WA postcode area

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Warrington postcode area
Postcode area	WA
Postcode area name	Warrington
Post towns	9
Postcode districts	18
Postcode sectors	91
Postcodes (live)	18,210
Postcodes (total)	23,441
Statistics as at October 2006 [1]

The WA postcode area, also known as the Warrington postcode area^[2], is a group of postal districts in North West England that are sub-divisions of nine post towns. It covers parts of Cheshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester.

Contents 1 Coverage 2 Adjacent areas 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

Postal district	Post town	Coverage	Local authority
WA1	WARRINGTON
WA2	WARRINGTON
WA3	WARRINGTON
WA4	WARRINGTON
WA5	WARRINGTON
WA6	FRODSHAM
WA7	RUNCORN
WA8	WIDNES
WA9	ST. HELENS
WA10	ST. HELENS
WA11	ST. HELENS
WA12	NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS
WA13	LYMM
WA14	ALTRINCHAM
WA15	ALTRINCHAM
WA16	KNUTSFORD
WA55	WARRINGTON
WA88	WIDNES

The Frodsham post town was introduced in June 1999; the post town for WA6 had previously been Warrington.^[3]

[edit] Adjacent areas

The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - SK (Stockport) - CW (Crewe) - CH (Chester) - L (Liverpool) - WN (Wigan) - BL (Bolton) - M (Manchester).

Adjacent postcode areas WN BL M L WA SK CH CW

[edit] References

1. ^ National Statistics, Postcode Directory Version Notes, (2006)
2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
3. ^ Royal Mail (ftp site) - Royal Mail major recode historical information - 1990 to 1999

[edit] See also

• List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom