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]
^"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.
postcode, area, postcode, district, boundaries, template, attached, from, wikidatathe, also, known, aberdeen, postcode, area, group, postcode, districts, north, east, scotland, within, post, towns, these, cover, aberdeen, council, area, including, city, aberde. Postcode district boundaries Template Attached KML AB postcode areaKML is from WikidataThe 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 AberdeenUnited Kingdom postcode areaABCoordinates 57 17 28 N 2 19 12 W 57 291 N 2 320 W 57 291 2 320CountryUnited KingdomPostcode areaABPostcode area nameAberdeenPost towns24Postcode districts40Postcode sectors176Postcodes live 17 095Postcodes total 38 794Statistics as at May 2020 1 Contents 1 Coverage 2 Map 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCoverage EditThe approximate coverage of the postcode districts Postcode district Post town Coverage Local authority area s AB10 ABERDEEN Bridge of Dee Mannofield Ruthrieston AberdeenAB11 ABERDEEN Ferryhill Torry AberdeenAB12 ABERDEEN Altens Ardoe Banchory Devenick Blairs Bridge of Dee Cove Bay Kincorth Maryculter Nigg Portlethen Tullos Aberdeen AberdeenshireAB13 MILLTIMBER Milltimber AberdeenAB14 PETERCULTER Peterculter Upper Anguston AberdeenAB15 ABERDEEN Bieldside Craigiebuckler Cults Hazlehead Kingswells Mannofield Milltimber Summerhill AberdeenAB16 ABERDEEN Mastrick Northfield Middlefield Cornhill Shedocksley AberdeenAB21 ABERDEEN Blackburn Bucksburn Dyce Fintray Kinellar Newmachar Whiterashes Aberdeen AberdeenshireAB22 ABERDEEN Bridge of Don Danestone Grandholm Persley AberdeenAB23 ABERDEEN Balmedie Belhelvie Bridge of Don Potterton Whitecairns Aberdeen AberdeenshireAB24 ABERDEEN Old Aberdeen Woodside Tillydrone Seaton Bedford AberdeenAB25 ABERDEEN Kittybrewster Foresterhill Rosemount George Street AberdeenAB30 LAURENCEKIRK Laurencekirk Fettercairn Marykirk North Water Bridge Luthermuir Phesbo Glensaugh Auchenblae Fordoun Scotston Arbuthnott AberdeenshireAB31 BANCHORY Banchory Lumphanan Torphins Crathes AberdeenshireAB32 WESTHILL Westhill Kirkton of Skene Echt AberdeenshireAB33 ALFORD Alford Muir of Fowlis Towie AberdeenshireAB34 ABOYNE Aboyne Kincardine O Neil Dinnet AberdeenshireAB35 BALLATER Ballater Crathie Braemar Spittal of Glenmuick AberdeenshireAB36 STRATHDON Strathdon Corgarff AberdeenshireAB37 BALLINDALLOCH Ballindalloch Glenlivet Tomintoul MorayAB38 ABERLOUR Aberlour Craigellachie Rothes MorayAB39 STONEHAVEN Stonehaven Newtonhill AberdeenshireAB41 ELLON Ellon Tarves Pitmedden Udny AberdeenshireAB42 PETERHEAD Peterhead Hatton St Fergus AberdeenshireAB43 FRASERBURGH Fraserburgh Crimond AberdeenshireAB44 MACDUFF Macduff AberdeenshireAB45 BANFF Banff Gardenstown Cornhill Portsoy Whitehills AberdeenshireAB51 INVERURIE Inverurie Kemnay Kintore Oldmeldrum AberdeenshireAB52 INSCH Insch Culsalmond Largie Auchleven Oyne Old Rayne Colpy Leslie Wrangham Duncanstone Mill of Boddam AberdeenshireAB53 TURRIFF Turriff Fyvie New Deer AberdeenshireAB54 HUNTLY Huntly Aberchirder Cabrach Cairnie Forgue Gartly Glass Kennethmont Lumsden Rhynie Rothiemay Aberdeenshire MorayAB55 KEITH Keith Dufftown MorayAB56 BUCKIE Buckie Cullen Portknockie Findochty Portessie Portgordon MorayAB99 ABERDEEN non geographicOriginally 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 EditKML file edit help Template Attached KML AB postcode areaKML is from Wikidata 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 AberdeenSee also EditList of postcode areas in the United Kingdom Postcode Address FileReferences Edit 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 Royal Mail Address Management Guide 2004 External links EditRoyal Mail s Postcode Address File PAF A quick introduction to Royal Mail s Postcode Address File PAF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title AB postcode area amp oldid 1044978430, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
