The PO postcode area, also known as the Portsmouth postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of 34 postcode districts in southern

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

, 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 south-east

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...

(including

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city status in the United Kingdom, city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is admi ...

, Southsea, Havant,

Waterlooville Waterlooville is a market town in the Borough of Havant in Hampshire, England, approximately north northeast of Portsmouth. It is the largest town in the borough. The town has a population of about 64,350 and is surrounded by Purbrook, Blendw ...

, Lee-on-the-Solent,

Gosport Gosport ( ) is a town and non-metropolitan borough on the south coast of Hampshire, South East England. At the 2011 Census, its population was 82,662. Gosport is situated on a peninsula on the western side of Portsmouth Harbour, opposite ...

, Fareham, Rowland's Castle,

Emsworth Emsworth is a town in the Borough of Havant in the county of Hampshire, England, near the border of West Sussex and located at by the south coast of England. It lies at the north end of an arm of Chichester Harbour, a large and shallow inlet ...

and Hayling Island), southwestern

West Sussex West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an a ...

(including

Chichester Chichester () is a cathedral city and civil parish in West Sussex, England.OS Explorer map 120: Chichester, South Harting and Selsey Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton B2 edition. Publishing Date:2009. It is the only ...

and

Bognor Regis Bognor Regis (), sometimes simply known as Bognor (), is a town and seaside resort in West Sussex on the south coast of England, south-west of London, west of Brighton, south-east of Chichester and east of Portsmouth. Other nearby to ...

) and the

Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight ( ) is a Counties of England, county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the List of islands of England#Largest islands, largest and List of islands of England#Mo ...

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The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! PO1 , PORTSMOUTH , Old Portsmouth,

Portsea Portsea may refer to: * Portsea, Victoria, a seaside town in Australia * Portsea Island, an island on the south coast of England contained within the city of Portsmouth * Portsea, Portsmouth Portsea Island is a flat and low-lying natural i ...

HMNB Portsmouth His Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth (HMNB Portsmouth) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Devonport). Portsmouth Naval Base is part of the city of Portsmouth; it is l ...

, Landport, Buckland, Fratton,

Kingston Kingston may refer to: Places * List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated: ** Kingston, Jamaica ** Kingston upon Hull, England ** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia ** Kingston, Ontario, Canada ** Kingston upon Thames, ...

, Portsmouth , - ! PO2 , PORTSMOUTH ,

, Rudmore, Whale Island, North End,

Stamshaw Stamshaw is a residential district of Portsmouth, located on the north western corner of Portsea Island Portsea Island is a flat and low-lying natural island in area, just off the southern coast of Hampshire in England. Portsea Island ...

, Tipner, Hilsea , Portsmouth , - ! PO3 , PORTSMOUTH , Hilsea (including Anchorage Park), Copnor, Baffins , Portsmouth , - ! PO4 , SOUTHSEA , Milton, Eastney, Southsea,

Horse Sand Fort Horse Sand Fort is one of the larger Royal Commission sea forts in the Solent off Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. The fort is one of four built as part of the Palmerston Forts constructions. It is across, built between 1865 and 1880, with tw ...

, Portsmouth , - ! PO5 , SOUTHSEA , Southsea, Somerstown,

Spitbank Fort Spitbank Fort or Spitsand Fort or Spit Sand Fort or simply Spit Fort is a sea fort built as a result of the 1859 Royal Commission. The fort is one of four built as part of the Palmerston Forts constructions. Located in the Solent, near Portsmou ...

, Portsmouth , - ! PO6 , PORTSMOUTH , Farlington,

Drayton Drayton may refer to: People * Drayton (surname) Legal cases * ''United States v. Drayton'', 536 U.S. 194 (2002) Places Australia *Drayton, Queensland, a locality in the Toowoomba Region *Shire of Drayton, a former local government area in Queen ...

, Cosham,

Wymering Wymering is a residential area of the city of Portsmouth in the English county of Hampshire. Unlike the majority of Portsmouth, it is located on the mainland rather than Portsea Island. Wymering was one of the estates held by Hampshire's bigges ...

