The CF postcode area, also known as the Cardiff postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of 35 postcode districts for post towns:

Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. It forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a ...

Bridgend Bridgend (; cy, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the medieval bridge over the River Og ...

Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil (; cy, Merthyr Tudful ) is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Ty ...

, Caerphilly, Aberdare, Bargoed,

Barry Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barry (name), including lists of people with the given name, nickname or surname, as well as fictional characters with the given name * Dancing Barry, stage name of Barry Richards (born c. 195 ...

Cowbridge Cowbridge ( cy, Y Bont-faen) is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, approximately west of the centre of Cardiff. The Cowbridge with Llanblethian community and civil parish elect a town council. A Cowbridge electoral ward exists fo ...

, Dinas Powys, Ferndale, Hengoed,

Llantwit Major Llantwit Major ( cy, Llanilltud Fawr) is a town and community in Wales on the Bristol Channel coast. It is one of four towns in the Vale of Glamorgan, with the third largest population (13,366 in 2001) after Barry and Penarth, and ahead of Cowb ...

Maesteg Maesteg is a town and community in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Maesteg lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with Neath Port Talbot. In 2011, Maesteg had a population of 20,612. The English translation ...

, Mountain Ash,

Penarth Penarth (, ) is a town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan ( cy, Bro Morgannwg), Wales, exactly south of Cardiff city centre on the west shore of the Severn Estuary at the southern end of Cardiff Bay. Penarth is a wealthy seaside resort ...

Pentre Pentre is a village, community and electoral ward near Treorchy in the Rhondda valley, falling within the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The village's name is taken from the Welsh word Pentref, which translates as homestead, though ...

, Pontyclun,

Pontypridd () ( colloquially: Ponty) is a town and a community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Geography comprises the electoral wards of , Hawthorn, Pontypridd Town, 'Rhondda', Rhydyfelin Central/Ilan ( Rhydfelen), Trallwng ( Trallwn) and Treforest () ...

, Porth, Porthcawl, Rhoose, Sully, Tonypandy,

Treharris Treharris is a small town and community (and electoral ward) in the Taff Bargoed Valley in the south of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, South Wales. It is located about west of Trelewis, from which it is separated by the Taff Bargoed river, a ...

and

Treorchy Treorchy ( cy, Treorci; ) is a town and community (and electoral ward) in Wales. Once a mining town, it retains such characteristics. Situated in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf in the Rhondda Fawr valley. Treorchy is also one of the 1 ...

in south

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! CF3 , CARDIFF , CARDIFF SOUTH (East):
Rumney &

Trowbridge Trowbridge ( ) is the county town of Wiltshire, England, on the River Biss in the west of the county. It is near the border with Somerset and lies southeast of Bath, 31 miles (49 km) southwest of Swindon and 20 miles (32 km) southe ...

, Llanrumney, St Mellons

NEWPORT WEST:
Castleton, Marshfield ,

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 ...

, - ! CF5 , CARDIFF , CARDIFF WEST (South):

Ely Ely or ELY may refer to: Places Ireland * Éile, a medieval kingdom commonly anglicised Ely * Ely Place, Dublin, a street United Kingdom * Ely, Cambridgeshire, a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England ** Ely Cathedral ** Ely Rural District, a ...

, Caerau, St Fagans,

Culverhouse Cross Culverhouse Cross ( cy, Croes Cwrlwys) is a district straddling the boundary between Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, in the community of Wenvoe. The district is centred on a major traffic roundabout that links West Cardiff to the M4 mo ...

Canton Canton may refer to: Administrative division terminology * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and ent ...

& Leckwith, Fairwater, Danescourt, Llandaff, Riverside

VALE OF GLAMORGAN:
Wenvoe, Peterston Super Ely,

St Georges super Ely St Georges super Ely, also known as St Georges ( cy, Sain Siorys), is a small village and community in the western outskirts of Cardiff, in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. Lying to the northwest of Culverhouse Cross, between Peterston-super-El ...

, Michaelston-le-Pit,

Michaelston-super-Ely Michaelston-super-Ely is a village, to the west of the city of Cardiff, Wales. Its Welsh name is Llanfihangel-ar-Elai (where ''llan'' church + ''Mihangel'' Saint Michael + ''Elai'' River Ely). It is approximately half a mile from the bound ...

, Cardiff,

Vale of Glamorgan The Vale of Glamorgan ( cy, Bro Morgannwg ), often referred to as The Vale, is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It borders Bridgend County Borough to the west, Cardiff to the east, Rhondda Cynon Taf to the north, and the Bristol ...

