For post towns in historical Japan, see shukuba. For a list of post towns in the UK, see List of post towns in the United Kingdom.
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Post town
Category
Postal administration unit
Location
United Kingdom
Found in
Postcode areas
Number
~1,500 (as of 2013)
Government
Royal Mail
Subdivisions
Postcode districts
A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.[1] Including the correct post town in the address increases the chance of a letter or parcel being delivered on time. Post towns in general originated as the location of delivery offices. As of 2004[update], their main function is to distinguish between localities or street names in addresses not including a postcode.[2]
^Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
^"Review of Royal Mail's Licence Condition 20 – Postcode Address File Code of Practice: a Decision Document" (PDF). Postal Services Commission. March 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
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