CO postcode area
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| Colchester postcode area | |
| Postcode area | CO |
|---|---|
| Postcode area name | Colchester |
| Post towns | 9 |
| Postcode districts | 16 |
| Postcode sectors | 66 |
| Postcodes (live) | 12,847 |
| Postcodes (total) | 16,416 |
| Statistics as at October 2006[1] | |
The CO postcode area, also known as the Colchester postcode area,[2] is a group of postal districts around Bures, Clacton-on-Sea, Colchester, Frinton-on-Sea, Halstead, Harwich, Manningtree, Sudbury and Walton-on-the-Naze in England.
The main sorting office is in Colchester. Though the area is based in Essex, it also covers a small part of south Suffolk.
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[edit] Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postal districts:
| Postal district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO1 | COLCHESTER | Colchester | Colchester Borough |
| CO2 | |||
| CO3 | |||
| CO4 | |||
| CO5 | |||
| CO6 | |||
| CO7 | Wivenhoe | Great Bentley | Colchester Borough | Tendring Borough | |
| CO8 | BURES | ||
| CO9 | HALSTEAD | ||
| CO10 | SUDBURY | ||
| CO11 | MANNINGTREE | ||
| CO12 | HARWICH | ||
| CO13 | FRINTON-ON-SEA | ||
| CO14 | WALTON ON THE NAZE | ||
| CO15 | CLACTON-ON-SEA | ||
| CO16 |
[edit] Adjacent areas
| The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - CM (Chelmsford) - CB (Cambridge) - IP (Ipswich) . |
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[edit] References
- ^ "National Statistics Postcode Directory". Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (November 2006). Office for National Statistics. November 2006. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/downloads/NSPDVersionNotes.pdf. Retrieved on 2009-05-29.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)

