FK postcode area

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Falkirk
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Coordinates: 56°04′41″N3°51′36″W / 56.078°N 3.860°W / 56.078; -3.860
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
FK
Postcode area name
Falkirk
Post towns 18
Postcode districts 21
Postcode sectors49
Postcodes (live)7,723
Postcodes (total)9,602
Statistics as at May 2020 [1]

The FK postcode area, also known as the Falkirk postcode area, [2] is a group of 21 postcode districts in central Scotland, within 18 post towns. These cover most of the Falkirk council area (including Falkirk itself, Grangemouth, Larbert, Denny and Bonnybridge), most of the Stirling council area (including Stirling itself, Dunblane, Doune, Callander, Lochearnhead, Crianlarich and Killin) and Clackmannanshire (including Alloa, Clackmannan, Menstrie, Alva, Tillicoultry and Dollar), plus small parts of Fife, Perth and Kinross, and Argyll and Bute.

Contents

Mail for the FK postcode area is processed at Edinburgh Mail Centre, along with mail for the EH, KY, PH, DD and TD postcode areas.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
FK1FALKIRK Falkirk (centre and south), Avonbridge, California, Camelon, Limerigg, Shieldhill, Slamannan, Standburn Falkirk
FK2FALKIRKFalkirk (north), Airth, Bainsford, Brightons, Carron, Carronshore, Dunmore, Laurieston, Maddiston, Polmont, Redding, Skinflats, Westquarter Falkirk, Stirling
FK3GRANGEMOUTH Grangemouth, Glensburgh Falkirk
FK4BONNYBRIDGE Bonnybridge, Allandale, Banknock, Dennyloanhead, Greenhill, Haggs, High Bonnybridge, Longcroft Falkirk
FK5LARBERT Larbert, Stenhousemuir, Torwood Falkirk
FK6DENNY Denny, Dunipace, Fankerton, Head of Muir, Stoneywood Falkirk
FK7STIRLING Stirling (south and east), Bannockburn, Cambusbarron, Cowie, Fallin, Plean, South Alloa, St. Ninians Stirling, Falkirk
FK8STIRLINGStirling (centre and west), Aberfoyle, Arnprior, Buchlyvie, Gargunnock, Gartmore, Inversnaid, Kippen, Port of Menteith, Ruskie, Thornhill Stirling
FK9STIRLINGStirling (north), Bridge of Allan, Blair Drummond, Blairlogie, Cambuskenneth, Lecropt Stirling
FK10ALLOA Alloa, Cambus, Kincardine, Sauchie, Tullibody Clackmannanshire, Fife
CLACKMANNAN Clackmannan, Kennet Clackmannanshire
FK11MENSTRIE Menstrie Clackmannanshire
FK12ALVA Alva Clackmannanshire
FK13TILLICOULTRY Tillicoultry, Coalsnaughton, Devonside [a] Clackmannanshire
FK14DOLLAR Dollar, Blairingone, Burnfoot, Glendevon, Pool of Muckhart, Solsgirth [b] Clackmannanshire, Perth and Kinross
FK15DUNBLANE Dunblane, Braco, Greenloaning, Kinbuck Stirling, Perth and Kinross
FK16DOUNE Doune, Argaty, Buchany [c] , Deanston Stirling
FK17CALLANDER Callander, Brig o' Turk, Kilmahog Stirling
FK18CALLANDER Ardchullarie More, Strathyre Stirling
FK19LOCHEARNHEAD Lochearnhead, Ardvorlich, Balquhidder, Edinample, Kingshouse Stirling
FK20CRIANLARICH Crianlarich, Ardchyle, Auchlyne, Luib [d] , Tyndrum Stirling, Argyll and Bute
FK21KILLIN Killin, Ardeonaig, Auchmore [e] , Clachaig [f] , Glenlochay [g] , Kinnell [h] Stirling
  1. contains FK13 6HR, adjoins Tillicoultry
  2. contains FK14 7NA
  3. contains FK16 6HD
  4. contains FK20 8QT
  5. contains FK21 8SS
  6. contains FK21 8SL
  7. contains FK21 8UB
  8. contains FK21 8SR

Map

Template:Attached KML/FK postcode area
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FK postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby EH, G, KY, ML, PA and PH postcode areas. FK postcode area map.svg
FK postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby EH, G, KY, ML, PA and PH postcode areas.

See also

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)