The HR postcode area, also known as the Hereford postcode area,[2] is a group of nine postcode districts in England and Wales, which are subdivisions of six post towns. These cover most of Herefordshire, including Hereford, Bromyard, Kington, Ledbury, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye, while the HR2, HR3 and HR5 districts extend across the border to cover a small part of Powys.
Hereford | |
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United Kingdom postcode area | |
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Coordinates: 52.069°N 2.724°W / 52.069; -2.724 | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Postcode area | HR |
Postcode area name | Hereford |
Post towns | 6 |
Postcode districts | 9 |
Postcode sectors | 33 |
Postcodes (live) | 6,387 |
Postcodes (total) | 7,899 |
Statistics as at May 2020[1] |
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
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HR1 | HEREFORD | North of centre | Herefordshire Council |
HR2 | HEREFORD | South of centre | Herefordshire Council, Powys |
HR3 | HEREFORD | West of centre; Hay on Wye | Herefordshire Council, Powys |
HR4 | HEREFORD | City centre | Herefordshire Council |
HR5 | KINGTON | Herefordshire Council, Powys | |
HR6 | LEOMINSTER | Herefordshire Council | |
HR7 | BROMYARD | Herefordshire Council | |
HR8 | LEDBURY | Ledbury, Bosbury | Herefordshire Council |
HR9 | ROSS-ON-WYE | Herefordshire Council |
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