The AB postcode area, also known as the Aberdeen postcode area Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of 33 postcode districts in north-east

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th ...

, within 24

post town A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in the address increases ...

s. These cover the

Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), ...

council area (including the city of Aberdeen, Milltimber and Peterculter),

Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially different boundaries. The Aberdeenshire Council area incl ...

(including Banff, Macduff, Fraserburgh, Peterhead, Ellon, Turriff,

Huntly Huntly ( gd, Srath Bhalgaidh or ''Hunndaidh'') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie or simply Strathbogie. It had a population of 4,460 in 2004 and is the site of Huntly Castle. Its neighbouring settleme ...

, Insch,

Inverurie Inverurie (Scottish Gaelic: ''Inbhir Uraidh'' or ''Inbhir Uaraidh'', 'mouth of the River Ury') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at the confluence of the rivers Ury and Don, about north-west of Aberdeen. Geography Inverurie is in the va ...

, Westhill, Alford,

Strathdon Strathdon (; Gaelic: ''Srath Dheathain'') is an area in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated in the strath of the River Don, 45 miles west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. The main village in the strath is also called Strathdon, although it wa ...

Ballater Ballater (, gd, Bealadair) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, immediately east of the Cairngorm Mountains. Situated at an elevation of , Ballater is a centre for hikers and known for its spring water, once said to c ...

Aboyne Aboyne ( sco, Abyne, gd, Abèidh) is a village on the edge of the Highlands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, approximately west of Aberdeen. It has a swimming pool at Aboyne Academy, all-weather tennis courts, a bowling green an ...

Banchory Banchory (, sco, Banchry, gd, Beannchar) is a burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is about west of Aberdeen, near where the Feugh River meets the River Dee. Prehistory and archaeology In 2009, a farmer discovered a short cist b ...

, Laurencekirk and

Stonehaven Stonehaven ( , ) is a town in Scotland. It lies on Scotland's northeast coast and had a population of 11,602 at the 2011 Census. After the demise of the town of Kincardine, which was gradually abandoned after the destruction of its royal cast ...

) and east Moray (including

Buckie Buckie ( gd, Bucaidh) is a burgh town (defined as such in 1888) on the Moray Firth coast of Scotland. Historically in Banffshire, Buckie was the largest town in the county until the administrative area was abolished in 1975. The town is the th ...

Keith Keith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Keith (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters * Keith (surname) * Keith (singer), American singer James Keefer (born 1949) * Baron Keith, a line of Scottish barons ...

Aberlour Aberlour ( gd, Obar Lobhair) is a village in Moray, Scotland, south of Elgin on the road to Grantown. The Lour burn is a tributary of the River Spey, and it and the surrounding parish are both named Aberlour, but the name is more commonly us ...

and

Ballindalloch Ballindalloch ( gd, Baile na Dalach) is a small village on the River Spey in Scotland. It is known for its whisky distilleries and for Ballindalloch Castle. In Ballindalloch itself, there are two distilleries, Cragganmore distillery and Ballind ...

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! AB10 , ABERDEEN , Bridge of Dee, Mannofield, Ruthrieston ,

, - ! AB11 , ABERDEEN , Ferryhill, Torry , Aberdeen , - ! AB12 , ABERDEEN , Altens, Ardoe,

Banchory Devenick Banchory (, sco, Banchry, gd, Beannchar) is a burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is about west of Aberdeen, near where the Feugh River meets the River Dee, Aberdeenshire, River Dee. Prehistory and archaeology In 2009, a farmer di ...

Blairs St Mary's College, Blairs (commonly known as Blairs College), situated near Aberdeen in Scotland, was from 1829 to 1986 a junior seminary for boys and young men studying for the Roman Catholic priesthood. Part of the former college now house ...

, Bridge of Dee, Cove Bay, Kincorth, Maryculter, Nigg,

Portlethen Portlethen (; gd, Port Leathain) is a town located approximately 7 miles south of Aberdeen, Scotland along the A92. The population according to the 2011 census was 7,130 making it the seventh most populous settlement within Aberdeenshire. To ...

, Tullos , Aberdeen,

, - ! AB13 , MILLTIMBER , Milltimber , Aberdeen , - ! AB14 , PETERCULTER , Peterculter, Upper Anguston , Aberdeen , - ! AB15 , ABERDEEN , Bieldside, Craigiebuckler, Cults,

Hazlehead Hazlehead is an area to the west of the Scottish city of Aberdeen. __FORCETOC__ Usage Hazlehead comprises a mixture of flats, houses and residential tower blocks. It was originally a council estate although many homes are now privately owned ...

Kingswells Kingswells is a village and suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, situated west of the city and to the east of Westhill. Kingswells has existed as a village for centuries, but only beginning in the 1980s did it expand as a result of the boom in the ...

