Coordinates: 51°14′46″N 0°33′07″W / 51.246°N 0.552°W
| Guildford postcode area | |
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| Postcode area | GU |
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| Postcode area name | Guildford |
| Post towns | 24 |
| Postcode districts | 40 |
| Postcode sectors | 144 |
| Postcodes (live) | 22,684 |
| Postcodes (total) | 32,253 |
| Statistics as at October 2006 [1] | |
The GU postcode area, also known as the Guildford postcode area[2], is a large group of postal districts around Aldershot, Alton, Bagshot, Bordon, Camberley, Cranleigh, Farnborough, Farnham, Fleet, Godalming, Guildford, Haslemere, Hindhead, Lightwater, Liphook, Liss, Midhurst, Petersfield, Petworth, Sandhurst, Virginia Water, Windlesham, Woking and Yateley in England.
Mail coming into the area is sorted at the Farnborough Mail Centre whilst outgoing mail is processed at the Jubilee Mail Centre in Hounslow.
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Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postal districts:
Adjacent areas
| The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - RH (Redhill) - BN (Brighton) - PO (Portsmouth) - SO (Southampton) - RG (Reading) - SL (Slough) - TW (Twickenham) - KT (Kingston upon Thames). |
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See also
References
- ^ "National Statistics Postcode Directory" (PDF). Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (November 2006). Office for National Statistics. November 2006. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/downloads/NSPDVersionNotes.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
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