KY postcode area

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KY
Coordinates: 56°09′54″N3°12′00″W / 56.165°N 3.200°W / 56.165; -3.200
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
KY
Postcode area name
Kirkcaldy
Post towns 13
Postcode districts 17
Postcode sectors75
Postcodes (live)9,938
Postcodes (total)13.127
Statistics as at May 2020 [1]

The KY postcode area, also known as the Kirkcaldy postcode area, [2] is a group of sixteen postcode districts in eastern Scotland, within thirteen post towns. These cover most of Fife (including Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline, Glenrothes, St Andrews, Anstruther, Burntisland, Cowdenbeath, Cupar, Inverkeithing, Kelty, Leven and Lochgelly), plus the far south of Perth and Kinross (including Kinross itself).

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
KY1KIRKCALDY Kirkcaldy (east), Dysart, Thornton, Wemyss Fife
KY2KIRKCALDYKirkcaldy (west), Auchtertool Fife
KY3BURNTISLAND Burntisland, Kinghorn, Aberdour Fife
KY4COWDENBEATH Cowdenbeath, Hill of Beath, Crossgates Fife
KELTY Kelty
KY5LOCHGELLY Lochgelly, Cardenden, Ballingry, Kinglassie Fife
KY6GLENROTHES Glenrothes (west), Leslie, Kinnesswood Fife, Perth and Kinross
KY7GLENROTHESGlenrothes (centre and east), Markinch, Star Fife
KY8LEVEN Leven, Buckhaven, Methil, Methilhill, Largo, Windygates, Kennoway Fife
KY9LEVEN Earlsferry, Elie, Kilconquhar, Largoward Fife
KY10ANSTRUTHER Anstruther, Cellardyke, Kilrenny, Pittenweem, St Monans, Crail, Arncroach Fife
KY11DUNFERMLINE Dunfermline (south and east), Rosyth, Dalgety Bay, Limekilns, Charlestown Fife
INVERKEITHING Inverkeithing, North Queensferry
KY12DUNFERMLINEDunfermline (centre, north and west), Rumbling Bridge, Powmill, Kincardine, Culross Fife
KY13KINROSS Kinross, Milnathort, Balado, Scotlandwell Perth and Kinross
KY14CUPAR Newburgh, Glenfarg, Gateside Fife, Perth and Kinross
KY15CUPAR Cupar, Ceres, Kilmany, Strathmiglo, Falkland, Ladybank, Freuchie, Kingskettle Fife
KY16ST. ANDREWS St Andrews, Kingsbarns, Dunino, Guardbridge, St. Michaels, Balmullo Fife
KY99DUNFERMLINEVISA Special Postcodenon-geographic

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KY postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby DD, EH, FK and PH postcode areas. KY postcode area map.svg
KY postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby DD, EH, FK and PH postcode areas.

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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)