CA postcode area

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Carlisle
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CA
Coordinates: 54°43′12″N3°06′32″W / 54.720°N 3.109°W / 54.720; -3.109
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
CA
Postcode area name
Carlisle
Post towns 22
Postcode districts 30
Postcode sectors83
Postcodes (live)12,642
Postcodes (total)16,214
Statistics as at May 2020 [1]

The CA postcode area, also known as the Carlisle postcode area, [2] is a group of 28 postcode districts in north-west England, within 22 post towns. These cover northern Cumbria, including Carlisle, Penrith, Workington, Whitehaven, Maryport, Cockermouth, Egremont, Alston, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Beckermet, Brampton, Cleator, Cleator Moor, Frizington, Holmrook, Keswick, Kirkby Stephen, Moor Row, Ravenglass, Seascale, St Bees and Wigton, plus a small part of Northumberland.

Contents

Mail for the CA postcode area is processed at Carlisle Mail Centre, along with mail for the DG postcode area.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
CA1CARLISLE Carlisle (east) Cumberland
CA2CARLISLECarlisle (south and west)Cumberland
CA3CARLISLECarlisle (north)Cumberland
CA4CARLISLE Warwick Bridge, Wetheral, Cumwhinton, Armathwaite Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness
CA5CARLISLE Dalston, Burgh by Sands, Thursby Cumberland
CA6CARLISLE Longtown, Penton, Blackford Cumberland
CA7WIGTON Wigton, Silloth, Aspatria, Caldbeck, Hesket Newmarket Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness
CA8BRAMPTON Brampton, Gilsland, Greenhead, Lambley, Slaggyford Cumberland, Northumberland
CA9ALSTON Alston, Garrigill, Nenthead, Kirkhaugh Westmorland and Furness, Northumberland
CA10PENRITH Penrith (Carleton Hall area), Shap, Tebay, Kirkby Thore, Langwathby, Lazonby, Pooley Bridge Westmorland and Furness
CA11PENRITHPenrith (most of), Stainton, Mungrisdale, Glenridding, Patterdale Westmorland and Furness
CA12KESWICK Keswick, Seatoller, Braithwaite, Bassenthwaite, Threlkeld Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness
CA13COCKERMOUTH Cockermouth, Lorton, Buttermere Cumberland
CA14WORKINGTON Workington, Distington, Stainburn, Seaton Cumberland
CA15MARYPORT Maryport, Dearham, Flimby, Allonby Cumberland
CA16APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND Appleby-in-Westmorland Westmorland and Furness
CA17KIRKBY STEPHEN Kirkby Stephen, Brough, Ravenstonedale Westmorland and Furness
CA18RAVENGLASS Ravenglass Cumberland
CA19HOLMROOK Holmrook, Santon Bridge, Eskdale Cumberland
CA20SEASCALE Seascale, Sellafield, Gosforth, Wasdale Head Cumberland
CA21BECKERMET Beckermet Cumberland
CA22EGREMONT Egremont, Thornhill Cumberland
CA23CLEATOR Cleator, Ennerdale Bridge Cumberland
CA24MOOR ROW Moor Row Cumberland
CA25CLEATOR MOOR Cleator Moor Cumberland
CA26FRIZINGTON Frizington Cumberland
CA27ST. BEES St Bees Cumberland
CA28WHITEHAVEN Hensingham, Moresby, Parton, Sandwith, Whitehaven Cumberland
CA95WORKINGTONnon-geographic
CA99CARLISLE Jobcentre Plus non-geographic

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CA postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby DG, DL, LA, NE and TD postcode areas. CA postcode area map.svg
CA postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby DG, DL, LA, NE and TD 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)