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to be coded, between 1970 and 1974. This area is a group of 82 postcode districts in Northern Ireland, within 44 post towns and around 47,227 live postcodes. With a population of over 1.8 million people, BT is the second most populous UK postcode area, after the

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. BT borders nine Eircode routing areas in the neighbouring

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: F94, F93, F91, N41, H23, H18, H14, A91, and A75. __TOC__

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Belfast

Belfast had already been divided into numbered districts. Today, the Belfast

post town 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.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in the address increases ...

covers postcode districts BT1 to BT17 and part of BT29. In common with all addresses in Northern Ireland, Belfast postcodes start with the letters ''BT'', a mnemonic of the capital city's name. The commercial centre of the city is designated ''BT1'' and the surrounding districts form a roughly sequential clockwise ring around the city. The postcode of the Royal Mail offices at Tomb Street in Belfast is BT1 1AA. , - ! BT1 , BELFAST ,

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom ...

City Centre (City Hall and north) , Belfast City Council , - ! BT2 , BELFAST , Belfast City Centre (south of City Hall) , Belfast City Council , - ! BT3 , BELFAST , Belfast Harbour Estate (including Belfast City Airport) , Belfast City Council , - ! BT4 , BELFAST , East Belfast: Sydenham, Belmont, Stormont, Ballyhackamore (Part) , Belfast City Council , - ! BT5 , BELFAST , East Belfast: Castlereagh,

Clarawood Clarawood is a housing estate in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is located in the east of the city and incorporates the neighbouring Richhill development. Its name is probably derived from ''An Chlárach'' (). It is located off Knock Road (A55). ...

, Crossnacreevy, Gilnahirk, Knock, Braniel (Part), Ballyhackamore (Part) , Belfast City Council, Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council , - ! BT6 , BELFAST , East Belfast: Castlereagh, Woodstock, Cregagh, Knockbreda , Belfast City Council, Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council , - ! BT7 , BELFAST , South Belfast: Ormeau, Botanic, University , Belfast City Council , - ! BT8 , BELFAST , South Belfast: Saintfield Road, Four Winds,

Carryduff Carryduff ()Northern Ireland Placenames Project
is a small ...

, Knockbreda, Newtownbreda , Belfast City Council, Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council , - ! BT9 , BELFAST , South Belfast:

Malone Malone is an Irish surname. From the Irish "''Mael Eóin''", the name means a servant or a disciple of Saint John. People * Gilla Críst Ua Máel Eóin (died 1127), historian and Abbot of Clonmacnoise, Ó Maoil Eoin * Adrian Malone (1937–2 ...

, Lisburn Road, Taughmonagh, Stranmillis , Belfast City Council , - ! BT10 , BELFAST , South Belfast:

Finaghy Finaghy ( or ; ) is an electoral ward in the Balmoral district of Belfast City Council, Northern Ireland. It is based on the townland of Ballyfinaghy ().Andersonstown Andersonstown is a suburb of west Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the foot of the Black Mountain and Divis Mountain. It contains a mixture of public and private housing and is largely a working-class area with a strong Irish nationalist and Irish ...

Lenadoon Andersonstown is a suburb of west Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the foot of the Black Mountain and Divis Mountain. It contains a mixture of public and private housing and is largely a working-class area with a strong Irish nationalist and Irish ...

, Suffolk, Ladybrook, Turf Lodge , Belfast City Council , - ! BT12 , BELFAST , South Belfast: Sandy Row, The Village West Belfast: Falls Road , Belfast City Council , - ! BT13 , BELFAST , North Belfast: Shankill Road, Woodvale, Ballygomartin, Springmartin, Glencairn, Highfield. West Belfast: Clonard , Belfast City Council , - ! BT14 , BELFAST , North Belfast: Crumlin Road, Ballysillan,

Upper Ballysillan Upper may refer to: * Shoe upper or ''vamp'', the part of a shoe on the top of the foot * Stimulant, drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both * ''Upper'', the original film title for the 2013 found fo ...

Ardoyne Ardoyne () is a working class and mainly Catholic and Irish republican district in north Belfast, Northern Ireland. It gained notoriety due to the large number of incidents during The Troubles. Foundation The village of Ardoyne was founded in ...

