KY postcode area
Postcode area within the United Kingdom
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::summary Postcode area within the United Kingdom ::
The KY postcode area, also known as the Kirkcaldy postcode area, is a group of sixteen postcode districts in eastern Scotland, within thirteen post towns. These cover most of Fife (including Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline, Glenrothes, St Andrews, Anstruther, Burntisland, Cowdenbeath, Cupar, Inverkeithing, Kelty, Leven and Lochgelly), plus the far south of Perth and Kinross (including Kinross itself).
Mail for the KY postcode area is processed at Edinburgh Mail Centre, along with mail for the EH, PH, DD, FK and TD postcode areas.
TOC
Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
|- ! KY1 | KIRKCALDY | Kirkcaldy (east), Dysart, Thornton, Wemyss
| Fife |
|---|
| ! KY2 |
| KIRKCALDY |
| Kirkcaldy (west), Auchtertool |
| Fife |
| - |
| ! KY3 |
| BURNTISLAND |
| Burntisland, Kinghorn, Aberdour |
| Fife |
| - |
| ! rowspan="2" |
| COWDENBEATH |
| Cowdenbeath, Hill of Beath, Crossgates |
| rowspan="2" |
| - |
| KELTY |
| Kelty |
| - |
| ! KY5 |
| LOCHGELLY |
| Lochgelly, Cardenden, Ballingry, Kinglassie |
| Fife |
| - |
| ! KY6 |
| GLENROTHES |
| Glenrothes (west), Leslie, Kinnesswood |
| Fife, Perth and Kinross |
| - |
| ! KY7 |
| GLENROTHES |
| Glenrothes (centre and east), Markinch, Star |
| Fife |
| - |
| ! KY8 |
| LEVEN |
| Leven, Buckhaven, Methil, Methilhill, Largo, Windygates, Kennoway |
| Fife |
| - |
| ! KY9 |
| LEVEN |
| Earlsferry, Elie, Kilconquhar, Largoward |
| Fife |
| - |
| ! KY10 |
| ANSTRUTHER |
| Anstruther, Cellardyke, Kilrenny, Pittenweem, St Monans, Crail, Arncroach |
| Fife |
| - |
| ! rowspan="2" |
| DUNFERMLINE |
| Dunfermline (south and east), Rosyth, Dalgety Bay, Limekilns, Charlestown |
| rowspan="2" |
| - |
| INVERKEITHING |
| Inverkeithing, North Queensferry |
| - |
| ! KY12 |
| DUNFERMLINE |
| Dunfermline (centre, north and west), Rumbling Bridge, Culross |
| Fife |
| - |
| ! KY13 |
| KINROSS |
| Kinross, Milnathort, Balado, Scotlandwell |
| Perth and Kinross |
| - |
| ! KY14 |
| CUPAR |
| Newburgh, Gateside |
| Fife, Perth and Kinross |
| - |
| ! KY15 |
| CUPAR |
| Cupar, Ceres, Kilmany, Strathmiglo, Falkland, Ladybank, Freuchie, Kingskettle |
| Fife |
| - |
| ! KY16 |
| ST. ANDREWS |
| St Andrews, Kingsbarns, Dunino, Guardbridge, Leuchars, St. Michaels, Balmullo |
| Fife |
| - |
| ! KY99 |
| DUNFERMLINE |
| VISA Special Postcode |
| non-geographic |
| } |
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References
References
- Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004)
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