This section of the site is all about the PL Postcode area, also known as the Plymouth Postal Area. Explore links to the next level to learn more about specific postcode districts such as PL1.

Detailed map of PL Plymouth Postcode Area — Detailed map showing districts and posttowns in the PL Area

The PL postcode area represents a group of postal districts in the Plymouth area of the United Kingdom. The area code PL stands for the letters p and l in PLymouth. PL has a population of 542,719 and covers an area of 2,864,956 hectares. Fun fact: 0.83% of the population of Great Britain lives in this area.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: Devon (52.90%), Cornwall (47.10%).

Post Towns and Postcode Districts for the PL Postcode

PLYMOUTH

TORPOINT

SALTASH

LOOE

LISKEARD

LAUNCESTON

PL15 Cornwall (96%), Devon (3%)

LIFTON

PL16 Cornwall (8%), Devon (91%)

CALLINGTON

PL17 Cornwall (97%), Devon (2%)

CALSTOCK

PL18 Cornwall (98%), Devon (1%)

GUNNISLAKE

PL18 Cornwall (98%), Devon (1%)

TAVISTOCK

YELVERTON

IVYBRIDGE

LOSTWITHIEL

FOWEY

PAR

ST. AUSTELL

WADEBRIDGE

PADSTOW

PORT ISAAC

BODMIN

CAMELFORD

DELABOLE

TINTAGEL

BOSCASTLE

Where is the PL Postcode Area?

The PL Plymouth Postcode is in the South West of England. The postal area borders the following neighbouring postal areas: EX - Exeter, TQ - Torquay and TR - Truro, It also borders The Camel Estuary, Plymouth Sound, Fowey Estuary, The English Channel and The Celtic Sea.

Map of the PL Plymouth Postcode Area

Explore the PL Plymouth postcode area by using our interactive map.

Map Showing Location of the PL postcode area — Where is the PL Postcode Area

A word cloud for the PL postcode area — A word cloud for the PL Postcode Area

Postcode Districts within the PL Plymouth Postcode Area

There are 35 postcode districts within the Plymouth postcode area

A map showing the boundary of in relation to other areas

There are 16 towns within the Plymouth postcode area.

Area of the PL postcode area
Unit	Area²
Hectares	2,864,956²
Miles	11,062²
Feet	308,380,998,884²
Kilometres	28,650²

Postal Delivery Offices serving the PL Plymouth Postcode Area

Bere Alston Scale Payment Delivery Office
Bodmin Delivery Office
Boscastle Scale Payment Delivery Office
Callington Delivery Office
Camelford Scale Payment Delivery Office
Delabole Scale Payment Delivery Office
Fowey Scale Payment Delivery Office
Ivybridge Delivery Office
Launceston Delivery Office
Liskeard Delivery Office
Looe Delivery Office
Lostwithiel Scale Payment Delivery Office
Padstow Scale Payment Delivery Office
Plymouth Delivery Office (2-3)
Plymouth Postal Delivery Office
Plympton Delivery Office
Port Isaac Scale Payment Delivery Office
Saltash Delivery Office
St. Austell Delivery Office
St. Eval Scale Payment Delivery Office
Tavistock Delivery Office
Tintagel Scale Payment Delivery Office
Torpoint Scale Payment Delivery Office
Trevone Scale Payment Delivery Office
Wadebridge Delivery Office
West Park Delivery Office

Postcode Areas Closest to PL

Councils with Postcodes in PL

Cornwall (8707 postcodes)

City of Plymouth (B) (6276 postcodes)

South Hams District (1315 postcodes)

West Devon District (B) (1259 postcodes)

Torridge District (48 postcodes)

Teignbridge District (3 postcodes)

PL Postcode Area for the Plymouth Region