, Belfast City Council, Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council , - ! BT15 , BELFAST , North Belfast: York Road, Antrim Road, New Lodge, Sailortown , Belfast City Council , - ! BT16 , BELFAST , East Belfast: Dundonald , Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council , - ! BT17 , BELFAST , West Belfast: Dunmurry,

Hannahstown Hannahstown is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on the outskirts of Belfast. It gives its name to a townland, parish and a suburb of Belfast. According to the United Kingdom Census 2011 it had a population of 6,498. History ...

, Twinbrook,

Poleglass Poleglass () is an area of west Belfast in Northern Ireland. It is the name of a townland, a modern electoral ward, and a housing estate. The townland is situated in the civil parish of Derriaghy and the historic Barony of Belfast Upper. It is m ...

, Lagmore. North Lisburn: Derriaghy, Seymour Hill , Belfast City Council, Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council , - ! BT29 , BELFAST , Belfast International Airport , Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council The only BELFAST addresses in BT29 are at Belfast International Airport. All other addresses in BT29 are under the post town CRUMLIN.

Rest of Northern Ireland

The remainder of Northern Ireland is divided into 43 other post towns which are further divided into postcode districts BT18–BT49, BT51–BT57, BT58 ( non-geographic postcode district reassigned from Belfast to Newtownabbey post town), BT60–BT71, BT74–BT82 and BT92–BT94. Certain addresses in BT29 located at Belfast International Airport (a total of 31 delivery points) are in the post town of BELFAST despite being geographically under the post town of CRUMLIN, which has the remaining 7,206 delivery points in that postcode area. , - ! BT18 , HOLYWOOD ,

Holywood Holy Wood or Holywood may refer to: Places * Holywood, County Down, a town and townland in Northern Ireland ** Holywood, County Down (civil parish), a civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland ** Holywood railway station (Northern Ireland) * ...

, Craigavad. , Ards and North Down , - ! BT19 , BANGOR , Bangor (outside Ring Road), Crawfordsburn,

Groomsport Groomsport () is a village and townland two miles north east of Bangor in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the south shore of Belfast Lough and on the north coast of the Ards Peninsula. Groomsport has a population of 3,005 people accordin ...

, Helens Bay , Ards and North Down , - ! BT20 , BANGOR , Bangor (within Ring Road). , Ards and North Down , - ! BT21 , DONAGHADEE ,

Donaghadee Donaghadee ( , ) is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the northeast coast of the Ards Peninsula, about east of Belfast and about six miles (10 km) south east of Bangor. It is in the civil parish of Donaghadee and ...

, Ards and North Down , - ! BT22 , NEWTOWNARDS , Newtownards, Ardkeen,

Ballyhalbert Ballyhalbert (formerly known as Talbotston and Halbertston) is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the east (Irish Sea) coast of the Ards Peninsula between Ballywalter and Portavogie. It is largely residential ...

, Ballywalter,

Carrowdore Carrowdore () is a small village on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the townland of Ballyrawer, the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Donaghadee (civil parish), Donaghadee and the historic Barony (g ...

, Cloughey,

Greyabbey Greyabbey or Grey Abbey is a small village, townland (of 208 acres) and civil parish located on the eastern shores of Strangford Lough, on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies south of Newtownards. Both townland and c ...

, Kircubbin,

Millisle Millisle or Mill Isle (from Scots ''mill'' + ''isle'', meaning "the meadow of the mill") is a village on the Ards Peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is about south of Donaghadee. It is situated in the townlands of Ballymacruise () ...

Portaferry Portaferry () is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland, at the southern end of the Ards Peninsula, near the Narrows at the entrance to Strangford Lough. It is home to the Exploris aquarium and is well known for the annual Gala Week Flo ...

, Portavogie. , Ards and North Down , - ! BT23 , NEWTOWNARDS , Newtownards, Ballygowan,

Comber Comber ( , , locally ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies south of Newtownards, at the northern end of Strangford Lough. It is situated in the townland of Town Parks, the civil parish of Comber and the historic barony of Ca ...

