PL Postcode Area for the Plymouth Region

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This section of the site is all about the PL Postcode area, also known as the Plymouth Postal Area. Explore links to the next level to learn more about specific postcode districts such as PL1.

Detailed map of PL Plymouth Postcode Area
Detailed map showing districts and posttowns in the PL Area
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Map of the PL Plymouth Postcode Area

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Quick Facts about the PL Postcode

PL Area Statistics
Width from East to West 54.79 mi
Height from North to South 35.41 mi
Area of PL 829.14 mi²
Maximum Width 56.28 mi
Perimeter of Postcode Area 331.24 mi
Number of Postcode Districts 36
Number of Postcode Sectors 97
Number of Post Towns 25
Number of Postcodes 17,608
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The PL postcode area represents a group of 35 postal districts in the Plymouth area of the United Kingdom. The area code stands for the letters p and l in PLymouth. The area has a population of 542,719 and covers an area of 2,864,956 hectares. Fun fact: 0.83% of the population of Great Britain lives in this area.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: Devon (52.90%), Cornwall (47.10%).

Post Towns and Postcode Districts

PLYMOUTH
PL1 DevonPL2 DevonPL3 DevonPL4 DevonPL5 DevonPL6 DevonPL7 DevonPL8 DevonPL9 DevonPL95
TORPOINT
PL10 CornwallPL11 Cornwall
SALTASH
PL12 Cornwall
LOOE
PL13 Cornwall
LISKEARD
PL14 Cornwall
LAUNCESTON
PL15 Cornwall (96%), Devon (3%)
LIFTON
PL16 Cornwall (8%), Devon (91%)
CALLINGTON
PL17 Cornwall (97%), Devon (2%)
CALSTOCK
PL18 Cornwall (98%), Devon (1%)
GUNNISLAKE
PL18 Cornwall (98%), Devon (1%)
TAVISTOCK
PL19 Devon
YELVERTON
PL20 Devon
IVYBRIDGE
PL21 Devon
LOSTWITHIEL
PL22 Cornwall
FOWEY
PL23 Cornwall
PAR
PL24 Cornwall
ST. AUSTELL
PL25 CornwallPL26 Cornwall
WADEBRIDGE
PL27 Cornwall
PADSTOW
PL28 Cornwall
PORT ISAAC
PL29 Cornwall
BODMIN
PL30 CornwallPL31 Cornwall
CAMELFORD
PL32 Cornwall
DELABOLE
PL33 Cornwall
TINTAGEL
PL34 Cornwall
BOSCASTLE
PL35 Cornwall

Where is the PL Postcode Area?

The PL Plymouth Postcode is in the South West of England.. The postal area borders the following neighbouring postal areas: EX - Exeter, TQ - Torquay and TR - Truro, It also borders The Camel Estuary, Plymouth Sound, Fowey Estuary, The English Channel and The Celtic Sea.


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 PL20 and the most urban is PL1.

Building Area Summary
Postcode District Total Area (m²) Footprint Area (m²) Built Percentage %
PL20 298,249,621 954,835 0.32%
PL35 29,380,226 151,536 0.52%
PL30 299,632,180 1,635,035 0.55%
PL16 56,412,051 351,533 0.62%
PL22 61,841,140 400,951 0.65%
PL15 375,995,305 2,487,394 0.66%
PL32 80,887,860 572,985 0.71%
PL19 187,576,614 1,377,123 0.73%
PL29 18,945,280 156,480 0.83%
PL14 259,875,986 2,151,834 0.83%
PL33 19,450,303 184,166 0.95%
PL8 56,394,998 545,429 0.97%
PL13 83,571,837 835,189 1.00%
PL21 132,828,850 1,351,803 1.02%
PL17 93,759,074 982,094 1.05%
PL27 121,174,158 1,380,845 1.14%
PL34 15,891,002 191,199 1.20%
PL23 25,101,341 323,412 1.29%
PL12 113,632,248 1,480,958 1.30%
PL26 169,592,141 2,241,506 1.32%
PL10 15,979,136 228,841 1.43%
PL11 42,599,008 671,804 1.58%
PL28 31,280,258 502,754 1.61%
PL7 80,822,236 1,702,530 2.11%
PL24 31,804,641 681,473 2.14%
PL18 14,913,878 362,607 2.43%
PL9 31,290,131 1,511,674 4.83%
PL31 14,436,009 897,489 6.22%
PL6 34,552,008 2,198,569 6.36%
PL25 21,553,313 1,462,393 6.79%
PL5 20,692,881 1,457,223 7.04%
PL3 7,267,528 1,106,202 15.22%
PL2 6,252,553 1,110,971 17.77%
PL4 5,668,660 1,320,240 23.29%
PL1 5,380,823 1,259,333 23.40%
Total 2,864,685,278 (m²) 36,230,410 (m²) 1.26%
Map of the PL Postcode Area

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

There are 16 towns within the Plymouth postcode area.

Map of the PL Plymouth Postcode Area
Map of Posttowns in the PL
Map of Posttowns in the PL Postal Area
Area of the PL postcode area
Unit Area²
Hectares 2,864,956²
Miles 11,062²
Feet 308,380,998,884²
Kilometres 28,650²

Postal Delivery Offices Serving the Postcode Area

  • Bere Alston Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Bodmin Delivery Office
  • Boscastle Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Callington Delivery Office
  • Camelford Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Delabole Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Fowey Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Ivybridge Delivery Office
  • Launceston Delivery Office
  • Liskeard Delivery Office
  • Looe Delivery Office
  • Lostwithiel Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Padstow Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Plymouth Delivery Office (2-3)
  • Plymouth Postal Delivery Office
  • Plympton Delivery Office
  • Port Isaac Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Saltash Delivery Office
  • St. Austell Delivery Office
  • St. Eval Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Tavistock Delivery Office
  • Tintagel Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Torpoint Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Trevone Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Wadebridge Delivery Office
  • West Park Delivery Office

Tourist Attractions within the Area

Nearby Postcodes

EX
TQ
TR

Councils within the PL Area

Councils within the PL area
Cornwall (8707 postcodes)
City of Plymouth (B) (6276 postcodes)
South Hams District (1315 postcodes)
West Devon District (B) (1259 postcodes)
Torridge District (48 postcodes)
Teignbridge District (3 postcodes)

Towns and Villages within the Area

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