AB postcode area

The AB postcode area, also known as the Aberdeen postcode area ^[2] is a group of 33 postcode districts in north-east Scotland, within 24 post towns. These cover the Aberdeen council area (including the city of Aberdeen, Milltimber and Peterculter), Aberdeenshire (including Banff, Macduff, Fraserburgh, Peterhead, Ellon, Turriff, Huntly, Insch, Inverurie, Westhill, Alford, Strathdon, Ballater, Aboyne, Banchory, Laurencekirk and Stonehaven) and east Moray (including Buckie, Keith, Aberlour and Ballindalloch).

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Aberdeen
Postcode area
AB
Coordinates: 57.291°N 2.320°W / 57.291; -2.320
Country	United Kingdom
Postcode area	AB
Postcode area name	Aberdeen
Post towns	24
Postcode districts	40
Postcode sectors	176
Postcodes (live)	17,095
Postcodes (total)	38,794
Statistics as at May 2020[1]

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district	Post town	Coverage	Local authority area(s)
AB10	ABERDEEN	Bridge of Dee, Mannofield, Ruthrieston	Aberdeen
AB11	ABERDEEN	Ferryhill, Torry	Aberdeen
AB12	ABERDEEN	Altens, Ardoe, Banchory Devenick, Blairs, Bridge of Dee, Cove Bay, Kincorth, Maryculter, Nigg, Portlethen, Tullos	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
AB13	MILLTIMBER	Milltimber	Aberdeen
AB14	PETERCULTER	Peterculter, Upper Anguston	Aberdeen
AB15	ABERDEEN	Bieldside, Craigiebuckler, Cults, Hazlehead, Kingswells, Mannofield, Milltimber, Summerhill	Aberdeen
AB16	ABERDEEN	Mastrick, Northfield, Middlefield, Cornhill, Shedocksley	Aberdeen
AB21	ABERDEEN	Blackburn, Bucksburn, Dyce, Fintray, Kinellar, Newmachar, Whiterashes	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
AB22	ABERDEEN	Bridge of Don, Danestone, Grandholm, Persley	Aberdeen
AB23	ABERDEEN	Balmedie, Belhelvie, Bridge of Don, Potterton, Whitecairns	Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
AB24	ABERDEEN	Old Aberdeen, Woodside, Tillydrone, Seaton, Bedford	Aberdeen
AB25	ABERDEEN	Kittybrewster, Foresterhill, Rosemount, George Street	Aberdeen
AB30	LAURENCEKIRK	Laurencekirk, Fettercairn, Marykirk, North Water Bridge, Luthermuir, Phesbo, Glensaugh, Auchenblae, Fordoun, Scotston, Arbuthnott	Aberdeenshire
AB31	BANCHORY	Banchory, Lumphanan, Torphins, Crathes	Aberdeenshire
AB32	WESTHILL	Westhill, Kirkton of Skene, Echt, Dunecht	Aberdeenshire
AB33	ALFORD	Alford, Muir of Fowlis, Towie	Aberdeenshire
AB34	ABOYNE	Aboyne, Kincardine O'Neil, Dinnet	Aberdeenshire
AB35	BALLATER	Ballater, Crathie, Braemar, Spittal of Glenmuick	Aberdeenshire
AB36	STRATHDON	Strathdon, Corgarff	Aberdeenshire
AB37	BALLINDALLOCH	Ballindalloch, Glenlivet, Tomintoul	Moray
AB38	ABERLOUR	Aberlour, Craigellachie, Rothes	Moray
AB39	STONEHAVEN	Stonehaven, Newtonhill	Aberdeenshire
AB41	ELLON	Ellon, Tarves, Pitmedden, Udny	Aberdeenshire
AB42	PETERHEAD	Peterhead, Hatton, St. Fergus	Aberdeenshire
AB43	FRASERBURGH	Fraserburgh, Crimond	Aberdeenshire
AB44	MACDUFF	Macduff	Aberdeenshire
AB45	BANFF	Banff, Gardenstown, Cornhill, Portsoy, Whitehills	Aberdeenshire
AB51	INVERURIE	Inverurie, Kemnay, Kintore, Oldmeldrum	Aberdeenshire
AB52	INSCH	Insch, Culsalmond, Largie, Auchleven, Oyne, Old Rayne, Colpy, Leslie, Wrangham, Duncanstone, Mill of Boddam	Aberdeenshire
AB53	TURRIFF	Turriff, Fyvie, New Deer	Aberdeenshire
AB54	HUNTLY	Huntly, Aberchirder, Cabrach, Cairnie, Forgue, Gartly, Glass, Kennethmont, Lumsden, Rhynie, Rothiemay	Aberdeenshire, Moray
AB55	KEITH	Keith, Dufftown	Moray
AB56	BUCKIE	Buckie, Cullen, Portknockie, Findochty, Portessie, Portgordon	Moray
AB99	ABERDEEN		non-geographic

Originally, the area had only five postcode districts, AB1 to AB5. In August 1990, these were recoded with the addition of second digits, such that every post town besides Aberdeen had its own district. At the same time, IV33, IV34 and IV35 were recoded as part of AB38.^{[citation needed]}

Map

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AB postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby DD, IV and PH postcode areas.

Detailed map of postcode districts and post towns in and around Aberdeen

See also

• List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom
• Postcode Address File

References

1. "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
2. Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)

External links

• Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
• A quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)