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Perth
Perth is located in the United Kingdom
Perth
Perth
Location in the United Kingdom
Country United Kingdom
Postcode area
PH
Postcode area name
Perth
Post towns 31
Postcode districts 43
Postcode sectors 61
Postcodes (live) 6,076
Postcodes (total) 7,384
Statistics as at May 2020

The PH postcode area is a special group of codes used by the post office. It's also known as the Perth postcode area because it covers a big part of Scotland around the city of Perth. This area includes 43 different postcode districts, each with its own unique code like PH1 or PH2.

These codes help mail get to many towns and villages across Scotland. Some of the main towns in this area are Aberfeldy, Auchterarder, Aviemore, Blairgowrie, Crieff, Dunkeld, Fort William, Grantown-on-Spey, Kingussie, Mallaig, Newtonmore, Perth, and Pitlochry. It even includes some islands like the Isle of Canna, Isle of Eigg, and Isle of Rum!

What the PH Postcode Area Covers

The PH postcode area is divided into many smaller parts. Each part has a specific code, like PH1 or PH2, and covers different towns or areas. This helps the postal service deliver mail accurately.

Here's a look at some of the areas covered by these postcodes:

Postcode district Post town Coverage Local authority area(s)
PH1 PERTH Covers the northern and western parts of Perth city centre and nearby villages. Perth and Kinross
PH2 PERTH Covers the southern and eastern parts of Perth city centre and nearby villages. Perth and Kinross
PH3 AUCHTERARDER Includes Aberuthven. Perth and Kinross
PH4 AUCHTERARDER Includes Blackford. Perth and Kinross
PH5 CRIEFF Includes Muthill. Perth and Kinross
PH6 CRIEFF Includes Comrie and St Fillans. Perth and Kinross
PH7 CRIEFF Covers the town of Crieff itself, along with Gilmerton and Madderty. Perth and Kinross
PH8 DUNKELD Covers Dunkeld, Birnam, and Amulree. Perth and Kinross
PH9 PITLOCHRY Includes Ballinluig, Strathtay, and Tulliemet. Perth and Kinross
PH10 BLAIRGOWRIE Covers Blairgowrie and Rattray and Bridge of Cally. Perth and Kinross
PH11 BLAIRGOWRIE Includes Alyth. Perth and Kinross
PH12 BLAIRGOWRIE Covers Meigle and Newtyle. Perth and Kinross, Angus
PH13 BLAIRGOWRIE Includes Coupar Angus. Perth and Kinross
PH14 PERTH Covers Inchture and Abernyte. Perth and Kinross
PH15 ABERFELDY Covers the town of Aberfeldy. Perth and Kinross
PH16 PITLOCHRY Covers Pitlochry, Strath Tummel, and Kinloch Rannoch. Perth and Kinross
PH17 PITLOCHRY Includes Rannoch and Bridge of Gaur. Perth and Kinross
PH18 PITLOCHRY Covers Blair Atholl, Calvine, and Bridge of Tilt. Perth and Kinross
PH19 DALWHINNIE Covers Dalwhinnie. Highland
PH20 NEWTONMORE Covers Newtonmore, Kinloch Laggan, and Laggan. Highland
PH21 KINGUSSIE Covers Kingussie, Insh, and Kincraig. Highland
PH22 AVIEMORE Covers Aviemore. Highland
PH23 CARRBRIDGE Covers Carrbridge and Bogroy. Highland
PH24 BOAT OF GARTEN Covers Boat of Garten. Highland
PH25 NETHY BRIDGE Covers Nethy Bridge. Highland
PH26 GRANTOWN-ON-SPEY Covers Grantown-on-Spey, Advie, Cromdale, and Dulnain Bridge. Highland
PH30 CORROUR Covers Corrour. Highland
PH31 ROY BRIDGE Covers Roy Bridge, Murlaggan, and Tulloch. Highland
PH32 FORT AUGUSTUS Covers Fort Augustus and Auchterawe. Highland
PH33 FORT WILLIAM Covers Fort William. Highland
PH34 SPEAN BRIDGE Covers Spean Bridge, South Laggan, and Achnacarry. Highland
PH35 INVERGARRY Covers Invergarry. Highland
PH36 ACHARACLE Covers Acharacle. Highland
PH37 GLENFINNAN Covers Glenfinnan and Polloch. Highland
PH38 LOCHAILORT Covers Lochailort, Glenuig, and Kinlochmoidart. Highland
PH39 ARISAIG Covers Arisaig. Highland
PH40 MALLAIG Covers Morar. Highland
PH41 MALLAIG Covers Mallaig, Knoydart, Isle of Muck, and Isle of Soay. Highland
PH42 ISLE OF EIGG Covers Isle of Eigg. Highland
PH43 ISLE OF RUM Covers Isle of Rum. Highland
PH44 ISLE OF CANNA Covers Isle of Canna. Highland
PH49 BALLACHULISH Covers Ballachulish. Highland
PH50 KINLOCHLEVEN Covers Kinlochleven. Highland

Did you know? The towns of Ballachulish and Kinlochleven used to have different postcode codes (PA39 and PA40). But in 1999, they were moved into the PH postcode area.

Map

Here's a map that shows where the PH postcode area is located in Scotland:

PH postcode area map AB postcode area DD postcode area FK postcode area G postcode area G postcode area G postcode area IV postcode area IV postcode area KY postcode area PA postcode area PA postcode area PA postcode area
PH postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby AB, DD, FK, G, IV, KY and PA postcode areas.

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