Rochester | |
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Coordinates: 51°19′59″N 0°35′17″E / 51.333°N 0.588°E | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Postcode area | ME |
Postcode area name | Rochester |
Post towns | 11 |
Postcode districts | 21 |
Postcode sectors | 83 |
Postcodes (live) | 16,365 |
Postcodes (total) | 22,129 |
Statistics as at May 2020[1] |
The ME postcode area, also known as the Rochester postcode area,[2] is a group of 20 postcode districts in South East England, within 11 post towns. These cover north central Kent, including the Medway unitary authority and the borough of Swale, plus parts of the boroughs of Maidstone, Tonbridge and Malling, and Gravesham. The letters in the postcode are derived from the name of the Medway conurbation.