Map of the PL postcode area
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Overview
This page brings together mapped and statistical information for the PL postcode area, also known as the Plymouth postal area.
The PL postcode area covers Plymouth and nearby parts of South West England.
The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode 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.
The postcode area falls within the following counties: Devon (52.90%), Cornwall (47.10%).
Quick facts
| Width east to west | 54.79 mi |
|---|---|
| Height north to south | 35.41 mi |
| Area | 829.14 mi² |
| Maximum width | 56.28 mi |
| Perimeter | 331.24 mi |
| Postcode districts | 36 |
| Postcode sectors | 97 |
| Post towns | 25 |
| Postcodes | 17,608 |
| Population | 542,719 |
The PL postcode area has a population of 542,719 and covers 2,864,956 hectares. Roughly 0.83% of the population of Great Britain lives here.
Post towns and postcode districts
Where is the PL 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 PL20 and the most urban is PL1.
| Postcode district | Total area (m²) | Footprint area (m²) | Built percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| PL20 | 298,249,621 | 954,835 | 0.32% |
| PL35 | 29,380,226 | 151,536 | 0.52% |
| PL30 | 299,632,180 | 1,635,035 | 0.55% |
| PL16 | 56,412,051 | 351,533 | 0.62% |
| PL22 | 61,841,140 | 400,951 | 0.65% |
| PL15 | 375,995,305 | 2,487,394 | 0.66% |
| PL32 | 80,887,860 | 572,985 | 0.71% |
| PL19 | 187,576,614 | 1,377,123 | 0.73% |
| PL29 | 18,945,280 | 156,480 | 0.83% |
| PL14 | 259,875,986 | 2,151,834 | 0.83% |
| PL33 | 19,450,303 | 184,166 | 0.95% |
| PL8 | 56,394,998 | 545,429 | 0.97% |
| PL13 | 83,571,837 | 835,189 | 1.00% |
| PL21 | 132,828,850 | 1,351,803 | 1.02% |
| PL17 | 93,759,074 | 982,094 | 1.05% |
| PL27 | 121,174,158 | 1,380,845 | 1.14% |
| PL34 | 15,891,002 | 191,199 | 1.20% |
| PL23 | 25,101,341 | 323,412 | 1.29% |
| PL12 | 113,632,248 | 1,480,958 | 1.30% |
| PL26 | 169,592,141 | 2,241,506 | 1.32% |
| PL10 | 15,979,136 | 228,841 | 1.43% |
| PL11 | 42,599,008 | 671,804 | 1.58% |
| PL28 | 31,280,258 | 502,754 | 1.61% |
| PL7 | 80,822,236 | 1,702,530 | 2.11% |
| PL24 | 31,804,641 | 681,473 | 2.14% |
| PL18 | 14,913,878 | 362,607 | 2.43% |
| PL9 | 31,290,131 | 1,511,674 | 4.83% |
| PL31 | 14,436,009 | 897,489 | 6.22% |
| PL6 | 34,552,008 | 2,198,569 | 6.36% |
| PL25 | 21,553,313 | 1,462,393 | 6.79% |
| PL5 | 20,692,881 | 1,457,223 | 7.04% |
| PL3 | 7,267,528 | 1,106,202 | 15.22% |
| PL2 | 6,252,553 | 1,110,971 | 17.77% |
| PL4 | 5,668,660 | 1,320,240 | 23.29% |
| PL1 | 5,380,823 | 1,259,333 | 23.40% |
| Total | 2,864,685,278 | 36,230,410 | 1.26% |
Area measurements
| Hectares | 2,864,956 |
|---|---|
| Square miles | 11,061.65 |
| Square feet | 308,380,998,884.00 |
| Square kilometres | 28,649.56 |
Postal delivery offices
- 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
Tourist attractions within the area
We found 24 visitor attractions within the Plymouth postcode area.
