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They can be shorter. "I am sure some postcodes only contain one house number, in which case you could use just the postcode as your address, which would be qui
by robga 4y ago
They can be shorter.
"I am sure some postcodes only contain one house number, in which case you could use just the postcode as your address, which would be quite cool. "
Indeed.
There are 55,540 full postcodes in England and Wales that contain only one household.
This would mean you could just send the letter to the postcode itself.
Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/freedomofinformationfoi/numberofukpostcodeswhichonlyhaveonehousehold https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/fre...
- mytailorisrich 4y agoSome very large organisations have also their own postcode. For example, if you want to write to HMRC about your self-assessment the address is: BX9 1AS, and that's it. Edit: moreover, BX is the non-geographic code, whereas 'normal' postcode start with a geographic code, which is usually an abbreviation of the town.
- kjs3 4y agoThere are a couple of buildings in the US with their own zip code. The White House is one, as is the Empire State building.
- jcranmer 4y agoThe Pentagon manages to have at least 6 zip codes assigned to it (each branch has its own zip code).
- robga 4y agoIn the UK, with its more granular postcodes, office buildings can have one or more postcodes per floor.
- drexlspivey 4y agoIt’s mildly annoying that there are 6 branches in The Pentagon