, Mannofield, Milltimber, Summerhill , Aberdeen , - ! AB16 , ABERDEEN , Mastrick, Northfield, Middlefield, Cornhill, Shedocksley , Aberdeen , - ! AB21 , ABERDEEN ,

Blackburn Blackburn () is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, east of Preston and nort ...

, Bucksburn,

Dyce Dyce ( gd, Deis) is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, situated on the River Don about northwest of the city centre. It is best known as the location of Aberdeen Airport. History Dyce is the site of an early medieval church dedicated to the ...

Fintray Hatton of Fintray, commonly referred to as Fintray, is a village on the River Don in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the parish of Fintray. It was a textile village and its church dates from 1821, and there used to be a nearby ferry crossing the ri ...

, Kinellar, Newmachar,

Whiterashes Whiterashes is a hamlet in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying to the north-west of Newmachar and south-east of Oldmeldrum on the A947 road. Affleck Affleck (Gaelic: ''Achadh Leac'', 'field of the slabs') is a rural area o ...

, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire , - ! AB22 , ABERDEEN ,

Bridge of Don Bridge of Don is a suburb in the north of Aberdeen, Scotland. In , the Bridge of Don electoral ward was estimated to have a population of 19,545. Bridge of Don is split into four areas for statistical purposes by Aberdeen City Council and Pol ...

, Danestone, Grandholm, Persley , Aberdeen , - ! AB23 , ABERDEEN , Balmedie,

Belhelvie Belhelvie ( gd, Baile Shealbhaigh) is a small village and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland.Belhelv ...

, Potterton, Whitecairns , Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire , - ! AB24 , ABERDEEN , Old Aberdeen,

Woodside Woodside may refer to: Places and buildings Australia *Woodside, South Australia, a town *Woodside, Victoria, a town Canada *Woodside National Historic Site, the boyhood home of William Lyon Mackenzie King *Woodside, Nova Scotia, a neighborho ...

, Tillydrone, Seaton,

Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...

, Aberdeen , - ! AB25 , ABERDEEN , Kittybrewster, Foresterhill,

Rosemount Rosemount may refer to: Place names Australia * Rosemount, Queensland Canada * Rural Municipality of Rosemount No. 378, Saskatchewan Ireland * Rosemount, County Westmeath, an area in the Southwest of Westmeath United Kingdom * Rosemount, Aberde ...

, George Street , Aberdeen , - ! AB30 , LAURENCEKIRK , Laurencekirk, Fettercairn, Marykirk, North Water Bridge, Luthermuir, Phesbo, Glensaugh, Auchenblae, Fordoun, Scotston,

Arbuthnott Arbuthnott ( gd, Obar Bhuadhnait, "mouth of the Buadhnat") is a village and parish in the Howe of the Mearns, a low-lying agricultural district of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located on the B967, east of Fordoun (on the A90) and north-west ...

, Aberdeenshire , - ! AB31 , BANCHORY ,

Lumphanan Lumphanan ( ; gd, Lann Fhìonain) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland located from Aberdeen and from Banchory. History Lumphanan is documented to be the site of the Battle of Lumphanan of 1057 AD, where Malcolm III of Scotland defeate ...

Torphins Torphins ( ; gd, Tòrr Fionn) is a village in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland which lies about west of Aberdeen. It is situated on the A980, about north-west of Banchory, and was once served by the Great North of Scotland Railway. ...

, Crathes , Aberdeenshire , - ! AB32 , WESTHILL , Westhill,

Kirkton of Skene Skene (Gaelic: ''Sgainn'') is a small farming community in North East Scotland some 10 km west of Aberdeen. The two traditional villages are Kirkton of Skene and Lyne of Skene. As the name suggests, Kirkton is still the location of Skene Par ...

Echt Echt may refer to: * Echt, Aberdeenshire, a village in Scotland * Echt-Susteren, a municipality in the Netherlands ** Echt, Netherlands, a city in the municipality *** Echt railway station * Echt (band), a 1997–2002 German pop group * Echt ...

, Aberdeenshire , - ! AB33 , ALFORD , Alford,

Muir of Fowlis "Muir" is the Scots word for "moorland", and Scots Gaelic for "sea", and is the etymological origin of the surname and Clan Muir/Mure/Moore in Scotland and other parts of the world. Places United States * Muir, Willits, California, a former unin ...

, Towie , Aberdeenshire , - ! AB34 , ABOYNE ,

Kincardine O'Neil Kincardine O'Neil ( gd, Cinn Chàrdainn, sco, Kinker) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated between the towns of Banchory and Aboyne approximately 25 miles (40 km) west of Aberdeen on the north bank of the River Dee. ...

Dinnet Dinnet (Scottish Gaelic, ''Dùnaidh'') is a village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Approximately equidistant from Deeside towns Aboyne and Ballater and situated on the main A93 road in the valley of the River Dee, it is said to ...