| Padstow Museum |
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| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Lost Gardens of Heligan |
| Gardens |
| Garden |
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| The China Clay Museum |
| Visitor Centres |
| Heritage / Visitor Centre |
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| Wheal Martyn China Clay Country Park |
| Visitor Centres |
| Heritage / Visitor Centre |
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| Pinetum Park and Pine Lodge Gardens |
| Gardens |
| Garden |
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| Eden Project |
| Gardens |
| Garden |
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| Tintagel Castle |
| Historic Properties |
| Castle / Fort |
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| Tintagel Old Post Office |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Bodmin Jail |
| Historic Properties |
| Other Historic Property |
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| Bodmin Town Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Bodmin and Wenford Railway |
| Railways |
| Steam / Heritage Railway |
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| Hidden Valley Gardens |
| Gardens |
| Garden |
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| Restormel Castle |
| Historic Properties |
| Castle / Fort |
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| Cardinham |
| Country Parks |
| Country Park |
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| Carnglaze Slate Caverns and Woodland Garden |
| Historic Properties |
| Other Historic Property |
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| Old Guildhall Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| The Monkey Sanctuary |
| Wildlife |
| Safari Park / Zoo / Aquarium / Aviary |
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| Launceston Castle |
| Historic Properties |
| Castle / Fort |
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| Antony House and Garden |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Cotehele |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park |
| Country Parks |
| Country Park |
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| Buckland Abbey |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Saltram |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Princetown Visitor Centre |
| Visitor Centres |
| Heritage / Visitor Centre |
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Towns and villages within the area
- Altarnun — village
- Antony — village
- Battisborough Cross — village
- Bere Alston — village
- Bere Ferrers — village
- Bickleigh — village
- Bittaford — village
- Blisland — village
- Bodieve — village
- Bodmin — town
- Boscastle — village
- Bossiney — village
- Botusfleming — village
- Boyton — village
- Bray Shop — village
- Brixton — village
- Buckland Monachorum — village
- Bugle — village
- Burlawn — village
- Burraton — village
- Callington — town
- Calstock — village
- Camelford — town
- Cardinham — village
- Carey Park — village
- Cargreen — village
- Carkeel — village
- Carlyon Bay — village
- Carpalla — village
- Cawsand — village
- Charlestown — village
- Chillaton — village
- Clampits — village
- Coad's Green — village
- Common Moor — village
- Constantine Bay — village
- Coombe — village
- Cornwood — village
- Crafthole — village
- Crapstone — village
- Darite — village
- Daw's House — village
- Delabole — village
- Dobwalls — village
- Doublebois — village
- Dousland — village
- Down Thomas — village
- Downderry — village
- Downgate — village
- Duloe — village
- Dunmere — village
- Duporth — village
- East Taphouse — village
- Egloshayle — village
- Egloskerry — village
- Ermington — village
- Fivelanes — village
- Freathy — village
- Golant — village
- Golberdon — village
- Gorran Haven — village
- Goverseth — village
- Grenofen — village
- Gunnislake — village
- Harlyn — village
- Harrowbarrow — village
- Hatt — village
- Helland — village
- Hemerdon — village
- Hessenford — village
- Heybrook Bay — village
- Higher Tremarcoombe — village
- Holbeton — village
- Hollacombe Hill — village
- Hornick — village
- Horrabridge — village
- Ivybridge — town
- Kelly Bray — village
- Kilhallon — village
- Kingsand — village
- Lamerton — village
- Landrake — village
- Lanivet — village
- Lanreath — village
- Launceston — town
- Lawhitton — village
- Lee Mill — village
- Lee Moor — village
- Lerryn — village
- Lewannick — village
- Lifton — village
- Liskeard — town
- Looe — town
- Lostwithiel — town
- Luckett — village
- Lutton — village
- Luxulyan — village
- Marshgate — village
- Mary Tavy — village
- Meavy — village
- Membland — village
- Menheniot — village
- Merrymeet — village
- Metherell — village
- Mevagissey — village
- Milton Abbot — village
- Milton Combe — village
- Minions — village
- Modbury — village
- Moorhaven Village — village
- Mount — village
- Nanpean — village
- Nanstallon — village
- New Polzeath — village
- Newton Ferrers — village
- No Man's Land — village
- Norris Green — village
- North Brentor — village
- North Hill — village
- North Petherwin — village
- Noss Mayo — village
- Padstow — town
- Par — village
- Pelynt — village
- Pendoggett — village
- Penrose — village
- Pensilva — village
- Pentewan — village
- Penwithick — village
- Peter Tavy — village
- Pillaton — village
- Pityme — village
- Plymouth — city
- Polbathic — village
- Polgooth — village
- Polperro — village
- Polruan — village
- Polyphant — village
- Polzeath — village
- Port Isaac — village
- Porthcothan — village
- Portwrinkle — village
- Princetown — village
- Quethiock — village
- Rilla Mill — village
- Roche — village
- Rock — village
- Rosecraddoc — village
- Rumford — village
- Saltash — town
- Seaton — village
- Shaugh Prior — village
- Sherford — town
- Sheviock — village
- South Petherwin — village
- Sparkwell — village
- St Ann's Chapel — village
- St Austell — town
- St Blazey — town
- St Breward — village
- St Cleer — village
- St Dennis — village
- St Dominick — village
- St Eval — village
- St Germans — village
- St Giles on the Heath — village
- St Issey — village
- St John — village
- St Kew Highway — village
- St Keyne — village
- St Mabyn — village
- St Mellion — village
- St Merryn — village
- St Minver — village
- St Neot — village
- St Stephen — village
- St Teath — village
- St Tudy — village
- Staddiscombe — village
- Stenalees — village
- Stepaside — village
- Stoke Climsland — village
- Tavistock — town
- Tideford — village
- Tinhay — village
- Tintagel — village
- Torpoint — town
- Trebetherick — village
- Treburley — village
- Tredinnick — village
- Tredrizzick — village
- Tregadillett — village
- Tregoodwell — village
- Tregorrick — village
- Tregrehan Mills — village
- Treknow — village
- Trelawne — village
- Trelights — village
- Trelowth — village
- Tremar — village
- Trematon — village
- Tresmeer — village
- Tresparrett — village
- Trethowel — village
- Trethurgy — village
- Treviscoe — village
- Trevone — village
- Trewarmett — village
- Trewidland — village
- Trewoon — village
- Treyarnon — village
- Trezaise — village
- Tywardreath — village
- Ugborough — village
- Upton Cross — village
- Venterdon — village
- Victoria — otherSettlement
- Wadebridge — town
- Walkhampton — village
- Warbstow — village
- Wembury — village
- Whitecross — village
- Whitemoor — village
- Widegates — village
- Wilcove — village
- Withnoe — village
- Wotter — village
- Yealmbridge — village
- Yealmpton — village
- Yelverton — village
- Yeolmbridge — village
- Yondertown — village