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IV postcode area

Explore the Inverness postcode area with maps, quick facts, towns, delivery offices, neighbouring areas and postcode district coverage.

The IV area code stands for i and v in <strong>I</strong>n<strong>V</strong>erness.

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IV1 IV10 IV11 IV12 IV13 IV14 IV15 IV16 IV17 IV18 IV19 IV2

Map of the IV 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 IV postcode area, also known as the Inverness postal area.

The IV postcode area covers Inverness and a large part of the Highlands.

The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: PH - Perth, KW - Kirkwall and AB - Aberdeen. It also borders The North Atlantic Ocean, The Moray Firth, The Minch and Sea of the Hebredes.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: Ross and Cromarty (33.50%), Inverness (30.16%), Moray (25.45%), Nairn (5.78%), Sutherland (5.08%), Banffshire (0.02%).

Quick facts

Width east to west140.47 mi
Height north to south109.40 mi
Area829.14 mi²
Maximum width140.66 mi
Perimeter1,600.14 mi
Postcode districts50
Postcode sectors71
Post towns31
Postcodes7,392
Population228,244

The IV postcode area has a population of 228,244 and covers 16,050,928 hectares. Roughly 0.35% of the population of Great Britain lives here.

Post towns and postcode districts

INVERNESS
IV1 Inverness (78%), Ross and Cromarty (21%)IV2 InvernessIV3 InvernessIV5 InvernessIV13 InvernessIV63 Inverness (98%), Ross and Cromarty (1%)IV99
BEAULY
IV4 Inverness (96%), Ross and Cromarty (3%)
MUIR OF ORD
IV6 Inverness (10%), Ross and Cromarty (89%)
DINGWALL
IV7 Ross and CromartyIV15 Ross and CromartyIV16 Ross and Cromarty
MUNLOCHY
IV8 Ross and Cromarty
AVOCH
IV9 Ross and Cromarty
FORTROSE
IV10 Ross and Cromarty
CROMARTY
IV11 Ross and Cromarty
NAIRN
IV12 Nairn
STRATHPEFFER
IV14 Ross and Cromarty
ALNESS
IV17 Ross and Cromarty
INVERGORDON
IV18 Ross and Cromarty
TAIN
IV19 Ross and CromartyIV20 Ross and Cromarty
GAIRLOCH
IV21 Ross and Cromarty
ACHNASHEEN
IV22 Ross and Cromarty
GARVE
IV23 Ross and Cromarty
ARDGAY
IV24 Ross and Cromarty (2%), Sutherland (97%)
DORNOCH
IV25 Sutherland
ULLAPOOL
IV26 Ross and Cromarty
LAIRG
IV27 Sutherland
ROGART
IV28 Sutherland
ELGIN
IV30 Moray
LOSSIEMOUTH
IV31 Moray
FOCHABERS
IV32 Banffshire (1%), Moray (98%)
FORRES
IV36 Moray
KYLE
IV40 Ross and Cromarty
ISLE OF SKYE
IV41 Ross and CromartyIV42 Ross and CromartyIV43 Ross and CromartyIV44 Ross and CromartyIV45 Ross and CromartyIV46 Ross and CromartyIV47 Ross and CromartyIV48 Ross and CromartyIV49 Ross and CromartyIV55 Ross and CromartyIV56 Ross and Cromarty
PORTREE
IV51 Ross and Cromarty
PLOCKTON
IV52 Ross and Cromarty
STROME FERRY
IV53 Ross and Cromarty
STRATHCARRON
IV54 Ross and Cromarty

Where is the IV postcode area?

Location map for the IV postcode area
Location map of the postcode area.
Word cloud for the IV postcode area
Word cloud of place names within the 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 IV23 and the most urban is IV27.

