newport Isle of Wight
PO31COWES Cowes, Gurnard Isle of Wight
PO32EAST COWES East Cowes, Whippingham Isle of Wight
PO33RYDE Ryde, St Helens Fort Isle of Wight
PO34SEAVIEW Seaview, No Man's Land Fort Isle of Wight
PO35BEMBRIDGE Bembridge, Whitecliff Bay Isle of Wight
PO36SANDOWN Sandown Isle of Wight
PO37SHANKLIN Shanklin Isle of Wight
PO38VENTNOR Ventnor Isle of Wight
PO39TOTLAND BAY Totland Bay, Alum Bay Isle of Wight
PO40FRESHWATER Freshwater Isle of Wight
PO41YARMOUTH Yarmouth Isle of Wight

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PO postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby BN, GU, RH and SO postcode areas. PO postcode area map.svg
PO postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby BN, GU, RH and SO postcode areas.

See also

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References

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