EC postcode area

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London EC postcode area
Postcode area	EC
Postcode area name	London EC
Post towns	1
Postcode districts	30
Postcode sectors	140
Postcodes (live)	4,908
Postcodes (total)	11,790
Statistics as at October 2006 [1]

The EC (Eastern Central) postcode area, also known as the London EC postcode area^[2], is a group of postcode districts in central London, England. It includes almost all of the City of London and parts of the London Boroughs of Islington, Camden, Hackney and Tower Hamlets. The area covered is of very high density development. Deliveries for the EC postcode area come from the Mount Pleasant office.

The current postcode districts are relatively recent divisions of the EC1, EC2, EC3 and EC4 districts established in 1917. Where the districts are used for purposes other than the sorting of mail, such as use as a geographic reference and on street signs, they continue to be commonly grouped into these four 'districts'.

Contents 1 Coverage 2 Adjacent areas 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

Postcode district	Post town	Additional coverage	Local authority
EC1A	LONDON	St Bartholomew's Hospital	City of London
EC1M		Clerkenwell, Farringdon	Islington
EC1N		Hatton Garden	Camden
EC1P		non-geographic
EC1R		Finsbury (west)	Islington
EC1V		Finsbury (east), Moorfields Eye Hospital	Islington
EC1Y		St Luke's, Bunhill Fields	Islington
EC2A		Shoreditch	Hackney
EC2M		Broadgate, Liverpool Street	City of London
EC2N		Old Broad Street, Tower 42	City of London
EC2P		non-geographic
EC2R		Bank of England	City of London
EC2V		Guildhall	City of London
EC2Y		Barbican	City of London
EC3A		St Mary Axe, Aldgate	City of London
EC3M		Leadenhall, Lloyd's of London, Fenchurch Street	City of London
EC3N		Tower Hill	Tower Hamlets, City of London
EC3P		non-geographic
EC3R		Monument, Billingsgate	City of London
EC3V		Royal Exchange, Lombard Street	City of London
EC4A		Fetter Lane	City of London
EC4M		St Paul's	City of London
EC4N		Mansion House	City of London
EC4P		non-geographic
EC4R		Cannon Street	City of London
EC4V		Blackfriars	City of London
EC4Y		Temple	City of London
EC50		non-geographic

[edit] Adjacent areas

The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - E (London E) - SE (London SE) - WC (London WC) - N (London N) .

Adjacent postcode areas N WC EC E SE

[edit] References

1. ^ National Statistics, Postcode Directory Version Notes, (2006)
2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)

[edit] See also

• List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom

EC postcode area

EC1 Head district | EC2 Bishopsgate | EC3 Fenchurch Street | EC4 Fleet Street