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EC postcode area
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| London EC postcode area | |
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| Postcode area | EC |
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| Postcode area name | London EC |
| Post towns | 1 |
| Postcode districts | 30 |
| Postcode sectors | 140 |
| Postcodes (live) | 4,908 |
| Postcodes (total) | 11,790 |
| Statistics as at October 2006 [1] | |
The EC (Eastern Central) postcode area, also known as the London EC postcode area[2], is a group of postcode districts in central London, England. It includes almost all of the City of London and parts of the London Boroughs of Islington, Camden, Hackney and Tower Hamlets. The area covered is of very high density development. Deliveries for the EC postcode area come from the Mount Pleasant office.
The current postcode districts are relatively recent divisions of the EC1, EC2, EC3 and EC4 districts established in 1917. Where the districts are used for purposes other than the sorting of mail, such as use as a geographic reference and on street signs, they continue to be commonly grouped into these four 'districts'.
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The approximate coverage of the postal districts:
| Postcode district | Post town | Additional coverage | Local authority |
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| EC1A | LONDON | St Bartholomew's Hospital | City of London |
| EC1M | Clerkenwell, Farringdon | Islington | |
| EC1N | Hatton Garden | Camden | |
| EC1P | non-geographic | ||
| EC1R | Finsbury (west) | Islington | |
| EC1V | Finsbury (east), Moorfields Eye Hospital | Islington | |
| EC1Y | St Luke's, Bunhill Fields | Islington | |
| EC2A | Shoreditch | Hackney | |
| EC2M | Broadgate, Liverpool Street | City of London | |
| EC2N | Old Broad Street, Tower 42 | City of London | |
| EC2P | non-geographic | ||
| EC2R | Bank of England | City of London | |
| EC2V | Guildhall | City of London | |
| EC2Y | Barbican | City of London | |
| EC3A | St Mary Axe, Aldgate | City of London | |
| EC3M | Leadenhall, Lloyd's of London, Fenchurch Street | City of London | |
| EC3N | Tower Hill | Tower Hamlets, City of London | |
| EC3P | non-geographic | ||
| EC3R | Monument, Billingsgate | City of London | |
| EC3V | Royal Exchange, Lombard Street | City of London | |
| EC4A | Fetter Lane | City of London | |
| EC4M | St Paul's | City of London | |
| EC4N | Mansion House | City of London | |
| EC4P | non-geographic | ||
| EC4R | Cannon Street | City of London | |
| EC4V | Blackfriars | City of London | |
| EC4Y | Temple | City of London | |
| EC50 | non-geographic | ||
| The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - E (London E) - SE (London SE) - WC (London WC) - N (London N) . |
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- ^ National Statistics, Postcode Directory Version Notes, (2006)
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
| EC postcode area |
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EC1 Head district | EC2 Bishopsgate | EC3 Fenchurch Street | EC4 Fleet Street |