, Paulsgrove, Port Solent , Portsmouth , - ! PO7 , WATERLOOVILLE ,

, Denmead, Purbrook , Havant, Winchester , - ! PO8 , WATERLOOVILLE , Clanfield, Cowplain, Horndean , East Hampshire, Havant , - !rowspan=2, PO9 , HAVANT , Havant , Havant , - , ROWLAND'S CASTLE , Rowland's Castle , East Hampshire, Havant , - ! PO10 , EMSWORTH ,

, Southbourne, Westbourne , Chichester, Havant , - ! PO11 , HAYLING ISLAND , Hayling Island , Havant , - ! PO12 , GOSPORT ,

, Alverstoke, Hardway , Gosport , - !rowspan=2, PO13 , GOSPORT ,

, Gosport , - , LEE-ON-THE-SOLENT , Lee-on-the-Solent , Gosport , - ! PO14 , FAREHAM , Fareham, Hill Head, Stubbington, Titchfield , Fareham , - ! PO15 , FAREHAM , Fareham, Titchfield, Whiteley , Fareham , - ! PO16 , FAREHAM , Portchester , Fareham , - ! PO17 , FAREHAM , Wickham , Fareham , - ! PO18 , CHICHESTER , Bosham, Boxgrove, Eartham, East Dean, Goodwood,

Funtington Funtington is a village and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England.OS Explorer map 120: Chichester, South Harting and Selsey Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton B2 edition. Publishing Date:2009. It ...

, Nutbourne , Chichester , - ! PO19 , CHICHESTER ,

Fishbourne Fishbourne may refer to: Places * Fishbourne, Isle of Wight, a village * Fishbourne, West Sussex, a village ** Fishbourne (UK electoral ward) * Fishbourne Roman Palace, an archaeological site in West Sussex People * William Fishbourn (1677–17 ...

, Chichester , - ! PO20 , CHICHESTER , Selsey, West Wittering,

East Wittering East Wittering is a coastal village in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. The majority of the village lies within the civil parish of East Wittering, while the western edge lies within the boundary of West Wittering civil par ...

Tangmere Tangmere is a village, civil parish, and electoral ward in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. Located three miles (5 km) north east of Chichester, it is twinned with Hermanville-sur-Mer in Lower Normandy, France. The parish h ...

, Oving, Westergate, Eastergate , Arun, Chichester , - ! PO21 , BOGNOR REGIS ,

, Aldwick, Pagham , Arun , - ! PO22 , BOGNOR REGIS ,

Barnham Barnham may refer to: People * Alice Barnham (1592-1650), the wife Francis Bacon *Benedict Barnham (c.1559-1598), an English merchant * Stephen Barnham (died 1608), MP for Chichester, West Sussex Places *Barnham, Suffolk, a village and civil pari ...

, Elmer, Felpham, Middleton-on-Sea , Arun , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", PO24 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", PORTSMOUTH , style="background:#FFFFFF;", Census 2021 (its main national office) , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! PO30 , NEWPORT ,

Newport Newport most commonly refers to: *Newport, Wales *Newport, Rhode Island, US Newport or New Port may also refer to: Places Asia *Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay Europe Ireland *Newport, County Mayo, a town on the ...

, Isle of Wight , - ! PO31 , COWES , Cowes, Gurnard , Isle of Wight , - ! PO32 , EAST COWES , East Cowes, Whippingham , Isle of Wight , - ! PO33 , RYDE ,

Ryde Ryde is an English seaside town and civil parish on the north-east coast of the Isle of Wight. The built-up area had a population of 23,999 according to the 2011 Census and an estimate of 24,847 in 2019. Its growth as a seaside resort came a ...

, St Helens Fort , Isle of Wight , - ! PO34 , SEAVIEW ,

Seaview Seaview or Sea View may refer to: Places * Clifton Beach, Karachi, also known as Sea View, a beach in Pakistan * Sea View, Dorset, a suburb in England * Seaview, Isle of Wight, a small village in England * Seaview, Lower Hutt, an industrial suburb ...

, No Man's Land Fort , Isle of Wight , - ! PO35 , BEMBRIDGE , Bembridge, Whitecliff Bay , Isle of Wight , - ! PO36 , SANDOWN , Sandown , Isle of Wight , - ! PO37 , SHANKLIN , Shanklin , Isle of Wight , - ! PO38 , VENTNOR , Ventnor , Isle of Wight , - ! PO39 , TOTLAND BAY , Totland Bay, Alum Bay , Isle of Wight , - ! PO40 , FRESHWATER ,

Freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does in ...

, Isle of Wight , - ! PO41 , YARMOUTH , Yarmouth , Isle of Wight

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Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom Postcode areas covering South East England

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