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This section of the site is all about the G Postcode area, also known as the Glasgow Postal Area. Explore links to the next level to learn more about specific postcode districts such as G1.

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Map of the G Glasgow Postcode Area

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Quick Facts about the G Postcode

G Area Statistics
Width from East to West	38.12 mi
Height from North to South	47.71 mi
Area of G	701.28 mi²
Maximum Width	50.94 mi
Perimeter of Postcode Area	249.94 mi
Number of Postcode Districts	55
Number of Postcode Sectors	228
Number of Post Towns	6
Number of Postcodes	31,924

The G postcode area represents a group of 50 postal districts in the Glasgow area of the United Kingdom. The area code stands for the letters g in Glasgow. The area has a population of 1,184,619 and covers an area of 1,802,095 hectares. Fun fact: 1.82% of the population of Great Britain lives in this area.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: City of Glasgow (54.81%), Dunbartonshire (21.84%), Lanarkshire (15.03%), Renfrewshire (7.16%), Stirling and Falkirk (1.13%), Ayrshire and Arran (0.02%), Argyll and Bute (0.02%).

Post Towns and Postcode Districts

GLASGOW

G1 City of Glasgow G2 City of Glasgow G3 City of Glasgow G4 City of Glasgow G5 City of Glasgow G9 G11 City of Glasgow G12 City of Glasgow G13 City of Glasgow G14 City of Glasgow G15 City of Glasgow G20 City of Glasgow G21 City of Glasgow G22 City of Glasgow G23 City of Glasgow G31 City of Glasgow G32 City of Glasgow G33 City of Glasgow (86%), Lanarkshire (13%)G34 City of Glasgow G40 City of Glasgow G41 City of Glasgow G42 City of Glasgow G43 City of Glasgow (95%), Renfrewshire (4%)G44 City of Glasgow (83%), Renfrewshire (16%)G45 City of Glasgow G46 City of Glasgow (29%), Renfrewshire (70%)G51 City of Glasgow G52 City of Glasgow (78%), Renfrewshire (21%)G53 City of Glasgow G58 G60 Dunbartonshire G61 City of Glasgow (1%), Dunbartonshire (98%)G62 Dunbartonshire (98%), Stirling and Falkirk (1%)G63 Dunbartonshire (1%), Stirling and Falkirk (98%)G64 City of Glasgow (1%), Dunbartonshire (98%)G65 Dunbartonshire G66 Dunbartonshire (97%), Lanarkshire (2%)G67 Dunbartonshire (97%), Lanarkshire (2%)G68 Dunbartonshire G69 City of Glasgow (46%), Lanarkshire (53%)G70 G71 City of Glasgow (6%), Lanarkshire (93%)G72 Lanarkshire G73 Lanarkshire G74 Lanarkshire G75 Lanarkshire G76 City of Glasgow (7%), Lanarkshire (2%), Renfrewshire (89%)G77 Renfrewshire G78 Renfrewshire G79 G90

CLYDEBANK

G81 Dunbartonshire

DUMBARTON

G82 Dunbartonshire

ALEXANDRIA

G83 Dunbartonshire

ARROCHAR

G83 Dunbartonshire

HELENSBURGH

G84 Dunbartonshire

Where is the G Postcode Area?

The G Glasgow Postcode is in Scotland.. The postal area borders the following neighbouring postal areas: PA - Paisley, KA - Kilmarnock, FK - Falkirk and ML - Motherwell, It also borders The Firth of Clyde,

Map Showing Location of the postcode area — Where is the postcode area?

A word cloud for the postcode area — A word cloud for the area

How built up is the Postcode Area?

I've calculated the total area covered by building footprints within the postcode area.
By analyzing this against the total area, I've determined the percentage of the area that's developed, this will give you an idea of how urban or rural the postcode region is.
The higher the percentage the more urban the area is. For example the least urban district is G63 and the most urban is G2.

