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AB postcode area

Aberdeen
Postcode area
AB
Coordinates: 57°17′28″N 2°19′12″W / 57.291°N 2.320°W / 57.291; -2.320
Country	United Kingdom
Postcode area	AB
Postcode area name	Aberdeen
Post towns	24
Postcode districts	40
Postcode sectors	176
Postcodes (live)	17,095
Postcodes (total)	38,794
Statistics as at May 2020[1]

The AB postcode area, also known as the Aberdeen postcode area ^[2] is a group of 33 postcode districts in north-east Scotland, within 24 post towns. These cover the Aberdeen council area (including the city of Aberdeen, Milltimber and Peterculter), Aberdeenshire (including Banff, Macduff, Fraserburgh, Peterhead, Ellon, Turriff, Huntly, Insch, Inverurie, Westhill, Alford, Strathdon, Ballater, Aboyne, Banchory, Laurencekirk and Stonehaven) and east Moray (including Buckie, Keith, Aberlour and Ballindalloch).

Coverage[edit]

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Originally, the area had only five postcode districts, AB1 to AB5. In August 1990, these were recoded with the addition of second digits, such that every post town besides Aberdeen had its own district. At the same time, IV33, IV34 and IV35 were recoded as part of AB38.^{[citation needed]}

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See also[edit]

• List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom
• Postcode Address File

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
• A quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)