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SA postcode area

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

The SA area code stands for s and a in <strong>S</strong>wanse<strong>A</strong>.

Map of the SA 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 SA postcode area, also known as the Swansea postal area.

The SA postcode area covers Swansea and nearby parts of Wales.

The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: LD - Llandrindod Wells, SY - Shrewsbury and CF - Cardiff. It also borders Saint Brides Bay, St Georges Channel, Cardigan Bay, Milford Haven and The Bristol Channel.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: Dyfed (55.68%), West Glamorgan (42.75%), Powys (1.56%), Mid Glamorgan (0.01%).

Quick facts

SA area statistics
Width east to west91.02 mi
Height north to south51.09 mi
Area829.14 mi²
Maximum width90.83 mi
Perimeter521.17 mi
Postcode districts53
Postcode sectors145
Post towns40
Postcodes23,232
Population730,232

The SA postcode area has a population of 730,232 and covers 5,664,082 hectares. Roughly 1.12% of the population of Great Britain lives here.

Post towns and postcode districts

Where is the SA postcode area?

Location map for the SA postcode area
Location map of the postcode area.
Word cloud for the SA 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 SA20 and the most urban is SA1.

Postcode district Total area (m²) Footprint area (m²) Built percentage
SA20 247,899,594 573,644 0.23%
SA19 524,243,907 1,699,406 0.32%
SA66 124,772,730 528,445 0.42%
SA32 309,612,060 1,397,560 0.45%
SA41 94,297,202 427,945 0.45%
SA63 64,140,020 314,655 0.49%
SA39 81,255,641 408,418 0.50%
SA33 414,699,422 2,258,401 0.54%
SA35 41,196,289 220,648 0.54%
SA48 257,754,277 1,395,361 0.54%
SA37 48,258,553 264,905 0.55%
SA34 164,255,053 906,113 0.55%
SA62 534,626,714 3,242,740 0.61%
SA40 74,016,108 459,492 0.62%
SA42 53,815,367 345,462 0.64%
SA44 274,121,471 1,782,601 0.65%
SA47 26,564,807 176,159 0.66%
SA9 136,027,637 914,268 0.67%
SA64 32,457,640 229,363 0.71%
SA65 61,789,795 437,503 0.71%
SA67 141,715,491 1,034,397 0.73%
SA36 6,556,272 48,213 0.74%
SA38 91,834,410 702,952 0.77%
SA68 53,865,831 474,596 0.88%
SA71 119,126,006 1,057,161 0.89%
SA17 99,175,521 888,704 0.90%
SA43 167,327,724 1,566,414 0.94%
SA16 44,359,055 545,662 1.23%
SA70 64,469,828 827,433 1.28%
SA46 19,877,920 257,280 1.29%
SA8 54,574,685 716,826 1.31%
SA3 131,277,390 1,793,474 1.37%
SA18 138,428,047 1,981,085 1.43%
SA45 10,824,782 157,211 1.45%
SA10 109,377,350 1,685,336 1.54%
SA13 116,461,978 1,791,025 1.54%
SA11 106,785,472 1,892,672 1.77%
SA73 58,801,909 1,369,119 2.33%
SA69 12,480,807 302,752 2.43%
SA14 105,553,879 2,693,371 2.55%
SA15 78,524,377 2,050,896 2.61%
SA4 93,795,734 2,617,723 2.79%
SA5 49,810,373 1,821,950 3.66%
SA12 42,818,770 1,570,463 3.67%
SA72 18,578,833 722,198 3.89%
SA31 29,352,320 1,293,313 4.41%
SA7 19,067,430 898,511 4.71%
SA6 40,092,383 1,888,021 4.71%
SA2 33,285,548 1,676,476 5.04%
SA61 16,163,699 898,646 5.56%
SA1 22,786,616 2,376,380 10.43%
Total 5,662,954,727 57,583,349 1.02%
Map of the SA postcode area
Boundary map showing SA in relation to neighbouring areas.
Map of post towns in the SA postal area
Post towns within the SA postal area.

Area measurements

Hectares5,664,082
Square miles21,869.13
Square feet609,676,122,398.00
Square kilometres56,640.82

Postal delivery offices

  • Ammanford Delivery Office
  • Cardigan Delivery Office
  • Carmarthen Delivery Office
  • Fishguard Delivery Office
  • Gorseinon Delivery Office
  • Haverfordwest Delivery Office
  • Kidwelly Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Lampeter Delivery Office
  • Llandeilo Delivery Office
  • Llandovery Delivery Office
  • Llandysul Delivery Office
  • Llanelli Delivery Office
  • Milford Haven Delivery Office
  • Mumbles Delivery Office
  • Narberth Delivery Office
  • Neath Delivery Office
  • Pembroke Dock Delivery Office
  • Pontardawe Delivery Office
  • Port Talbot Delivery Office
  • Swansea Delivery Office
  • Tenby Delivery Office
  • Whitland Delivery Office
  • Ystalyfera Delivery Office

Tourist attractions within the area

We found 1 visitor attractions within the Swansea postcode area.

White Mill
Historic Properties
Other Historic Property
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Nearby postcode areas

LD SY CF

Neighbouring context

The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: LD - Llandrindod Wells, SY - Shrewsbury and CF - Cardiff. It also borders Saint Brides Bay, St Georges Channel, Cardigan Bay, Milford Haven and The Bristol Channel.

Towns and villages within the area

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