User:Richardguk/GU postcode area
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Guildford | |
|---|---|
  GU | |
| Coordinates: 51.222°N 0.718°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | GU |
| Postcode area name | Guildford |
| Post towns | 24 |
| Postcode districts | 40 |
| Postcode sectors | 144 |
| Postcodes (live) | 22,119 |
| Postcodes (total) | 35,570 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The GU postcode area, also known as the Guildford postcode area[2], is a large group of postal districts around Aldershot, Alton, Bagshot, Bordon, Camberley, Cranleigh, Farnborough, Farnham, Fleet, Godalming, Guildford, Haslemere, Hindhead, Lightwater, Liphook, Liss, Midhurst, Petersfield, Petworth, Sandhurst, Virginia Water, Windlesham, Woking and Yateley in England.
Mail coming into the area is sorted at the Farnborough Mail Centre whilst outgoing mail is processed at the Jubilee Mail Centre in Hounslow.
Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postal districts:
Adjacent areas
Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: RH (Redhill), BN (Brighton), PO (Portsmouth), SO (Southampton), RG (Reading), SL (Slough), TW (Twickenham), KT (Kingston upon Thames).
