CO postcode area

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Colchester postcode area
CO
Postcode area	CO
Postcode area name	Colchester
Post towns	9
Postcode districts	16
Postcode sectors	66
Postcodes (live)	12,847
Postcodes (total)	16,416
Statistics as at October 2006 [1]

The CO postcode area, also known as the Colchester postcode area^[2], is a group of postal districts around Bures, Clacton-on-Sea, Colchester, Frinton-on-Sea, Halstead, Harwich, Manningtree, Sudbury and Walton-on-the-Naze in England.

The main sorting office is in Colchester. Though the area is based in Essex the area also covers a small part of south Suffolk.

Contents 1 Coverage 2 Adjacent areas 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

Postal district	Post town	Coverage	Local authority
CO1	COLCHESTER
CO2	COLCHESTER
CO3	COLCHESTER
CO4	COLCHESTER
CO5	COLCHESTER
CO6	COLCHESTER
CO7	COLCHESTER
CO8	BURES
CO9	HALSTEAD
CO10	SUDBURY
CO11	MANNINGTREE
CO12	HARWICH
CO13	FRINTON-ON-SEA
CO14	WALTON ON THE NAZE
CO15	CLACTON-ON-SEA
CO16	CLACTON-ON-SEA

[edit] Adjacent areas

The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - CM (Chelmsford) - CB (Cambridge) - IP (Ipswich) .

Adjacent postcode areas CB IP CO CM

[edit] References

1. ^ National Statistics, Postcode Directory Version Notes, (2006)
2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)

[edit] See also

• List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom
• Map of districts in CO postcode area