BT postcode area
Postcode area in the United Kingdom covering Northern Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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54.603°N 5.923°W / 54.603; -5.923
Belfast | |
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Coordinates: 54.603°N 5.923°W / 54.603; -5.923 | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Postcode area | BT |
Postcode area name | Belfast |
Post towns | 44 |
Postcode districts | 82 |
Postcode sectors | 278 |
Postcodes (live) | 47,227 |
Postcodes (total) | 61,794 |
Statistics as at May 2020[1] |
The BT postcode area, also known as the Belfast postcode area,[2] covers all of Northern Ireland and was the last part of the United Kingdom to be coded, between 1970 and 1974.[citation needed] This area is a group of 82 postcode districts in Northern Ireland, within 44 post towns and around 47,227 live postcodes.
With a population of over 1.8 million people, BT is the second most populous UK postcode area, after the B postcode area (Birmingham, 1.9 million). It is the only UK postcode area that has land borders with non-UK postcode areas and is also the only UK postcode area that borders the European Union. BT borders nine Eircode routing areas in the neighbouring Republic of Ireland: F94, F93, F91, N41, H23, H18, H14, A91, and A75.