Postcode district

IV42 Postcode District

IV42 is the Postcode District for Breakish, Isle Of Skye Ross And Cromarty

The IV42 postcode district is located in the IV Inverness postal area, IV42 has a population of 415 residents according to the 2011 Scotland Census..

The area of the district is 22.70 square miles (58.78 square kilometres or 14,525.01 acres).

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Sectors 0
Streets indexed 0
Geographical postcodes 0
Councils crossed 1

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District overview

The primary settlement in the IV42 postcode district is Breakish, located in the county of Ross and Cromarty. In addition to Breakish, there are no other significant settlements mentioned in the data for this postcode district. The most significant post town associated with IV42 is Isle of Skye, which is located in the county of Ross and Cromarty in Scotland.

There are 1 postcode sectors within the district. Here's a breakdown:
The sector IV42 8 is non-geographic. It's often designated for PO Boxes, large organisations, or special services.

The post town for this district is ISLE OF SKYE.

When it comes to local government, postal geography often disregards political borders. However, this district intersects the following councils: the district mostly encompasses the Highland area with a total of 7 postal codes.

Nearest towns

To help place the district geographically, here are nearby towns and their approximate direction from the district centre.

Town Distance (miles) Direction
Fort William 38.05 SE
Tobermory 42.25 SSW
Oban 57.05 SSE
Dingwall 57.80 ENE
Inverness 61.79 ENE
Kingussie 66.60 E
Alness 66.80 ENE
Fortrose 67.43 ENE
Invergordon 69.19 ENE
Stornoway 71.92 NNW
Cromarty 73.43 ENE
Inveraray 73.63 SSE
Aviemore 74.20 E
Nairn 76.66 ENE
Tain 77.11 ENE
Dornoch 80.51 NE
Grantown-on-Spey 82.70 E
Lochgilphead 82.76 S
Aberfeldy 84.11 ESE
Pitlochry 85.98 ESE

Postcode information

Total geographical postcodes: 0

Location Post Town Sector Number of postcodes
No data found for this district.

Street list for IV42

Property and housing

Transport and connectivity

Stations in the district

No stations found in this postcode district.

Accessible motorway junctions

No motorway junctions found for this postcode district.


Royal Mail delivery and sorting offices

Delivery offices serving this district
Postal sector Delivery office
IV42 8 Breakish Scale Payment Delivery Office
IV42 8 Broadford Scale Payment Delivery Office

Postcode format

How this district code is structured
I V 4 2 - X X X
I V 4 2 Space Numeric Letter Letter

Administrative and boundary notes

The IV42 postal code covers the settlement of Breakish.

The postcode area has a boundary with Sea of the Hebredes and The Minch.

The IV42 Postcode shares a border with IV49 (Broadford, Elgol, Torrin), IV43 (Isle Ornsay) and IV41 (Kyleakin, Eilean Ban).

Maps and visuals

Map of the IV42 postcode
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A word cloud for the IV42 postcode
Word cloud showing place names in the district
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