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LA postcode area

The LA postcode area, also known as the Lancaster postcode area, is a group of 23 postcode districts in north-west England, within 17 post towns. These cover north Lancashire and southern Cumbria, and part of North Yorkshire.

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Lancaster
Postcode area
LA
Coordinates: 54°10′23″N 2°54′25″W / 54.173°N 2.907°W / 54.173; -2.907
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
LA
Postcode area name
Lancaster
Post towns17
Postcode districts23
Postcode sectors66
Postcodes (live)11,800
Postcodes (total)14,678
Statistics as at May 20201

The LA postcode area, also known as the Lancaster postcode area,2 is a group of 23 postcode districts in north-west England, within 17 post towns. These cover north Lancashire (including Lancaster, Morecambe and Carnforth) and southern Cumbria (including Barrow-in-Furness, Kendal, Ulverston, Windermere, Dalton-in-Furness, Milnthorpe, Sedbergh, Grange-over-Sands, Askam-in-Furness, Kirkby-in-Furness, Broughton-in-Furness, Coniston and Ambleside and Millom), and part of North Yorkshire.

Mail for the LA postcode area is processed at Preston Mail Centre, along with mail for the PR, BB and FY postcode areas.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town Coverage Local authority area(s)
LA1 LANCASTER Lancaster, Aldcliffe, Bailrigg City of Lancaster
LA2 LANCASTER Lancaster, Abbeystead, Aldcliffe, Aughton, Austwick, Bailrigg, Bay Horse, Caton, Clapham, Cockerham, Dolphinholme, Ellel, Farleton, Galgate, Glasson Dock, Halton, Hest Bank, High Bentham, Hornby, Quernmore, Tatham, Wharfe City of Lancaster, North Yorkshire, Wyre
LA3 MORECAMBE Morecambe, Heysham, Middleton, Overton, Sunderland Point City of Lancaster
LA4 MORECAMBE Morecambe, Torrisholme City of Lancaster
LA5 CARNFORTH Carnforth, Arnside, Silverdale, Warton, Bolton-Le-Sands City of Lancaster, Westmorland and Furness
LA6 CARNFORTH Arkholme, Burton-in-Kendal, Burton in Lonsdale, Cantsfield, Casterton, Ingleton, Ireby, Kirkby Lonsdale, Masongill, Tunstall, Whittington City of Lancaster, North Yorkshire, Westmorland and Furness
LA7 MILNTHORPE Milnthorpe, Beetham, Storth, Heversham Westmorland and Furness
LA8 KENDAL Brigsteer, Grayrigg, Levens, Sedgwick, Sizergh Westmorland and Furness
LA9 KENDAL Kendal, Burneside, Natland, Oxenholme Westmorland and Furness
LA10 SEDBERGH Sedbergh, Dent, Lunds Westmorland and Furness, North Yorkshire
LA11 GRANGE-OVER-SANDS Grange-over-Sands, Allithwaite, Cark, Cartmel, Field Broughton, High Newton, Lindale, Low Newton, Meathop and Ulpha, Witherslack Westmorland and Furness
LA12 ULVERSTON Ulverston, Aldingham, Backbarrow, Gleaston, Graithwaite, Haverthwaite, Leece, Lindal-in-Furness, Newbiggin (Furness), Newby Bridge, Staveley-in-Cartmel, Urswick Westmorland and Furness
LA13 BARROW-IN-FURNESS Barrow-in-Furness (east), Newton-in-Furness, Piel Island, Rampside, Roa Island, Roose, Stainton with Adgarley Westmorland and Furness
LA14 BARROW-IN-FURNESS Barrow-in-Furness (west), Walney Island Westmorland and Furness
LA15 DALTON-IN-FURNESS Dalton-in-Furness Westmorland and Furness
LA16 ASKAM-IN-FURNESS Askam-in-Furness Westmorland and Furness
LA17 KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS Kirkby-in-Furness Westmorland and Furness
LA18 MILLOM Millom Cumberland
LA19 MILLOM Waberthwaite, Bootle Cumberland
LA20 BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS Broughton-in-Furness Westmorland and Furness
LA21 CONISTON Coniston, Torver Westmorland and Furness
LA22 AMBLESIDE Ambleside, Chapel Stile, Elterwater, Grasmere, Hawkshead, Near Sawrey, Skelwith Bridge Westmorland and Furness
LA23 WINDERMERE Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere, Troutbeck Westmorland and Furness

Map

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LA postcode area map, showing postcode districts, post towns and neighbouring postcode areas.BB postcode areaBD postcode areaCA postcode areaDL postcode areaDL postcode areaFY postcode areaPR postcode area
LA postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby BB, BD, CA, DL, FY and PR postcode areas. source ↗
See also

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References

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)