, Conlig,

Killinchy Killinchy () is a townland and small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is two miles inland from the western shores of Strangford Lough in the Borough of Ards and North Down. It is situated in the townland of the same name, the civil p ...

Moneyrea Moneyreagh or Moneyrea () is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is just off the main road between Belfast and Ballygowan. It is situated in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Comber (civil parish), Comb ...

. , Ards and North Down, Lisburn and Castlereagh , - ! BT24 , BALLYNAHINCH , Ballynahinch,

Drumaness Drumaness (formerly Drumanessy; ) is a class village and townland (of 761 acres) in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is 3 miles or 5 kilometres south of Ballynahinch, which is not really far en ...

Saintfield Saintfield () is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is about halfway between Belfast and Downpatrick on the A7 road. It had a population of 3,381 in the 2011 Census, made up mostly of commuters working in both south ...

, Newry, Mourne and Down, Lisburn and Castlereagh , - ! BT25 , DROMORE , Dromore, Dromara, Finnis, Waringsford. , Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon, Lisburn and Castlereagh , - ! BT26 , HILLSBOROUGH , Hillsborough, Annahilt, Culcavy. , Lisburn and Castlereagh , - ! BT27 , LISBURN , Lisburn, Cargacreevy, Drumalig,

Drumbo Drumbo () is a small village, townland and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is about south of Belfast city centre, east of Lisburn and west of Carryduff. It is in the historic barony of Castlereagh Upper. The townland has an ...

, Hilden,

Hillhall Hillhall is a townland and non-nucleated village in County Down, Northern Ireland, near Lisburn. In the 2001 Census it had a population of about one hundred people. It lies in the Lagan Valley Regional Park and the Lisburn City Council area. H ...

, Lambeg. , Lisburn and Castlereagh , - ! BT28 , LISBURN , Lisburn, Ballinderry Lower, Ballinderry Upper, Stoneyford , Lisburn and Castlereagh , - ! BT29 , CRUMLIN , Crumlin, Aldergrove,

Dundrod Dundrod () is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 167 people. It is within the Lisburn City Council area. Buildings Sport Dundrod Circuit is the location to Dundrod M ...

, Glenavy,

Nutts Corner Royal Air Force Nutts Corner or more simply RAF Nutts Corner is a former Royal Air Force station located east of Crumlin, County Antrim, Northern Ireland and north west of Belfast. It was originally a civil airfield, then it became a military ...

, Antrim and Newtownabbey , - ! BT30 , DOWNPATRICK ,

Downpatrick Downpatrick () is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the Lecale peninsula, about south of Belfast. In the Middle Ages, it was the capital of the Dál Fiatach, the main ruling dynasty of Ulaid. Its cathedral is said to be the b ...

