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has introduced the

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GX11 1AA. This is pending the introduction of a postcode system similar to that used in the United Kingdom. This has been under consideration by the

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since 2006. The postcode is not required for local mail.

Postal districts

The

Royal Gibraltar Post Office The Royal Gibraltar Post Office is the postal services in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. It is currently a department within the Government of Gibraltar. History The Gibraltar Post Office has been running for over 150 years, a ...

has divided the territory into fourteen postal zones known as 'walks' or 'districts', each with a number or letter as well as a name, but these are for internal use and not encountered in addresses. They are separate from the Major Residential Areas, used for statistical purposes.

References

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Postal system of Gibraltar

Postal codes A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal a ...