Map of the AB postcode area
Use the interactive map to explore the area boundary and neighbouring postcode areas.
Overview
This page brings together mapped and statistical information for the AB postcode area, also known as the Aberdeen postal area.
The AB postcode area covers Aberdeen and nearby parts of Scotland.
The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: DD - Dundee, PH - Perth and IV - Inverness. It also borders The North Sea and The Moray Firth.
The postcode area falls within the following counties: Aberdeenshire (40.33%), City of Aberdeen (38.61%), Banffshire (12.23%), Kincardineshire (8.35%), Moray (0.45%), Angus (0.03%), Inverness (0.01%).
Quick facts
| Width east to west | 76.93 mi |
|---|---|
| Height north to south | 65.32 mi |
| Area | 829.14 mi² |
| Maximum width | 87.73 mi |
| Perimeter | 347.78 mi |
| Postcode districts | 34 |
| Postcode sectors | 108 |
| Post towns | 24 |
| Postcodes | 17,147 |
| Population | 500,309 |
The AB postcode area has a population of 500,309 and covers 7,871,817 hectares. Roughly 0.77% of the population of Great Britain lives here.
Post towns and postcode districts
Where is the AB postcode area?
The AB postcode area is located on the east coast of Scotland, named after Aberdeen, a coastal city and port. It spans from Buckie in the north to Stonehaven in the south, bordered by the Moray Firth to the north and the North Sea to the east.
The area reaches inland up to the Cairngorms. Positioned about 75 miles northeast of Glasgow and 65 miles northeast of Edinburgh, it is also approximately 375 miles northwest of London and 365 miles north of Cardiff.
How built up is the postcode area?
This compares building footprint coverage against the total land area across each postcode district. The least urban district is AB35 and the most urban is AB25.
| Postcode district | Total area (m²) | Footprint area (m²) | Built percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AB35 | 1,007,376,660 | 368,698 | 0.04% |
| AB36 | 276,095,752 | 125,369 | 0.05% |
| AB37 | 541,886,489 | 384,745 | 0.07% |
| AB34 | 346,414,793 | 694,428 | 0.20% |
| AB54 | 760,963,495 | 1,902,091 | 0.25% |
| AB31 | 539,483,275 | 1,630,535 | 0.30% |
| AB33 | 285,516,279 | 844,203 | 0.30% |
| AB38 | 235,653,698 | 876,583 | 0.37% |
| AB30 | 293,322,233 | 1,156,677 | 0.39% |
| AB55 | 373,704,444 | 1,668,982 | 0.45% |
| AB52 | 153,171,980 | 695,604 | 0.45% |
| AB53 | 416,298,167 | 2,250,642 | 0.54% |
| AB45 | 277,519,566 | 1,597,851 | 0.58% |
| AB41 | 381,264,057 | 2,314,262 | 0.61% |
| AB39 | 208,463,918 | 1,395,605 | 0.67% |
| AB51 | 496,261,853 | 3,709,103 | 0.75% |
| AB43 | 299,305,982 | 2,388,597 | 0.80% |
| AB56 | 133,859,948 | 1,204,542 | 0.90% |
| AB42 | 360,759,009 | 3,504,740 | 0.97% |
| AB32 | 102,069,968 | 1,113,837 | 1.09% |
| AB14 | 17,301,407 | 266,319 | 1.54% |
| AB23 | 61,184,720 | 983,334 | 1.61% |
| AB21 | 131,103,019 | 2,372,478 | 1.81% |
| AB13 | 8,616,193 | 229,090 | 2.66% |
| AB12 | 74,575,460 | 2,211,152 | 2.96% |
| AB15 | 47,618,349 | 2,248,808 | 4.72% |
| AB22 | 10,797,773 | 690,386 | 6.39% |
| AB44 | 2,215,148 | 217,399 | 9.81% |
| AB16 | 8,264,974 | 818,528 | 9.90% |
| AB24 | 7,699,269 | 1,046,745 | 13.60% |
| AB11 | 5,338,239 | 959,456 | 17.97% |
| AB10 | 4,633,967 | 1,003,209 | 21.65% |
| AB25 | 2,954,636 | 705,941 | 23.89% |
| Total | 7,871,694,720 | 43,579,939 | 0.55% |
AB is the postcode area for Aberdeen in Scotland. It is the first Postcode area when sorted alphabetically.
The postcode area was introduced in 1972.
The head post office at Aberdeen was located at 16a Crown Street. Built in 1907 by Architects Walter Robertson and William Oldrieve the building resembles a fantasy Scottish Baronial Castle.
The building has now been converted into residential flats in around 1999.
Area measurements
| Hectares | 7,871,817 |
|---|---|
| Square miles | 30,393.24 |
| Square feet | 847,314,510,063.00 |
| Square kilometres | 78,718.17 |
Postal delivery offices
- Aberlour Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Aboyne Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Alford Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Altens Delivery Office
- Ballater Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Ballindalloch Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Banchory Delivery Office
- Banff Delivery Office
- Bridge Of Don Delivery Office
- Buckie Delivery Office
- Dyce Delivery Office
- Ellon Delivery Office
- Fraserburgh Delivery Office
- Huntly Delivery Office
- Inverurie Delivery Office
- Keith Delivery Office
- Kittybrewster Delivery Office
- Laurencekirk Delivery Office
- Mastrick Delivery Office
- Peterhead Delivery Office
- Stonehaven Delivery Office
- Turriff Delivery Office
- Westhill Delivery Office
Area profile
This page combines geography, settlements, delivery information and postcode coverage in a more scannable layout.
