GY postcode area

49°27′58″N 2°32′46″W / 49.466°N 2.546°W / 49.466; -2.546

Guernsey
GY is located in the United Kingdom
GY
GY
Coordinates: 49°27′58″N 2°32′46″W / 49.466°N 2.546°W / 49.466; -2.546
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
GY
Postcode area name
Guernsey
Post towns1
Postcode districts10
Postcode sectors16
Postcodes (live)3,344
Postcodes (total)3,374
Statistics as at May 2020[1]

The GY postcode area, also known as Guernsey postcode area,[2] its post town, is a group of 10 consecutive postal districts covering Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and the two inhabited lesser islets in that region of the Channel Islands. It was established in 1993 as an extension of the United Kingdom postcode system.[3]

Map of the Bailiwick of Guernsey
Map of the Bailiwick of Guernsey
  1. ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
  3. ^ Written Answer [87341], House of Commons Hansard, London, 17 December 2002, column 739W.