Shrewsbury postcode area | |
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Postcode area | SY |
Postcode area name | Shrewsbury |
Post towns | 32 |
Postcode districts | 26 |
Postcode sectors | 86 |
Postcodes (live) | 14,284 |
Postcodes (total) | 16,559 |
Statistics as at February 2012 |
Postcode district boundaries: Bing / Google
The SY postcode area, also known as the Shrewsbury postcode area, is a group of postcode districts primarily around Shrewsbury, but also covering Aberystwyth, Bishop's Castle, Borth, Bow Street, Bucknell, Caersws, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Ellesmere, Llanbrynmair, Llandinam, Llanfechain, Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, Llanon, Llanrhystud, Llansanffraid, Llanymynech, Ludlow, Lydbury North, Machynlleth, Malpas, Meifod, Montgomery, Newtown, Oswestry, Talybont, Tregaron, Welshpool, Whitchurch and Ystrad Meurig. Despite being centred on the large English town of Shrewsbury, more than half of the postcode area is in Wales.