, Aberdeenshire , - ! AB35 , BALLATER ,

Crathie Crathie ( gd, Craichidh) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It stands on the north bank of the River Dee. Abergeldie Castle is away. It was built around 1550 and had 19th century additions. It was garrisoned by General Hugh Mackay in ...

Braemar Braemar is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, around west of Aberdeen in the Highlands. It is the closest significantly-sized settlement to the upper course of the River Dee sitting at an elevation of . The Gaelic ''Bràigh Mhàrr'' pr ...

Spittal of Glenmuick Spital or Spittal may refer to: Places Austria *Spital (Weitra), a hamlet in the Waldviertel, Lower Austria, notable for being the origin of some of Adolf Hitler's family *Spital am Pyhrn, a municipality in Upper Austria *Spital am Semmering, a ...

, Aberdeenshire , - ! AB36 , STRATHDON ,

Corgarff Corgarff ( gd, Corr Garaidh) is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland in the Grampian Mountains. The nearby Corgarff Castle was used as a military barracks in the 18th century. The hamlet's primary school A primary school (in Ireland, the ...

, Aberdeenshire , - ! AB37 , BALLINDALLOCH ,

, Glenlivet, Tomintoul , Moray , - ! AB38 , ABERLOUR ,

, Craigellachie,

Rothes Rothes (; gd, Ràthais) is a town in Moray, Scotland, on the banks of the River Spey, south of Elgin. The town had a population of 1,252 at the 2011 Census. A settlement has been here since AD 600. History and castle At the south end of the ...

, Moray , - ! AB39 , STONEHAVEN ,

, Newtonhill , Aberdeenshire , - ! AB41 , ELLON , Ellon, Tarves, Pitmedden, Udny , Aberdeenshire , - ! AB42 , PETERHEAD , Peterhead, Hatton, St. Fergus , Aberdeenshire , - ! AB43 , FRASERBURGH , Fraserburgh, Crimond , Aberdeenshire , - ! AB44 , MACDUFF , Macduff , Aberdeenshire , - ! AB45 , BANFF , Banff,

Gardenstown Gardenstown ( sco, Gamrie) is a small coastal village, by road east of Banff in Aberdeenshire, northeastern Scotland. The village's main economic base is fishing. Gardenstown is served by Gardenstown New Church. The hamlet of Dubford is to ...

, Cornhill, Portsoy, Whitehills , Aberdeenshire , - ! AB51 , INVERURIE ,

Kemnay Kemnay ( Gaelic: ''Camnaidh'') is a village west of Aberdeen in Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. History The village name ''Kemnay'' is believed to originate from the Celtic words that mean "little crook in the river" due to the village l ...

, Kintore, Oldmeldrum , Aberdeenshire , - ! AB52 , INSCH , Insch, Culsalmond, Largie,

Auchleven Auchleven ( gd, Achadh Leamhan) is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Located approximately south of Insch, south of Huntly and north-west of Inverurie. It is also known as Premnay, the name of the parish in which it is located. Educatio ...

Oyne Oyne is a small village in rural Aberdeenshire at the bottom of Bennachie in Scotland. Locality The village has limited local resources. It once had a railway station which closed 6 May 1968, and now has a daily bus service to Inverurie away ...

Old Rayne Old Rayne is a small village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately north west of Inverurie and south east of Huntly along the A96 road. Geography Old Rayne is bordered by the River Ury. Etymology The word "Rayne" comes from the Scott ...

Colpy Colpy is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated north of Insch. External links Colpyin the ''Gazetteer for Scotland The ''Gazetteer for Scotland'' is a gazetteer covering the geography, history and people of Scotland. It was conceiv ...

, Leslie, Wrangham, Duncanstone, Mill of Boddam , Aberdeenshire , - ! AB53 , TURRIFF , Turriff,

Fyvie Fyvie is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Geography Fyvie lies alongside the River Ythan and is on the A947 road. Architecture What in 1990, at least, was a Clydesdale Bank was built in 1866 by James Matthews. ...

, New Deer , Aberdeenshire , - ! AB54 , HUNTLY ,

, Aberchirder, Cabrach, Cairnie, Forgue, Gartly,

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, Kennethmont, Lumsden, Rhynie, Rothiemay , Aberdeenshire, Moray , - ! AB55 , KEITH ,

, Dufftown , Moray , - ! AB56 , BUCKIE ,

, Cullen, Moray, Cullen, Portknockie, Findochty, Portessie, Portgordon , Moray , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", AB99 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ABERDEEN , style="background:#FFFFFF;", , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' Originally, the area had only five postcode districts, AB1 to AB5. In August 1990, these were recoded with the addition of second digits, such that every post town besides Aberdeen had its own district. At the same time, IV33, IV34 and IV35 were recoded as part of AB38.

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Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)A quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
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