, Ardglass, Ballyhornan, Ballykinler, Castleward, Clough, Crossgar, Kilclief, Killard, Killough, Killyleagh, Listooder, Loughinisland, Seaforde, Strangford, Toye , Newry, Mourne and Down , - ! BT31 , CASTLEWELLAN , Castlewellan, Ballyward. , Newry, Mourne and Down, Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon , - ! BT32 , BANBRIDGE , Banbridge, Annaclone, Ballinaskeagh, Ballyroney, Corbet, Katesbridge, Lenaderg, Leitrim, County Down , Leitrim,Loughbrickland, Seapatrick. , Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon , - ! BT33 , NEWCASTLE , Newcastle, County Down, Newcastle, Bryansford, Dundrum, County Down, Dundrum. , Newry, Mourne and Down , - ! BT34 , NEWRY (South Down section) , Newry, Annalong, Ballymartin, Cabra, County Down, Cabra, Hilltown, County Down, Hilltown, Kilcoo, Kilkeel, Mayobridge, Rathfriland, Rostrevor, Warrenpoint , Newry, Mourne and Down , - ! BT35 , NEWRY (South Armagh section) , Jerrettspass, Bessbrook, Camlough, Crossmaglen, Belleeks, Newtownhamilton, Poyntzpass , Newry, Mourne and Down , - ! BT36 , NEWTOWNABBEY , Newtownabbey, Mossley, Glengormley , Antrim and Newtownabbey , - ! BT37 , NEWTOWNABBEY , Newtownabbey , Antrim and Newtownabbey , - ! BT38 , CARRICKFERGUS , Carrickfergus, Ballycarry, Greenisland, Kilroot, Whitehead, County Antrim, Whitehead. , Mid and East Antrim , - ! BT39 , BALLYCLARE , Ballyclare, Ballynure, Doagh, Parkgate, County Antrim, Parkgate, Straid, Templepatrick. , Antrim and Newtownabbey, Mid and East Antrim , - ! BT40 , LARNE , Larne, Ballygally, Glenoe, Glynn, Islandmagee, Kilwaughter, Magheramorne, Millbrook, County Antrim, Millbrook. , Mid and East Antrim , - ! BT41 , ANTRIM , Antrim, County Antrim, Antrim, Dunadry, Muckamore, Randalstown, Toomebridge. , Antrim and Newtownabbey , - ! BT42 , BALLYMENA , Broughshane, Cullybackey, Galgorm, Kells. , Mid and East Antrim , - ! BT43 , BALLYMENA , Cargan, Knockanully , Mid and East Antrim , - ! BT44 , BALLYMENA , Portglenone, Carnlough, Glenarm, Clogh Mills, Rasharkin, Glenariff/Waterfoot, Cushendun, Cushendall, Dunloy, Loughguile, Glarryford. , Mid and East Antrim, Causeway Coast and Glens, Mid Ulster , - ! BT45 , MAGHERAFELT , Magherafelt, Ballyronan, Bellaghy, Castledawson, Desertmartin, Draperstown, Knockloughrim, Moneymore, Tobermore, Fallalea, Fallaghloon , Mid Ulster , - ! BT46 , MAGHERA , Maghera, Lisnamuck, Swatragh, Upperlands , Mid Ulster , - ! BT47 , LONDONDERRYThe Post Office guide uses ''Londonderry'', the legal name for the city also called ''Derry''; the post office accepts either name. The local government district's legal name is ''Derry''. See also Derry/Londonderry name dispute , Derry, Waterside, Derry, Waterside, Claudy, Feeny, Dungiven, Eglinton, County Londonderry, Eglinton, Park, County Londonderry, Park, New Buildings. , Derry City and Strabane , - ! BT48 , LONDONDERRY , Derry, Cityside, Ballynagard, Coshquin, Rosemount, Derry, Rosemount, The Collon, Culmore. , Derry City and Strabane , - ! BT49 , LIMAVADY , Limavady, Ballykelly, County Londonderry, Ballykelly , Causeway Coast and Glens , - ! BT51 , COLERAINE , Coleraine, Aghadowey, Articlave, Bellany, Blackhill, County Londonderry, Blackhill, Castlerock, Castleroe, Garvagh, Kilrea, Macosquin, Ringsend , Causeway Coast and Glens , - ! BT52 , COLERAINE , Coleraine, Ballyvelton, Cloyfin , Causeway Coast and Glens , - ! BT53 , BALLYMONEY , Ballymoney, Dervock, Armoy, Ballybogy. , Causeway Coast and Glens , - ! BT54 , BALLYCASTLE , Ballycastle, County Antrim, Ballycastle, Ballintoy, Ballypatrick, Ballyvoy, Cape Castle, Glenshesk, Maghercashel, Maghernahar, Moyarget, Torr, Rathlin Island. , Causeway Coast and Glens , - ! BT55 , PORTSTEWART , Portstewart , Causeway Coast and Glens , - ! BT56 , PORTRUSH , Portrush, Craigahullier, Urbalreagh. , Causeway Coast and Glens , - ! BT57 , BUSHMILLS , Bushmills, Castlecatt, Dunseverick, Portballintrae , Causeway Coast and Glens , - ! BT58 , NEWTOWNABBEY , No longer in use, formerly ''Child Support Agency'' (defunct) , '' non-geographic'' , - ! BT60 , ARMAGH , Killylea, Tynan, Belcoo, Middletown, Keady, Darkley, Markethill, Kingsmills , Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon, Newry, Mourne and Down , - ! BT61 , ARMAGH , Armagh, Collone, Hamiltonsbawn, Kilmore, County Armagh, Kilmore, Loughgall, Richhill, County Armagh, Richhill. , Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon , - ! BT62 , CRAIGAVON , Craigavon, County Armagh, Craigavon, Portadown, Tandragee, Clare, Scotch Street. , Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon , - ! BT63 , CRAIGAVON , Gilford, County Down, Gilford, Laurencetown, Portadown, Scarva , Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon , - ! BT64 , CRAIGAVON , Craigavon, County Armagh, Craigavon (West): Knockmenagh, Mandeville. , Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon , - ! BT65 , CRAIGAVON , Craigavon (East): Drumgor, Legaghory, Tullygally, Brownlow. , Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon , - ! BT66 , CRAIGAVON , Derryadd, Derrytrasna, Dollingstown, Donaghcloney, Lurgan, Waringstown , Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon , - ! BT67 , CRAIGAVON , Aghagallon, Aghalee, Gawley's Gate, Lurgan, Magheralin, Moira, County Down, Moira , Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon , - ! BT68 , CALEDON , Caledon, County Tyrone, Caledon, Minterburn , Mid Ulster , - ! BT69 , AUGHNACLOY , Aughnacloy, County Tyrone, Aughnacloy, Carnteel , Mid Ulster , - ! BT70 , DUNGANNON , Dungannon, Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Ballygawley, Cappagh, County Tyrone, Cappagh, Castlecaulfield, Donaghmore, County Tyrone, Donaghmore, Galbally, County Tyrone, Galbally, Garvaghey, Garvaghy, Pomeroy, County Tyrone, Pomeroy, Rock, County Tyrone, Rock, Seskilgreen , Mid Ulster , - ! BT71 , DUNGANNON , Dungannon, Benburb, Blackwatertown, Bush, Coalisland, Killycolpy, Ardboe, Moygashel, Stewartstown, County Tyrone, Stewartstown , Mid Ulster , - ! BT74 , ENNISKILLEN , Enniskillen town, Boho, County Fermanagh, Boho , Fermanagh and Omagh , - ! BT75 , FIVEMILETOWN , Fivemiletown, Clabby , Mid Ulster, Fermanagh and Omagh , - ! BT76 , CLOGHER , Clogher , Mid Ulster , - ! BT77 , AUGHER , Augher , Mid Ulster , - ! BT78 , OMAGH , Omagh, Dromore, County Tyrone, Dromore, Drumquin, Eskra, Fintona, Killynure, Newtownstewart, Seskanore, Trillick , Fermanagh and Omagh , - ! BT79 , OMAGH , Omagh, Drumlea, Glengawna, Gortin, Mountfield, County Tyrone, Mountfield, Plumbridge, Rosnamuck, Sheskinshule, Sixmilecross , Fermanagh and Omagh , - ! BT80 , COOKSTOWN , Cookstown, Coagh, Tullyhogue , Mid Ulster , - ! BT81 , CASTLEDERG , Castlederg, Aghyaran, Clare, County Tyrone, Clare, Garvetagh, Killen, County Tyrone, Killen, Killeter, Mournebeg, Scraghey, Spamount , Derry City and Strabane , - ! BT82 , STRABANE , Strabane, Artigarvan, Ballymagorry, Bready, Clady, County Tyrone, Clady, Douglas Bridge, Dunamanagh, Sion Mills, Victoria Bridge, County Tyrone, Victoria Bridge , Derry City and Strabane , - ! BT92 , ENNISKILLEN , Lisnaskea, Florencecourt, Derrylin, Newtownbutler , Fermanagh and Omagh , - ! BT93 , ENNISKILLEN , Belleek, County Fermanagh, Belleek, Belcoo, Kesh, County Fermanagh, Kesh, Derrygonnelly, Garrison, County Fermanagh, Garrison , Fermanagh and Omagh , - ! BT94 , ENNISKILLEN , Irvinestown, Ballinamallard, Brookeborough, Tempo, County Fermanagh, Tempo, Maguiresbridge, Lisbellaw , Fermanagh and Omagh ;Note:

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