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Coordinates: 52°42′30″N 2°45′8″W / 52.70833°N 2.75222°W / 52.70833; -2.75222
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Shrewsbury
SY is located in the United Kingdom
SY
SY
Coordinates: 52°39′54″N 3°03′11″W / 52.665°N 3.053°W / 52.665; -3.053
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
SY
Postcode area name
Shrewsbury
Post towns32
Postcode districts26
Postcode sectors86
Postcodes (live)14,402
Postcodes (total)17,187
Statistics as at May 2020[1]

The SY postcode area, also known as the Shrewsbury postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts primarily around Shrewsbury, but also covering Aberystwyth, Bishop's Castle, Borth, Bow Street, Bucknell, Caersws, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Ellesmere, Llanbrynmair, Llandinam, Llanfechain, Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, Llanon, Llanrhystud, Llansantffraid, Llanymynech, Ludlow, Lydbury North, Machynlleth, Malpas, Meifod, Montgomery, Newtown, Oswestry, Talybont, Tregaron, Welshpool, Whitchurch and Ystrad Meurig in England and Wales.

Coverage

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The SY postcode area covers a geographically large area, covering a large part of Shropshire and mid-Wales.

The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

Postal district Post town Coverage Local authority
SY1 SHREWSBURY Town Centre & North Shrewsbury Shropshire
SY2 SHREWSBURY East Shrewsbury Shropshire
SY3 SHREWSBURY South & West Shrewsbury; Bayston Hill Shropshire
SY4 SHREWSBURY North of Shrewsbury Shropshire
SY5 SHREWSBURY South of Shrewsbury Shropshire
SY6 CHURCH STRETTON Church Stretton, Cardington Shropshire
SY7 BUCKNELL, CRAVEN ARMS, LYDBURY NORTH Shropshire
SY8 LUDLOW Shropshire
SY9 BISHOPS CASTLE Shropshire
SY10 OSWESTRY Shropshire
SY11 OSWESTRY Shropshire
SY12 ELLESMERE Shropshire
SY13 WHITCHURCH Shropshire
SY14 MALPAS Cheshire West and Chester
SY15 MONTGOMERY Powys
SY16 NEWTOWN Powys
SY17 CAERSWS, LLANDINAM Powys
SY18 LLANIDLOES Powys
SY19 LLANBRYNMAIR Powys
SY20 MACHYNLLETH Powys
SY21 WELSHPOOL Powys
SY22 LLANFECHAIN, LLANFYLLIN, LLANSANTFFRAID, LLANYMYNECH, MEIFOD Powys
SY23 ABERYSTWYTH, LLANON, LLANRHYSTUD Ceredigion
SY24 BORTH, BOW STREET, TALYBONT Ceredigion
SY25 TREGARON, YSTRAD MEURIG Ceredigion

Adjacent areas

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Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: WV (Wolverhampton), DY (Dudley), WR (Worcester), HR (Hereford), LD (Llandrindod Wells), SA (Swansea), LL (Llandudno), CH (Chester), CW (Crewe), TF (Telford).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 Jun 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)

52°42′30″N 2°45′8″W / 52.70833°N 2.75222°W / 52.70833; -2.75222