, - ! CF10 , CARDIFF , CARDIFF CENTRAL / CARDIFF SOUTH:
CARDIFF CITY CENTRE (part of), Grangetown, CARDIFF BAY (part of) & Butetown , Cardiff , - ! CF11 , CARDIFF , CARDIFF CENTRAL / CARDIFF SOUTH:
CARDIFF CITY CENTRE (part of),

, CARDIFF BAY (part of), Grangetown , Cardiff , - ! CF14 , CARDIFF , CARDIFF NORTH (West):
Birchgrove, Whitchurch, Thornhill &

Lisvane Lisvane ( cy, Llys-faen) is an affluent community in the north of Cardiff, the capital of Wales, located north of the city centre. Lisvane is generally considered to be one of the wealthiest residential areas of Wales, with an average house ...

, Rhiwbina & Pantmawr, Gabalfa,

Heath A heath () is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation. Moorland is generally related to high-ground heaths with—especially in Great Britain—a cooler ...

, Llandaff North, Llanishen , Cardiff , - ! CF15 , CARDIFF , CARDIFF WEST (North):
Pentyrch & Gwaelod-y-Garth & Creigiau, Radyr & Morganstown,

Tongwynlais is a village and community in the north of Cardiff, Wales, north of the M4 motorway in the Taff Valley. It is notable as the location of the hillside landmark, . The population as of the 2011 census was 1871. Toponymy is believed to have ob ...

RHONDDA CYNON TAFF:
Taffs Well & Nantgarw

CAERPHILLY:
Groeswen , Cardiff,

Rhondda Cynon Taf Rhondda Cynon Taf (; RCT; also spelt as Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It consists of five valleys: the Rhondda Fawr, Rhondda Fach, Cynon, Taff (Welsh: ''Taf'') and Ely valleys, plus a number of towns and vil ...

, Caerphilly , - ! CF23 , CARDIFF , CARDIFF NORTH (East):
Llanishen, Cyncoed, Pentwyn, Penylan, Pontprennau & Old St Mellons , Cardiff , - ! CF24 , CARDIFF , CARDIFF CENTRAL:
CARDIFF CITY CENTRE (part of) & Cathays, Roath & Plasnewydd, Splott, Adamsdown , Cardiff , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", CF30 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", CARDIFF , style="background:#FFFFFF;", , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! CF31 , BRIDGEND ,

Brackla Brackla ( cy, Bracla) is a large housing estate and community in the east of Bridgend in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Along with the communities of Bridgend and Coychurch Lower, it makes up the town of Bridgend. At the 2001 census the commu ...

, Coity, Pen-y-fai ,

, - ! CF32 , BRIDGEND , BRIDGEND:
Cefn Cribwr, Laleston, Merthyr Mawr,

Ogmore Vale Ogmore Vale ( cy, Cwm Ogwr) is a village (and electoral ward) in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales on the River Ogmore. The village's main source of income came from coal mining. Up until the year 1865, the Ogmore valley was a quiet, isolate ...

, Tondu, Sarn, Ynysawdre, St Bride's Minor, Pontycymer, Llangeinor, Garw Valley, Blaengarw, Blackmill, Bettws, Aberkenfig

VALE OF GLAMORGAN:
St Brides Major , Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan , - ! CF33 , BRIDGEND , Cornelly, Pyle , Bridgend , - ! CF34 , MAESTEG ,

, Llangynwyd, Caerau, Nantyffyllon , Bridgend , - ! CF35 , BRIDGEND , BRIDGEND:
PENCOED TOWN,

Coychurch Coychurch ( cy, Llangrallo) is a small village that sits between Pencoed and Bridgend in Wales, bordering with Bridgend Industrial Estate, where many residents are employed. It is part of the community of Coychurch Lower. History The village has ...

, Llangan

VALE OF GLAMORGAN:
Ewenny , Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan , - ! CF36 , PORTHCAWL , Porthcawl,

Nottage Nottage () is a small village part of Porthcawl in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. It is also the name of an electoral ward to the town and county councils. History The original ancient village of Nottage, built in a defensive position from th ...

, Newton , Bridgend , - ! CF37 , PONTYPRIDD , Pontypridd Community:
PONTYPRIDD TOWN including

Cilfynydd Cilfynydd is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, a mile from the South Wales Valleys town of Pontypridd, and 13 miles north of the capital city, Cardiff. Cilfynydd is also an electoral ward for the county council and Po ...