Building Area Summary
Postcode District	Total Area (m²)	Footprint Area (m²)	Built Percentage %
G63	410,579,957	957,239	0.23%
G83	374,175,220	1,261,233	0.34%
G84	126,103,770	1,449,874	1.15%
G65	48,139,746	632,491	1.31%
G76	71,048,469	989,878	1.39%
G78	57,350,842	1,029,401	1.79%
G60	9,919,352	178,129	1.80%
G66	98,777,965	1,816,677	1.84%
G62	34,415,648	749,822	2.18%
G23	7,804,210	211,666	2.71%
G82	51,646,735	1,398,530	2.71%
G77	49,877,968	1,374,682	2.76%
G75	44,534,452	1,714,413	3.85%
G64	30,363,333	1,340,054	4.41%
G67	32,188,189	1,427,342	4.43%
G69	33,271,066	1,531,616	4.60%
G81	30,723,467	1,505,647	4.90%
G68	21,053,562	1,239,345	5.89%
G72	34,935,233	2,126,925	6.09%
G45	6,461,553	412,198	6.38%
G34	4,495,437	312,699	6.96%
G71	19,621,341	1,436,150	7.32%
G74	24,879,172	1,918,193	7.71%
G43	6,454,427	546,329	8.46%
G33	18,216,457	1,559,331	8.56%
G61	14,772,068	1,391,391	9.42%
G53	11,988,095	1,176,647	9.82%
G15	4,956,472	539,592	10.89%
G73	11,451,881	1,268,456	11.08%
G21	8,967,255	1,013,625	11.30%
G46	8,372,210	1,069,183	12.77%
G22	4,759,006	620,630	13.04%
G20	6,001,677	791,694	13.19%
G44	6,664,079	883,639	13.26%
G32	11,890,044	1,593,995	13.41%
G13	6,698,402	925,420	13.82%
G41	8,015,291	1,134,750	14.16%
G52	8,848,797	1,326,302	14.99%
G40	3,611,140	610,706	16.91%
G5	3,337,336	593,636	17.79%
G14	3,733,653	686,954	18.40%
G42	4,355,380	805,492	18.49%
G31	4,763,443	886,552	18.61%
G51	7,758,248	1,505,594	19.41%
G11	2,418,361	493,314	20.40%
G12	3,866,867	837,161	21.65%
G4	2,701,358	609,794	22.57%
G3	2,928,410	761,257	26.00%
G1	1,201,625	597,425	49.72%
G2	991,502	691,338	69.73%
Total	1,802,090,171 (m²)	51,934,411 (m²)	2.88%

A map showing the boundary of G in relation to other areas

There are 18 towns within the Glasgow postcode area.

Area of the G postcode area
Unit	Area²
Hectares	1,802,095²
Miles	6,958²
Feet	193,975,703,705²
Kilometres	18,021²

Postal Delivery Offices Serving the Postcode Area

Alexandria Delivery Office
Baillieston Delivery Office
Balfron Scale Payment Delivery Office
Barrhead Delivery Office
Bearsden Delivery Office
Bishopbriggs Delivery Office
Clarkston Delivery Office
Clydebank Delivery Office
Cumbernauld Delivery Office
Drymen Scale Payment Delivery Office
Dumbarton Delivery Office
Dumgoyne Scale Payment Delivery Office
East Kilbride Delivery Office
Glasgow G1/4 Delivery Office
Glasgow G11/12 Delivery Office
Glasgow G13/14 Delivery Office
Glasgow G15 Delivery Office
Glasgow G20/23 Delivery Office
Glasgow G21/22 Delivery Office
Glasgow G31 Delivery Office
Glasgow G32 Delivery Office
Glasgow G33/34 Delivery Office
Glasgow G40 Delivery Office
Glasgow G41/42/5 Delivery Office
Glasgow G43/46 Delivery Office
Glasgow G44 Delivery Office
Glasgow G45 Delivery Office
Glasgow G51 Delivery Office
Glasgow G52 Delivery Office
Glasgow G53 Delivery Office
Helensburgh Delivery Office
Kilsyth Delivery Office
Kirkintilloch Delivery Office
Milngavie Delivery Office
Newton Mearns Delivery Office
Rutherglen Delivery Office
Strathblane Scale Payment Delivery Office
Uddingston Delivery Office

Nearby Postcodes

Councils within the G Area

Glasgow City (15464 postcodes)

South Lanarkshire (4357 postcodes)

East Dunbartonshire (3249 postcodes)

East Renfrewshire (2501 postcodes)

North Lanarkshire (2448 postcodes)

West Dunbartonshire (2387 postcodes)

Argyll and Bute (1020 postcodes)

Stirling (404 postcodes)

Renfrewshire (84 postcodes)

East Ayrshire (6 postcodes)

North Ayrshire (2 postcodes)

Falkirk (2 postcodes)

G Postcode Area for the Glasgow Region