LA postcode area

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Coordinates: 54°10′23″N2°54′25″W / 54.173°N 2.907°W / 54.173; -2.907
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
LA
Postcode area name
Lancaster
Post towns 17
Postcode districts 23
Postcode sectors66
Postcodes (live)11,800
Postcodes (total)14,678
Statistics as at May 2020 [1]

The LA postcode area, also known as the Lancaster postcode area, [2] is a group of 23 postcode districts in north-west England, within 17 post towns. These cover north Lancashire (including Lancaster, Morecambe and Carnforth) and southern Cumbria (including Barrow-in-Furness, Kendal, Ulverston, Windermere, Dalton-in-Furness, Milnthorpe, Sedbergh, Grange-over-Sands, Askam-in-Furness, Kirkby-in-Furness, Broughton-in-Furness, Coniston and Ambleside and Millom), and part of North Yorkshire.

Contents


Mail for the LA postcode area is processed at Preston Mail Centre, along with mail for the PR, BB and FY postcode areas.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
LA1LANCASTERLancaster, Aldcliffe, Bailrigg City of Lancaster
LA2LANCASTERLancaster, Abbeystead, Aldcliffe, Aughton, Austwick, Bailrigg, Bay Horse, Caton, Clapham, Cockerham, Dolphinholme, Ellel, Farleton, Galgate, Glasson Dock, Halton, Hest Bank, High Bentham, Hornby, Quernmore, Tatham, Wharfe City of Lancaster, North Yorkshire, Wyre
LA3MORECAMBE Morecambe, Heysham, Middleton, Overton, Sunderland Point City of Lancaster
LA4MORECAMBE Morecambe, Torrisholme City of Lancaster
LA5CARNFORTH Carnforth, Arnside, Silverdale, Warton, Bolton-Le-Sands City of Lancaster, Westmorland and Furness
LA6CARNFORTH Arkholme, Burton-in-Kendal, Burton in Lonsdale, Cantsfield, Casterton, Ingleton, Ireby, Kirkby Lonsdale, Masongill, Tunstall, Whittington City of Lancaster, North Yorkshire, Westmorland and Furness
LA7MILNTHORPE Milnthorpe, Beetham, Storth, Heversham Westmorland and Furness
LA8KENDAL Brigsteer, Grayrigg, Levens, Sedgwick, Sizergh Westmorland and Furness
LA9KENDAL Kendal, Burneside, Natland, Oxenholme Westmorland and Furness
LA10SEDBERGH Sedbergh, Dent Westmorland and Furness, North Yorkshire
LA11GRANGE-OVER-SANDS Grange-over-Sands, Allithwaite, Cark, Cartmel, Field Broughton, High Newton, Lindale, Low Newton, Meathop and Ulpha, Witherslack Westmorland and Furness
LA12ULVERSTON Ulverston, Aldingham, Backbarrow, Gleaston, Graithwaite, Haverthwaite, Leece, Lindal-in-Furness, Newbiggin (Furness), Newby Bridge, Staveley-in-Cartmel, Urswick Westmorland and Furness
LA13BARROW-IN-FURNESS Barrow-in-Furness (east), Newton-in-Furness, Piel Island, Rampside, Roa Island, Roose, Stainton with Adgarley Westmorland and Furness
LA14BARROW-IN-FURNESSBarrow-in-Furness (west), Walney Island Westmorland and Furness
LA15DALTON-IN-FURNESS Dalton-in-Furness Westmorland and Furness
LA16ASKAM-IN-FURNESS Askam-in-Furness Westmorland and Furness
LA17KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS Kirkby-in-Furness Westmorland and Furness
LA18MILLOM Millom Cumberland
LA19MILLOM Waberthwaite, Bootle Cumberland
LA20BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS Broughton-in-Furness Westmorland and Furness
LA21CONISTON Coniston, Torver Westmorland and Furness
LA22AMBLESIDE Ambleside, Chapel Stile, Elterwater, Grasmere, Hawkshead, Near Sawrey, Skelwith Bridge Westmorland and Furness
LA23WINDERMERE Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere, Troutbeck Westmorland and Furness

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LA postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby BB, BD, CA, DL, FY and PR 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)