WC postcode area

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London WC
WC is located in the United Kingdom
WC
WC
Coordinates: 51°31′05″N 0°07′19″W / 51.518°N 0.122°W / 51.518; -0.122
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
WC
Postcode area name
London WC
Post towns1
Postcode districts15
Postcode sectors46
Postcodes (live)2,610
Postcodes (total)7,424
Statistics as at May 2020[1]

The WC (Western Central) postcode area, also known as the London WC postcode area,[2] is a group of postcode districts in central London, England. The area covered is of high density development, and includes parts of the City of Westminster and the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington, plus a very small part of the City of London.

The WC1 and WC2 postcode districts are relatively recent, having been established in 1917. When the districts are used for purposes other than the sorting of mail, such as for geographic reference and on street signs, their subdivisions - featuring letter suffixes - are often omitted.

  1. ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. ^ Royal Mail (2004). Address Management Guide (4 ed.). Royal Mail Group.