Postcodes were introduced in the
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man ( , also ), or Mann ( ), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Govern ...
in 1993, with the island becoming the IM postcode area. Each town or area is associated with one or more postcode districts, assigned by
Isle of Man Post Office
The Isle of Man Post Office (), which formerly used the trading name Isle of Man Post, operates postal collection, ancillary mail services, philatelic goods and delivery services and post office counter services on the Isle of Man.
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. Outside the larger towns, the postcode districts are further broken down and each postal sector is assigned to a number of villages and settlements.
Mail for the IM postcode area is processed by the
Isle of Man Post Office
The Isle of Man Post Office (), which formerly used the trading name Isle of Man Post, operates postal collection, ancillary mail services, philatelic goods and delivery services and post office counter services on the Isle of Man.
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at their headquarters in
Douglas.
Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts (and sectors, where relevant) is as follows. In each case the
post town
A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in t ...
is "ISLE OF MAN". The "coverage" column includes the next digit of the post code (the sector).
See also
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Postcode Address File
The Postcode Address File (PAF) is a database that contains all known ''Delivery point, delivery points'' and postcodes in the United Kingdom. The PAF is a collection of over 29 million Royal Mail postal addresses and 1.8 million postcodes. ...
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List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom
This is a list of postcode areas, used by Royal Mail for the purposes of directing mail within the United Kingdom. The postcode area is the largest geographical unit used and forms the initial characters of the alphanumeric UK postcode. There are ...
References
External links
Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
Postcode Area IM
Postcodes Area IM
Postcode areas covering dependent territories of the United Kingdom
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