EH postcode area

The EH postcode area, also known as the Edinburgh postcode area,[2] is a group of 55 postcode districts for post towns: Armadale, Balerno, Bathgate, Bo'ness, Bonnyrigg, Broxburn, Currie, Dalkeith, Dunbar, East Linton, Edinburgh, Gorebridge, Gullane, Haddington, Heriot, Humbie, Innerleithen, Juniper Green, Kirkliston, Kirknewton, Lasswade, Linlithgow, Livingston, Loanhead, Longniddry, Musselburgh, Newbridge, North Berwick, Ormiston, Pathhead, Peebles, Penicuik, Prestonpans, Rosewell, Roslin, South Queensferry, Tranent, Walkerburn, West Calder and West Linton in Scotland.

It replaced a system of postal district numbers introduced in 1935, with the postcode incorporating the old one or two-digit district number for example, "45, York Place, Edinburgh, 1"[3] became ""45 York Place, Edinburgh EH1 3HP".

[4] Mail for the EH postcode area is processed at Edinburgh Mail Centre, along with mail for the KY, PH, DD, FK and TD postcode areas.

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

EH postcode area map, showing postcode districts, post towns and neighbouring postcode areas. FK postcode area KY postcode area ML postcode area TD postcode area
EH postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby FK , KY , ML and TD postcode areas.
Detailed map of postcode districts and post towns in and around Edinburgh