Map of the CA postcode area
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Overview
This page brings together mapped and statistical information for the CA postcode area, also known as the Carlisle postal area.
The CA postcode area covers Carlisle and nearby parts of North West England.
The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: TD - Teviotdale, LA - Lancaster, NE - Newcastle upon Tyne, DL - Darlington and DG - Dumfries and Galloway. It also borders The Irish Sea and The Solway Firth.
The postcode area falls within the following counties: Cumbria (98.54%), Dumfries (0.78%), Northumberland (0.68%).
Quick facts
| Width east to west | 59.62 mi |
|---|---|
| Height north to south | 55.68 mi |
| Area | 829.14 mi² |
| Maximum width | 67.40 mi |
| Perimeter | 302.39 mi |
| Postcode districts | 29 |
| Postcode sectors | 76 |
| Post towns | 22 |
| Postcodes | 12,712 |
| Population | 318,244 |
The CA postcode area has a population of 318,244 and covers 5,102,999 hectares. Roughly 0.49% of the population of Great Britain lives here.
Post towns and postcode districts
Where is the CA postcode area?
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 CA9 and the most urban is CA1.
| Postcode district | Total area (m²) | Footprint area (m²) | Built percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA9 | 179,831,596 | 241,308 | 0.13% |
| CA19 | 131,933,711 | 222,567 | 0.17% |
| CA18 | 22,142,571 | 46,331 | 0.21% |
| CA17 | 314,719,368 | 770,307 | 0.24% |
| CA23 | 50,128,122 | 121,277 | 0.24% |
| CA12 | 300,038,866 | 763,306 | 0.25% |
| CA8 | 495,030,463 | 1,254,468 | 0.25% |
| CA16 | 308,596,445 | 914,348 | 0.30% |
| CA10 | 730,681,730 | 2,560,604 | 0.35% |
| CA6 | 426,785,787 | 2,128,237 | 0.50% |
| CA13 | 258,166,959 | 1,375,493 | 0.53% |
| CA11 | 419,854,425 | 2,494,215 | 0.59% |
| CA20 | 147,585,505 | 868,779 | 0.59% |
| CA4 | 223,677,871 | 1,321,475 | 0.59% |
| CA7 | 560,835,535 | 3,581,624 | 0.64% |
| CA5 | 162,591,250 | 1,273,053 | 0.78% |
| CA22 | 56,849,330 | 560,524 | 0.99% |
| CA26 | 20,332,836 | 224,416 | 1.10% |
| CA21 | 6,056,823 | 73,689 | 1.22% |
| CA15 | 65,795,742 | 1,017,826 | 1.55% |
| CA27 | 5,631,789 | 102,310 | 1.82% |
| CA24 | 4,133,683 | 76,147 | 1.84% |
| CA14 | 115,874,946 | 2,425,794 | 2.09% |
| CA25 | 12,379,975 | 307,884 | 2.49% |
| CA28 | 37,498,834 | 1,387,347 | 3.70% |
| CA3 | 13,949,885 | 1,090,260 | 7.82% |
| CA2 | 21,727,387 | 1,914,874 | 8.81% |
| CA1 | 9,741,119 | 1,248,969 | 12.82% |
| Total | 5,102,572,553 | 30,367,432 | 0.60% |
Area measurements
| Hectares | 5,102,999 |
|---|---|
| Square miles | 19,702.78 |
| Square feet | 549,281,709,361.00 |
| Square kilometres | 51,029.99 |
Postal delivery offices
- Alston Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Appleby-in-westmorland Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Armathwaite Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Brampton Delivery Office
- Carlisle Delivery Office
- Cockermouth Delivery Office
- Egremont Delivery Office
- Keswick Delivery Office
- Kirkby Stephen Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Longtown (ca) Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Maryport Delivery Office
- Penrith Delivery Office
- Roweltown Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Seascale Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Shap Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Silloth Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Tebay Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Whitehaven Delivery Office
- Wigton Delivery Office
- Workington Delivery Office
Tourist attractions within the area
We found 15 visitor attractions within the Carlisle postcode area.
