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KW postcode area

{{short description|Postcode area within the United Kingdom}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox UK postcode area|area_code=KW}}

The KW postcode area, also known as the Kirkwall postcode area, is a group of sixteen postcode districts in the far north of Scotland, within fifteen post towns. These cover Caithness (including Wick, Thurso, Halkirk, Berriedale, Dunbeath, Latheron and Lybster), east Sutherland (including Golspie, Brora, Helmsdale, Kinbrace and Forsinard) and the Orkney Islands.

Mail for the KW postcode area is processed at Inverness Mail Centre, along with mail for the IV and HS postcode areas.

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

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! KW1

| WICK

| Wick, John o' Groats, Keiss

| Highland

|-

! KW2

| LYBSTER

| Ulbster, Whaligoe, Bruan

| Highland

|-

! KW3

| LYBSTER

| Lybster, Clyth

| Highland

|-

! KW5

| LATHERON

| Latheron, Latheronwheel

| Highland

|-

! KW6

| DUNBEATH

| Dunbeath

| Highland

|-

! KW7

| BERRIEDALE

| Berriedale, Newport

| Highland

|-

! KW8

| HELMSDALE

| Helmsdale

| Highland

|-

! KW9

| BRORA

| Brora

| Highland

|-

! KW10

| GOLSPIE

| Golspie

| Highland

|-

! KW11

| KINBRACE

| Kinbrace

| Highland

|-

! KW12

| HALKIRK

| Halkirk, Georgemas, Westerdale

| Highland

|-

! KW13

| FORSINARD

| Forsinard, Achiemore

| Highland

|-

! KW14

| THURSO

| Thurso, Scrabster, Castletown, Dunnet, Mey, Melvich, Strathy, Bettyhill, Skerray

| Highland

|-

! KW15

| KIRKWALL

| Kirkwall, St Ola

| Orkney Islands

|-

! KW16

| STROMNESS

| Stromness, Hoy, Flotta, Graemsay, Sandwick, Stenness

| Orkney Islands

|-

! KW17

| ORKNEY

| Most of Mainland, all of the north isles, Burray, South Ronaldsay

| Orkney Islands

|}

Map

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{{Postcode area imagemap|map=KW postcode area|size=560x700px}}

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.poweredbypaf.com/ Royal Mail's Postcode Address File]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20180926234202/https://www.poweredbypaf.com/how-the-royal-mail-postcode-address-file-paf-helps-organisations-verify-their-customers-identities/ A quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)]

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