, Glyncoch, Graig, Treforest, Hopkinstown, Trallwng, Maesycoed, Pwllgwaun, Hawthorn, Rhydfelen, TREHAFOD

Ynysybwl Community:

YNYSYBWL Ynysybwl ( cy, Ynys-y-bŵl ) is a village in Cwm Clydach in Wales. It is situated in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, roughly north-north-west of Cardiff, north of Pontypridd and south of Merthyr Tydfil, and forms part of the com ...

& Coed-y-Cwm , Rhondda Cynon Taf , - ! CF38 , PONTYPRIDD , Llantwit Fardre Community:

LLANTWIT FARDRE Llantwit Fardre ( cy, Llanilltud Faerdref) is a large village and community (and electoral ward) situated on the A473, Pontypridd to Bridgend, road near the Welsh towns of Pontypridd and Llantrisant. Llantwit Fardre is also the name of the old ...

, CHURCH VILLAGE, Tonteg,

Efail Isaf Efail Isaf is a village located to the south of Llantwit Fardre in south Wales. It is located in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf. The former Barry Railway ran nearby. Efail Isaf has a village hall Toponymy Efail Isaf derives from the We ...

Llantrisant Community (part of):
BEDDAU & Ty Nant , Rhondda Cynon Taf , - ! CF39 , PORTH , Rhondda Area (RCT):
PORTH TOWN & Llwyncelyn, CYMMER & Glynfach & Trebanog, YNYSHIR &

Wattstown Wattstown ( cy, Aberllechau) is a village located in the Rhondda Valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Located in the Rhondda Fach valley it is a district of the community of Ynyshir. Prior to mid 19th century industrialis ...

, Dinas (part of)

Taff-Ely Area (RCT):
TONYREFAIL TOWN & Coed-Ely &

Thomastown Thomastown (), historically known as Grennan, is a town in County Kilkenny in the province of Leinster in the south-east of Ireland. It is a market town along a stretch of the River Nore which is known for its salmon and trout, with a number of ...

, GILFACH GOCH

BRIDGEND:
Evanstown , Rhondda Cynon Taf, Bridgend , - ! CF40 , TONYPANDY , Rhondda Area:
TONYPANDY TOWN, TREALAW, PENYGRAIG, Dinas (part of), Williamstown, Cwm Clydach, LLWYNYPIA

Taff-Ely Area:

Penrhiwfer Penrhiwfer ( Welsh for "short hill end") is a village located in the community of Tonyrefail Tonyrefail is a village and community in the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, Wales. It is situated at the head of the River Ely; northwest of Llant ...

, Rhondda Cynon Taf , - ! CF41 , PENTRE ,

, Ton Pentre, Ystrad, Gelli , Rhondda Cynon Taf , - ! CF42 , TREORCHY ,

, Cwmparc, Ynyswen, Treherbert, Blaencwm, Blaenrhondda , Rhondda Cynon Taf , - ! CF43 , FERNDALE , Ferndale, Blaenllechau,

Tylorstown Tylorstown (Pendyrus) is a village and community located in the Rhondda valley, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is neighboured by the villages of Blaenllechau, Ferndale, Penrhys, Pontygwaith and Stanleytown. History By th ...

, Penrhys, Pontygwaith, Stanleytown, Maerdy , Rhondda Cynon Taf , - ! CF44 , ABERDARE , Aberdare, Cwmaman, Aberaman,

Llwydcoed Llwydcoed is a small village and community north of the Cwm Cynon, near the town of Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, with a population of 1,302 as of 2011 census. History The village initially developed in the Tregibbon area, where in 180 ...

, Cwmbach,

Hirwaun Hirwaun is a village and community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is NW of the town of Aberdare, and comes under the Aberdare post town. At the 2001 census, Hirwaun had a populati ...

, Penywaun, Rhigos, Penderyn, Ystradfellte , Rhondda Cynon Taf,

Powys Powys (; ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh succession of states, successor state, petty kingdom and princi ...

, - ! CF45 , MOUNTAIN ASH , Mountain Ash,

Abercynon Abercynon (), is both a village and a community (and electoral ward) in the Cynon Valley within the unitary authority of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The community comprises the village and the districts of Carnetown and Grovers Field to the south, ...