Towns and villages within the area
- Aberchirder — town
- Aberdeen — city
- Aberlour
- Aboyne — village
- Alford
- Arbuthnott — village
- Archiestown — village
- Ardo — otherSettlement
- Arradoul — village
- Aucharnie — otherSettlement
- Auchenblae — village
- Auchleven — village
- Auchmaliddie — otherSettlement
- Auchnagatt — village
- Ballater — town
- Balmedie — village
- Balthangie — otherSettlement
- Banchory — town
- Banchory-Devenick — village
- Banff — town
- Bauds of Cullen — otherSettlement
- Belhelvie — village
- Birse — village
- Birsemore — village
- Blackburn (Aberdeenshire) — town
- Blackdog — village
- Blairs — village
- Boddam
- Bogton — otherSettlement
- Braemar — village
- Brathens — otherSettlement
- Bridge of Alford — village
- Bridge of Gairn — otherSettlement
- Buckie — town
- Cairnie — village
- Cammachmore — village
- Cardhu — village
- Carron — village
- Catterline — village
- Chapel of Garioch — village
- Chapelton — Settlement
- Clochcan — otherSettlement
- Clola — otherSettlement
- Collieston — village
- Cookney — otherSettlement
- Cookston — otherSettlement
- Cornhill — village
- Corsehill — otherSettlement
- Cothal — otherSettlement
- Cove Bay — urban area
- Cowbog — otherSettlement
- Craigellachie — village
- Crathes — village
- Crimond — village
- Crossfields — otherSettlement
- Cruden Bay — village
- Cullen — town
- Cultercullen — village
- Cuminestown — village
- Daviot — village
- Denhead — otherSettlement
- Dinnet — village
- Downies — village
- Drum — otherSettlement
- Drumblade — otherSettlement
- Drumlithie — village
- Drummuir — village
- Drumoak — village
- Dufftown — town
- Dunecht — village
- Dyce
- Echt — village
- Ellon — town
- Esslemont — otherSettlement
- Fedderate — otherSettlement
- Fetterangus — village
- Fettercairn — village
- Fiddes — otherSettlement
- Fiddler's Green — otherSettlement
- Findochty — town
- Finzean — otherSettlement
- Fordoun — village
- Fordyce — village
- Forgue — village
- Foveran — village
- Fraserburgh — town
- Fyvie — village
- Gardenstown — village
- Garlogie — village
- Gartly — village
- Gight — otherSettlement
- Glassel — otherSettlement
- Glenbervie — otherSettlement
- Glenkindie — village
- Glenlivet — village
- Gordonstown — otherSettlement
- Greens — otherSettlement
- Hardgate — otherSettlement
- Hatton of Cruden
- Hatton of Fintray — village
- Haugh of Glass — otherSettlement
- Huntly — town
- Inchmarlo — village
- Insch — village
- Inverallochy and Cairnbulg
- Inverugie — village
- Inverurie — town
- Keig — village
- Keith — town
- Kemnay — village
- Kennethmont — village
- Kiddshill — otherSettlement
- Kildrummy — otherSettlement
- Kincardine O'Neil — village
- Kinellar — village
- Kingseat (Aberdeenshire)
- Kingswells — village
- Kinmuck — village
- Kinmundy — otherSettlement
- Kinnoir — otherSettlement
- Kintore — town
- Kirkton of Auchterless — village
- Kirkton of Culsalmond — otherSettlement
- Kirkton of Maryculter — village
- Knaven — otherSettlement
- Knock — otherSettlement
- Knockando — village
- Laurencekirk — town
- Lintmill — village
- Logie Coldstone — village
- Longhaven — otherSettlement
- Longside — village
- Lonmay — otherSettlement
- Lumphanan — village
- Lumsden — village
- Luthermuir — village
- Macduff — town
- Marnoch — otherSettlement
- Marykirk — village
- Marypark — village
- Marywell
- Maud — village
- Meikle Wartle — village
- Memsie — village
- Methlick — village
- Midmar — otherSettlement
- Millbrex — otherSettlement
- Milltimber — village
- Milltown of Rothiemay — village
- Mintlaw — village
- Montgarrie — village
- Monymusk — village
- Muchalls — village
- Muir of Fowlis — village
- Nether Kinmundy — otherSettlement
- Netherbrae — otherSettlement
- Netherley — village
- New Aberdour — village
- New Byth — village
- New Deer — village
- New Leeds — village
- New Pitsligo — village
- Newburgh (Aberdeenshire)
- Newhills — village
- Newmachar — village
- Newmill — village
- Newtonhill — village
- Old Deer — village
- Old Rayne — village
- Oldmeldrum — town
- Oldwhat — otherSettlement
- Oyne — village
- Peterculter — village
- Peterhead — town
- Pitmedden — village
- Portgordon — village
- Portknockie — village
- Portlethen — town
- Portlethen Village — village
- Portsoy — town
- Potterton
- Quilquox — otherSettlement
- Rathven — village
- Rhynie — village
- Rora — village
- Rosehearty — town
- Rothes — town
- Rothienorman — village
- Sandend — village
- Sandhaven — village
- Sauchen — village
- Silverhillocks — otherSettlement
- St Combs — village
- St Fergus — village
- Stevensburn — otherSettlement
- Stonehaven — town
- Strachan — village
- Strathdon — otherSettlement
- Strichen — village
- Stuartfield — village
- Tarland — village
- Tarves
- Tillyfourie — otherSettlement
- Tipperty — village
- Tomintoul — village
- Tomnavoulin — village
- Tornaveen — otherSettlement
- Torphins — village
- Tullynessle — village
- Turriff — town
- Udny Green — village
- Westhill (Aberdeenshire)
- Whitecairns — otherSettlement
- Whiteford — village
- Whitehills — village
- Woodhead — village
- Woodlands — village
- Ythanbank — village