| Go Ape! Tree Top Adventure - Whinlatter Forest Park |
|---|
| Country Parks |
| Country Park |
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| Helena Thompson Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Maryport Maritime Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Co Ltd |
| Railways |
| Steam / Heritage Railway |
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| Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre |
| Visitor Centres |
| Heritage / Visitor Centre |
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| Honister Slate Mine |
| Visitor Centres |
| Heritage / Visitor Centre |
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| Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Carlisle Castle |
| Historic Properties |
| Castle / Fort |
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| Carlisle Cathedral |
| Places of Worship |
| Place of Worship (still in use) |
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| Ullswater Steamers |
| Historic Properties |
| Other Historic / Scenic Transport Operator |
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| Beckstones Art Gallery |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Brougham Castle |
| Historic Properties |
| Castle / Fort |
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| Lanercost Priory |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic Monument / Archaeological Site |
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| Birdoswald Roman Fort |
| Historic Properties |
| Castle / Fort |
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| Acorn Bank Garden |
| Gardens |
| Garden |
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Towns and villages within the area
- Abbeytown — village
- Aglionby — village
- Aikton — village
- Ainstable — village
- Allerby — village
- Allonby — village
- Alston — town
- Angerton — village
- Anthorn — village
- Appleby-in-Westmorland — town
- Applethwaite — village
- Arkleby — otherSettlement
- Arlecdon — village
- Armathwaite — village
- Asby — village
- Askham — village
- Aspatria — town
- Baggrow — village
- Bampton — village
- Bampton Grange — village
- Bassenthwaite — village
- Beaumont — village
- Beck — village
- Beckermet — village
- Bigrigg — village
- Blackford — village
- Blackwell — village
- Blencogo — village
- Blennerhasset — village
- Blindcrake — village
- Bolton — village
- Bolton Low Houses — village
- Bolton New Houses — otherSettlement
- Bothel — village
- Bowness-on-Solway — village
- Braithwaite — village
- Brampton — village
- Brampton — town
- Branthwaite — village
- Braystones — village
- Bridekirk — village
- Bridgefoot — village
- Brigham — village
- Broadwath — village
- Brockleymoor — village
- Brough — village
- Brougham — village
- Broughton Moor — village
- Buckabank — village
- Burgh by Sands — village
- Burrells — village
- Caldbeck — village
- Calder Bridge — village
- Calthwaite — village
- Camerton — village
- Cargo — village
- Carleton — village
- Carlisle — city
- Castle Carrock — village
- Catterlen — village
- Cleator — village
- Cleator Moor — town
- Cliburn — village
- Clifton — village
- Clifton Dykes — otherSettlement
- Cockermouth — town
- Common End — village
- Cotehill — village
- Croglin — village
- Crosby — village
- Crosby Ravensworth — village
- Crosby Villa — village
- Crosby-on-Eden — village
- Culgaith — village
- Cummersdale — village
- Cumwhinton — village
- Cumwhitton — village
- Dacre — village
- Dalston — village
- Dean — village
- Deanscales — village
- Dearham — village
- Drigg — village
- Dufton — village
- Durdar — village
- Eaglesfield — village
- Eamont Bridge — village
- East Causewayhead — otherSettlement
- Edenhall — village
- Egremont — town
- Embleton — village
- Ennerdale Bridge — village
- Eskdale Green — village
- Faugh — village
- Fletchertown — village
- Flimby — village
- Fothergill — village
- Frizington — village
- Galemire — village
- Gamblesby — village
- Garrigill — village
- Gilcrux — village
- Gilgarran — village
- Gilsland — village
- Glasson — village
- Glassonby — village
- Glenridding — village
- Gosforth — village
- Grayson Green — village
- Great Asby — village
- Great Broughton — village
- Great Clifton — village
- Great Corby — village
- Great Ormside — village
- Great Orton — village
- Great Salkeld — village
- Great Strickland — village
- Greenhead — village
- Greysouthen — village
- Greystoke — village
- Haile — village
- Hallbankgate — village
- Halton Lea Gate — village
- Harker — village
- Hartley — village
- Hawksdale — village
- Hayton — village
- Hayton — village
- Heads Nook — village
- Hesket Newmarket — village
- Hethersgill — village
- High Harrington — village
- High Hesket — village
- High Lorton — village
- Holmrook — village
- Houghton — village
- How — village
- Hunsonby — village
- Ireby — village
- Irthington — village
- Ivegill — village
- Keekle — village
- Keswick — town
- King's Meaburn — village
- Kirkbampton — village
- Kirkbride — village
- Kirkby Stephen — town
- Kirkby Thore — village
- Kirkhouse — village
- Kirkland — village
- Kirkoswald — village
- Knock — village
- Langrigg — village
- Langwathby — village
- Laversdale — village
- Lazonby — village
- Linstock — village
- Little Broughton — village
- Little Clifton — village
- Long Marton — village
- Longtown — town
- Low Hesket — village
- Low Lorton — village
- Low Moresby — village
- Low Row — village
- Lowca — village
- Lowther — village
- Maryport — town
- Maulds Meaburn — village
- Mawbray — village
- Mealsgate — village
- Melmerby — village
- Milburn — village
- Millbeck — village
- Monkhill — village
- Moor Row — village
- Moorhouse — village
- Moresby Parks — village
- Morland — village
- Motherby — village
- Nateby — village
- Nenthead — village
- Nethertown — village
- Newbiggin — village
- Newbiggin — village
- Newbiggin-on-Lune — village
- Newby East — village
- Newton Arlosh — village
- Newton Reigny — village
- Newtown — village
- Orton — village
- Oughterside — village
- Oulton — village
- Ousby — village
- Papcastle — village
- Parsonby — village
- Parton — village
- Patterdale — village
- Penrith — town
- Penruddock — village
- Pica — village
- Plumbland — village
- Plumpton — village
- Pooley Bridge — village
- Port Carlisle — village
- Portinscale — village
- Prospect — village
- Ravenglass — village
- Ravenstonedale — village
- Renwick — village
- Roadhead — village
- Rockcliffe — village
- Rosthwaite — village
- Rowrah — village
- Sandwith — village
- Santon — otherSettlement
- Scaleby — village
- Scotby — village
- Seascale — village
- Seaton — village
- Sebergham — village
- Sellafield — Settlement
- Shap — village
- Siddick — village
- Silloth — town
- Skelton — village
- Skinburness — village
- Skirsgill — otherSettlement
- Skirwith — village
- Smithfield — village
- Sockbridge — village
- Soulby — village
- Southwaite — village
- St Bees — village
- Stainburn — village
- Stainton — village
- Talkin — village
- Tallentire — village
- Tebay — village
- Temple Sowerby — village
- Thornby — otherSettlement
- Thornhill — village
- Thornthwaite — village
- Threlkeld — village
- Thursby — village
- Thurstonfield — village
- Tirril — village
- Torpenhow — village
- Uldale — village
- Walton — village
- Warcop — village
- Warwick Bridge — village
- Warwick-on-Eden — village
- Waverton — village
- Westlinton — village
- Westnewton — village
- Wetheral — village
- Whitehaven — town
- Wigton — town
- Winder — village
- Winscales — village
- Winton — village
- Woodend — village
- Woodville — village
- Workington — town
- Wreay — village
- Yanwath — village