54°36′11″N 5°55′23″W / 54.603°N 5.923°W
Belfast | |
|---|---|
  BT | |
| Coordinates: 54°36′11″N 5°55′23″W / 54.603°N 5.923°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | BT |
| Postcode area name | Belfast |
| Post towns | 44 |
| Postcode districts | 82 |
| Postcode sectors | 278 |
| Postcodes (live) | 47,227 |
| Postcodes (total) | 61,794 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The BT postcode area, also known as the Belfast postcode area,[2] covers all of Northern Ireland and was the last part of the United Kingdom to be coded, between 1970 and 1974.[citation needed] This area is a group of 82 postcode districts in Northern Ireland, within 44 post towns and around 47,227 live postcodes.
With a population of over 1.8 million people, BT is the second most populous UK postcode area, after the B postcode area (Birmingham, 1.9 million). It is the only UK postcode area that has land borders with non-UK postcode areas and is also the only UK postcode area that borders the European Union. BT borders nine Eircode routing areas in the neighbouring Republic of Ireland: F94, F93, F91, N41, H23, H18, H14, A91, and A75.
- ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)