AB55 Postcode District
AB55 is the Postcode District for Keith in Banffshire
The AB55 postcode district is located in the AB Aberdeen postal area, AB55 has a population of 9,331 residents according to the 2011 Scotland Census..
The area of the district is 144.29 square miles (373.70 square kilometres or 92,344.30 acres).
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District overview
In the AB55 postcode district, the primary settlement is Keith, located in the county of Banffshire. Other significant settlements in this district include Auchindoun, Dufftown, Glenrinnes, Botriphnie, Drummuir, Crossroads, Grange, Mulben, and Newmill, all also located in Banffshire. The most significant post town in this district is Keith.
There are 4 postcode sectors within the district. Here's a breakdown:
The sector AB55 4, covers Dufftown and Glenrinnes in Banffshire.
The sector AB55 5, covers Keith in Banffshire.
The sector AB55 6, covers Newmill and Grange and Mulben and Keith and Crossroads in Banffshire.
The sector AB55 9 is non-geographic. It's often designated for PO Boxes, large organisations, or special services.
The post town for this district is KEITH.
When it comes to local government, postal geography often disregards political borders. However, this district intersects the following councils: the district mostly encompasses the Moray (424 postal codes), and finally, the Aberdeenshire area (4 postal codes).
Postcode sectors and neighbouring districts
Nearest towns
To help place the district geographically, here are nearby towns and their approximate direction from the district centre.
| Town | Distance (miles) | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Rothes | 6.93 | WNW |
| Charlestown of Aberlour | 7.49 | WSW |
| Huntly | 9.72 | ESE |
| Buckie | 12.67 | N |
| Findochty | 14.74 | NNE |
| Elgin | 14.99 | NW |
| Cullen | 15.57 | NNE |
| Aberchirder | 15.59 | ENE |
| Portsoy | 18.04 | NE |
| Lossiemouth | 18.18 | NNW |
| Turriff | 21.28 | E |
| Alford | 22.06 | SE |
| Burghead | 22.13 | NW |
| Banff | 22.15 | ENE |
| Forres | 23.04 | WNW |
| Macduff | 23.19 | ENE |
| Grantown-on-Spey | 24.44 | WSW |
| Inverurie | 28.57 | ESE |
Postcode information
Total geographical postcodes: 427
| Location | Post Town | Sector | Number of postcodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEITH | KEITH | AB55 5 | 153 |
| Dufftown | KEITH | AB55 4 | 57 |
| Newmill | KEITH | AB55 6 | 26 |
| KEITH | KEITH | AB55 6 | 22 |
| KEITH | KEITH | AB55 5 | 22 |
| Grange | KEITH | AB55 6 | 18 |
| Dufftown | KEITH | AB55 4 | 16 |
| Grange | KEITH | AB55 6 | 16 |
| Newmill | KEITH | AB55 6 | 16 |
| Mulben | KEITH | AB55 6 | 14 |
| Mulben | KEITH | AB55 6 | 12 |
| Crossroads | KEITH | AB55 6 | 11 |
| Botriphnie | KEITH | AB55 5 | 7 |
| KEITH | KEITH | AB55 6 | 7 |
| Drummuir | KEITH | AB55 5 | 5 |
| Glenrinnes | KEITH | AB55 4 | 5 |
| Glenrinnes | KEITH | AB55 4 | 5 |
| Crossroads | KEITH | AB55 6 | 4 |
| Drummuir | KEITH | AB55 5 | 2 |
| Dufftown | KEITH | AB55 4 | 2 |
| Auchindoun | KEITH | AB55 4 | 2 |
| Grange | KEITH | AB55 6 | 2 |
| Botriphnie | KEITH | AB55 5 | 1 |
| Auchindoun | KEITH | AB55 4 | 1 |
| KEITH | KEITH | AB55 4 | 1 |
Street list for AB55
Property and housing
Transport and connectivity
Stations in the district
Keith
CRS Code: KEH
Operator: SR
Line: Aberdeen to Inverness line
Company: ScotRail
Accessible motorway junctions
No motorway junctions found for this postcode district.
Royal Mail delivery and sorting offices
| Postal sector | Delivery office |
|---|---|
| AB55 4 | Keith Delivery Office |
| AB55 5 | Keith Delivery Office |
| AB55 6 | Keith Delivery Office |
Postcode format
| A | B | 5 | 5 | - | X | X | X |
| A | B | 5 | 5 | Space | Numeric | Letter | Letter |
Administrative and boundary notes
The largest settlement in the AB55 postal code is KEITH followed by Dufftown, and Newmill.
The AB55 Postcode shares a border with AB54 (HUNTLY, Aberchirder, Rhynie), AB45 (BANFF, Portsoy, Whitehills), AB56 (BUCKIE, Cullen, Portknockie), IV32 (FOCHABERS, Mosstodloch, Garmouth), AB37 (Tomintoul, Glenlivet, BALLINDALLOCH) and AB38 (ABERLOUR, Rothes, Craigellachie).
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