Postcode district Total area (m²) Footprint area (m²) Built percentage
IV23 1,172,441,789 135,761 0.01%
IV22 997,416,785 229,290 0.02%
IV28 375,177,286 92,154 0.02%
IV13 453,449,662 129,741 0.03%
IV24 602,382,845 207,133 0.03%
IV56 137,891,637 45,514 0.03%
IV54 725,989,953 200,011 0.03%
IV26 454,034,995 202,801 0.04%
IV40 737,962,204 297,949 0.04%
IV47 228,375,986 92,388 0.04%
IV48 29,066,806 11,702 0.04%
IV4 1,051,742,367 518,387 0.05%
IV63 593,318,088 332,510 0.06%
IV46 23,279,727 12,857 0.06%
IV53 25,717,642 15,636 0.06%
IV43 48,383,553 33,484 0.07%
IV49 200,509,003 139,047 0.07%
IV55 257,279,524 182,180 0.07%
IV42 58,780,695 45,952 0.08%
IV21 167,886,847 150,470 0.09%
IV44 47,265,537 44,117 0.09%
IV45 38,452,406 35,578 0.09%
IV51 557,744,059 544,566 0.10%
IV41 38,676,894 43,772 0.11%
IV16 161,936,664 200,329 0.12%
IV6 382,066,606 529,652 0.14%
IV17 270,681,036 462,882 0.17%
IV14 108,383,239 208,156 0.19%
IV25 152,017,897 318,002 0.21%
IV12 398,306,433 1,134,236 0.28%
IV52 14,539,483 41,604 0.29%
IV8 31,892,733 110,841 0.35%
IV11 24,682,999 92,444 0.37%
IV19 155,162,736 567,948 0.37%
IV36 391,878,470 1,549,331 0.40%
IV2 742,991,747 3,307,083 0.45%
IV7 121,155,166 581,831 0.48%
IV20 74,904,274 386,897 0.52%
IV9 18,487,500 103,509 0.56%
IV5 22,036,068 128,350 0.58%
IV32 92,362,704 542,417 0.59%
IV10 37,012,044 253,962 0.69%
IV18 93,471,042 692,688 0.74%
IV30 272,269,508 2,769,332 1.02%
IV15 42,152,234 448,931 1.07%
IV3 83,161,923 997,137 1.20%
IV31 27,389,820 558,967 2.04%
IV1 29,161,655 654,788 2.25%
IV27 10,126,305 576,015 5.69%
Total 12,781,456,576 20,960,332 0.16%
Map of the IV postcode area
Boundary map showing IV in relation to neighbouring areas.
Map of post towns in the IV postal area
Post towns within the IV postal area.

Area measurements

Hectares16,050,928
Square miles61,972.95
Square feet1,727,705,838,992.00
Square kilometres160,509.28

Postal delivery offices

  • Achfary Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Achiltibuie Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Achnasheen Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Applecross Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Ardgay Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Aultbea Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Avoch Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Beauly Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Breakish Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Broadford Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Carbost Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Cromarty Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Delivery Office Rnoch Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Dingwall Delivery Office
  • Drumnadrochit Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Dunvegan Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Durness Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Elgin Delivery Office
  • Forres Delivery Office
  • Fortrose Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Gairloch Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Garve Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Glenmoriston Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Invergordon Delivery Office
  • Inverness Delivery Office
  • Isle Of Raasay Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Isle Ornsay Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Kiltarlity Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Kinlochewe Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Kyle Delivery Office
  • Kylesku Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Laide Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Lairg Delivery Office
  • Lochinver Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Lossiemouth Delivery Office
  • Munlochy Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Nairn Delivery Office
  • Poolewe Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Portree Delivery Office
  • Rhiconich Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Rogart Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Sconser Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Scourie Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Staffin Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Strathcarron Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Tain Delivery Office
  • Teangue Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Tongue Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Uig Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Ullapool Scale Payment Delivery Office

Area profile

This page combines geography, settlements, delivery information and postcode coverage in a more scannable layout.

Nearby postcode areas

PH KW AB

Neighbouring context

The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: PH - Perth, KW - Kirkwall and AB - Aberdeen. It also borders The North Atlantic Ocean, The Moray Firth, The Minch and Sea of the Hebredes.

Towns and villages within the area

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