ZE postcode area

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Lerwick
Postcode area
ZE
Coordinates: 60°13′34″N1°12′04″W / 60.226°N 1.201°W / 60.226; -1.201
Country	United Kingdom
Postcode area	ZE
Postcode area name	Lerwick
Post towns	1
Postcode districts	3
Postcode sectors	4
Postcodes (live)	650
Postcodes (total)	749
Statistics as at May 2020 [1]

The ZE postcode area, also known as the Lerwick postcode area, ^[2] is a group of three postcode districts covering the Shetland Islands in Scotland. The letters in the postcode are derived from Zetland, an archaic spelling of the islands' name that was the name for the council area until 1975.

Mail for the ZE postcode area is processed at Glasgow Mail Centre.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district	Post town	Coverage	Local authority area
ZE1	SHETLAND	Lerwick, Scalloway, Trondra	Shetland Islands Council
ZE2	SHETLAND	Most of Mainland, Bressay, Yell, Unst, Fetlar, Foula, Fair Isle	Shetland Islands Council
ZE3	SHETLAND	Virkie	Shetland Islands Council

Map

Template:Attached KML/ZE postcode area

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ZE postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and the post town in grey text.

The KW postcode area is situated to the southwest.

See also

• Postcode Address File
• List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom
• Extreme points of the United Kingdom

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)