PL postcode area

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Plymouth
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PL
Coordinates: 50°25′55″N4°20′13″W / 50.432°N 4.337°W / 50.432; -4.337
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
PL
Postcode area name
Plymouth
Post towns 25
Postcode districts 36
Postcode sectors99
Postcodes (live)17,524
Postcodes (total)22,439
Statistics as at May 2020 [1]

The PL postcode area, also known as the Plymouth postcode area, [2] is a group of 35 postcode districts in South West England, within 25 post towns. These cover west Devon (including Plymouth, Tavistock, Ivybridge, Yelverton and Lifton) and east Cornwall (including St Austell, Bodmin, Liskeard, Launceston, Looe, Saltash, Torpoint, Callington, Wadebridge, Boscastle, Calstock, Camelford, Delabole, Fowey, Gunnislake, Lostwithiel, Padstow, Par, Port Isaac and Tintagel).

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postal districts: [3] [4]

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
PL1PLYMOUTH Plymouth, Devonport, The Hoe, Millbridge, Stoke, Stonehouse Plymouth City Council
PL2PLYMOUTH Beacon Park, Ford, Keyham, North Prospect, Pennycross, Home Park Plymouth City Council
PL3PLYMOUTH Efford, Hartley, Laira, Mannamead, Milehouse, Peverell, Higher Compton Plymouth City Council
PL4PLYMOUTH Barbican, Lipson, Mount Gould, Mutley, Prince Rock, St. Judes Plymouth City Council
PL5PLYMOUTH Crownhill, Ernesettle, Honicknowle, Whitleigh, St. Budeaux, Tamerton Foliot Plymouth City Council
PL6PLYMOUTH Derriford, Eggbuckland, Estover, Leigham, Roborough, Southway
Lopwell, Woolwell, Bickleigh
Plymouth City Council
South Hams
PL7PLYMOUTH Plympton, Sparkwell Plymouth City Council
South Hams
PL8PLYMOUTH Brixton, Newton Ferrers, Noss Mayo, Yealmpton South Hams
PL9PLYMOUTH Plymstock, Heybrook Bay, Mount Batten, Wembury Plymouth City Council
PL10TORPOINT Cawsand, Cremyll, Fort Picklecombe, Freathy, Kingsand, Millbrook Cornwall Council
PL11TORPOINT Torpoint, Antony, Crafthole, Downderry, Seaton, Sheviock, St John Cornwall Council
PL12SALTASH Saltash, Hatt, Landrake, St Germans, Tideford, Trerulefoot Cornwall Council
PL13LOOE Looe, Lansallos, Polperro Cornwall Council
PL14LISKEARD Liskeard, Dobwalls, Doublebois, Minions, St Cleer, St Ive, St Neot Cornwall Council
PL15LAUNCESTON Launceston, Bolventor, Lezant, South Petherwin, Treneglos Cornwall Council, Torridge
PL16LIFTON Lifton, Broadwoodwidger, Marystow West Devon, Torridge
PL17CALLINGTON Callington, Ashton, Bray Shop, Kelly Bray, South Hill Cornwall Council
PL18CALSTOCK Calstock Cornwall Council
GUNNISLAKE Gunnislake, Albaston
PL19TAVISTOCK Tavistock, Bradstone, Mary Tavy, Morwellham, Peter Tavy, Whitchurch West Devon
PL20YELVERTON Yelverton, Bellever, Crapstone, Horrabridge, Postbridge, Princetown, Two Bridges West Devon
PL21IVYBRIDGE Ivybridge, Brownston, Cornwood, Ermington, Modbury, Ugborough South Hams
PL22LOSTWITHIEL Lostwithiel, Boconnoc, Lanlivery, Lerryn, St Veep Cornwall Council
PL23FOWEY Fowey, Bodinnick, Golant, Polruan Cornwall Council
PL24PAR Par, Polkerris, St Blazey, Tywardreath Cornwall Council
PL25ST. AUSTELL St Austell, Carlyon Bay, Charlestown, Trewoon Cornwall Council
PL26ST. AUSTELL Gorran Haven, Foxhole, Mevagissey, St Dennis, St Ewe, Sticker Cornwall Council
PL27WADEBRIDGE Wadebridge, Little Petherick, Polzeath, Rock, St Eval, St Minver, Trebetherick Cornwall Council
PL28PADSTOW Padstow, Crugmeer, Porthcothan, St Merryn, Trevone, Treyarnon Cornwall Council
PL29PORT ISAAC Port Isaac, Port Gaverne, Port Quin, St Endellion, Trelights Cornwall Council
PL30BODMIN Blisland, Lanivet, Luxulyan, Nanstallon, St Kew, St Mabyn, Temple, Withiel Cornwall Council
PL31BODMIN Bodmin, Dunmere Cornwall Council
PL32CAMELFORD Camelford, Davidstow, Lanteglos-by-Camelford, Otterham, Tresinney Cornwall Council
PL33DELABOLE Delabole, Trebarwith, Westdowns Cornwall Council
PL34TINTAGEL Tintagel, Bossiney, Trewarmett Cornwall Council
PL35BOSCASTLE Boscastle, Lesnewth, Trevalga Cornwall Council
PL95PLYMOUTHnon-geographic

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    PL postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby EX, TQ and TR 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)
    3. "Postal Codes United Kingdom". GeoNames. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
    4. Royal Mail (January 2012). "Non Geographic Codes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.