, Penrhiwceiber, Ynysboeth , Rhondda Cynon Taf , - ! CF46 , TREHARRIS ,

, Quakers Yard, Bedlinog, Nelson ,

, Caerphilly , - ! CF47 , MERTHYR TYDFIL ,

, Gurnos, Penydarren , Merthyr Tydfil , - ! CF48 , MERTHYR TYDFIL , Cyfarthfa, Pant, Merthyr Vale, Troed-y-rhiw, Vaynor, Pentrebach , Merthyr Tydfil, Powys , - ! CF61 , LLANTWIT MAJOR ,

Llan-maes Llanmaes ( cy, Llanfaes) is a small village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan near the market town of Llantwit Major. The population in 2011 was 403. Amenities Llanmaes has a long history, with remains of a Roman fort in fields nex ...

, Vale of Glamorgan , - ! CF62 , BARRY ,

(west), Rhoose, St Athan,

Llancarfan Llancarfan is a rural village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The village, located west of Barry and near Cowbridge, has a well-known parish church, the site of Saint Cadoc's 6th-century clas, famed for its learning. Cainnech of ...

, Barry Island , Vale of Glamorgan , - ! CF63 , BARRY , Barry (east), Cadoxton, Barry Docks , Vale of Glamorgan , - ! CF64 , PENARTH; DINAS POWYS ,

, Dinas Powys, Sully, Llandough , Vale of Glamorgan , - ! CF71 , COWBRIDGE ,

, St Brides Major, Welsh St Donats, Pendoylan, Llandow,

Colwinston Colwinston (historically sometimes Colwinstone; cy, Tregolwyn) is both a village and a community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, approximately southeast of the centre of Bridgend and west of the centre of Cardiff. The village is located w ...

, Llanblethian, Penllyn, Llanfair , Vale of Glamorgan , - ! CF72 , PONTYCLUN , Pontyclun,

Llantrisant Llantrisant (; " Parish of the Three Saints") is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the River Ely and the Afon Clun. The three saints of the town's name ar ...

, Llanharan, Talbot Green, Brynsadler, Miskin, Brynna, Llanharry , Rhondda Cynon Taf , - ! CF81 , BARGOED , Bargoed, Aberbargoed,

Darran Valley Darran Valley ( cy, Cwm Darran) is a community in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales. The Darran Valley consists of the valley of the Bargod Rhymni and contains the villages of Deri, Pentwyn and Fochriw. These settlements grew around t ...

, Gilfach, Pontlottyn , Caerphilly , - ! CF82 , HENGOED , Hengoed,

Cefn Hengoed Cefn Hengoed is a small village in the centre of Caerphilly borough, within the historic boundaries of Glamorganshire. Bordering the larger village of Hengoed, Cefn Hengoed contains the local Derwendeg primary school A primary school ( ...

, Ystrad Mynach, Gelligaer, Maesycwmmer , Caerphilly , - ! CF83 , CAERPHILLY , Caerphilly, Abertridwr,

Senghenydd Senghenydd ( cy, Senghennydd, ) is a former mining town in the community of Aber Valley in South Wales, approximately four miles northwest of the town of Caerphilly. Historically within the county of Glamorgan, it is now situated in the county bo ...

, Bedwas,

Trethomas Trethomas ( en, Thomastown) is a small village northeast of Caerphilly, southeast Wales, situated in the Caerphilly county borough, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It neighbours Bedwas and Machen, and forms a council ward in co ...

, Machen,

Llanbradach Llanbradach is a village within the historic boundaries of Glamorgan, South Wales less than north of the town of Caerphilly. It is part of the community of Llanbradach and Pwll-y-Pant. It is mostly residential, and contains three pubs, a pr ...

, Pwllypant, Penyrheol, Energlyn,

Trecenydd Trecenydd is a residential area in Caerphilly, Wales, United Kingdom. It is near the centre of Caerphilly and is relatively small compared to other areas of Caerphilly. Trecenydd has several schools in its vicinity: Hendre Infant School, Hendre ...

Rudry Rudry ( cy, Rhydri) is a small village and community located to the east of Caerphilly in Wales. As a community Rudry contains not only the village of Rudry, but also the villages of Draethen, Garth and Waterloo. The population of the community a ...

, Caerphilly , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", CF91 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", CARDIFF , style="background:#FFFFFF;", , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", CF95 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", CARDIFF , style="background:#FFFFFF;", , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", CF99 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", CARDIFF , style="background:#FFFFFF;", , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic''

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