The PO postcode area, also known as the Portsmouth postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of 34 postcode districts in southern

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

, within 24

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 ...

s. These cover south-east

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, ...

(including

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off the south coast of England in the Solent, making Portsmouth the only city in En ...

Southsea Southsea is a seaside resort and a geographic area of Portsmouth, Portsea Island in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. Southsea is located 1.8 miles (2.8 km) to the south of Portsmouth's inner city-centre. Southsea began as a f ...

Havant Havant ( ) is a town in the south-east corner of Hampshire, England. Nearby places include Portsmouth to the south-west, Southampton to the west, Waterlooville to north, Chichester to the east and Hayling Island to the south. The wider borough ...

Waterlooville Waterlooville is a town in the Borough of Havant in Hampshire, England, approximately north northeast of Portsmouth. It is the largest town in the borough. The town had a population of 64,350 in the 2011 Census. It is surrounded by Purbrook, ...

, Lee-on-the-Solent,

Gosport Gosport ( ) is a town and non-metropolitan district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Hampshire, England. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 Census, the town had a population of 70,131 and the district had a pop ...

Fareham Fareham ( ) is a market town at the north-west tip of Portsmouth Harbour, between the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton in south east Hampshire, England. It gives its name to the Borough of Fareham. It was historically an important manufac ...

Rowland's Castle Rowlands Castle is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) north of Havant, on the Hampshire/West Sussex border. The focal point of the village is the village green which i ...

, Emsworth and Hayling Island), southwestern

West Sussex West Sussex is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Surrey to the north, East Sussex to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Hampshire to the west. The largest settlement is Cr ...

(including

Chichester Chichester ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in the Chichester District, Chichester district of West Sussex, England.OS Explorer map 120: Chichester, South Harting and Selsey Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher ...

and

Bognor Regis Bognor Regis (), also known as Bognor, is a town and seaside resort in West Sussex on the south coast of England, south-west of London, west of Brighton, south-east of Chichester and east of Portsmouth. Other nearby towns include Littleham ...

) and the

Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight (Help:IPA/English, /waɪt/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''WYTE'') is an island off the south coast of England which, together with its surrounding uninhabited islets and Skerry, skerries, is also a ceremonial county. T ...

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! PO1 , PORTSMOUTH , Old Portsmouth, Portsea,

HMNB Portsmouth His Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth (HMNB Portsmouth) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Devonport). Portsmouth Naval Base is part of the city of Portsmouth; it is loc ...

, Landport, Buckland, Fratton, Kingston , Portsmouth , - ! PO2 , PORTSMOUTH , Kingston, Rudmore, Whale Island, North End, Stamshaw, Tipner, Hilsea , Portsmouth , - ! PO3 , PORTSMOUTH , Hilsea (including Anchorage Park), Copnor, Baffins , Portsmouth , - ! PO4 , SOUTHSEA , Milton, Eastney,

, Horse Sand Fort , Portsmouth , - ! PO5 , SOUTHSEA ,

, Somerstown, Spitbank Fort , Portsmouth , - ! PO6 , PORTSMOUTH , Farlington, Drayton, Cosham, Wymering, Paulsgrove, Port Solent , Portsmouth , - ! PO7 , WATERLOOVILLE ,

, Denmead, Purbrook , Havant, Winchester , - ! PO8 , WATERLOOVILLE , Clanfield, Cowplain, Horndean , East Hampshire, Havant , - !rowspan=2, PO9 , HAVANT ,

, Havant , - , ROWLANDS CASTLE ,

, East Hampshire, Havant , - ! PO10 , EMSWORTH , Emsworth, Southbourne, Westbourne , Chichester, Havant , - ! PO11 , HAYLING ISLAND , Hayling Island , Havant , - ! PO12 , GOSPORT ,

Alverstoke Alverstoke is a village in the borough of Gosport, on the south coast of Hampshire, England. It stretches east–west from Fort Blockhouse, Haslar to Browndown Battery, and is centred east of the shore of Stokes Bay and near the head of a cree ...

, Hardway , Gosport , - !rowspan=2, PO13 , GOSPORT ,

, Gosport , - , LEE-ON-THE-SOLENT , Lee-on-the-Solent , Gosport , - ! PO14 , FAREHAM ,

, Hill Head, Stubbington,

Titchfield Titchfield is a village and former civil parish in the Borough of Fareham, Fareham district, in southern Hampshire, England, by the River Meon. The village has a history stretching back to the 6th century. During the medieval period, the villa ...

, Fareham , - ! PO15 , FAREHAM ,

, Whiteley , Fareham , - ! PO16 , FAREHAM ,

Portchester Portchester is a village in the borough of Fareham in Hampshire, England. It is northwest of Portsmouth and around 18 miles east of Southampton on the A27 road. Its population according to the 2011 United Kingdom census was 17,789. Name Portc ...

, Fareham , - ! PO17 , FAREHAM , Wickham , Winchester , - ! PO18 , CHICHESTER ,

Bosham Bosham () is a coastal village, ecclesiastical parish and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, within the historic county of Sussex, England, centred about west of Chichester with its clustered developed part west of this. ...

Boxgrove Boxgrove is a village, parish, ecclesiastical parish and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Chichester (district), Chichester District of the English county of West Sussex, about north east of the city of Chichester. The village is ...

, Eartham, East Dean, Goodwood, Funtington, Nutbourne , Chichester , - ! PO19 , CHICHESTER ,

, Fishbourne , Chichester , - ! PO20 , CHICHESTER ,

Selsey Selsey () is a seaside town and civil parishes in England, civil parish, about south of Chichester, West Sussex, England. Selsey lies at the southernmost point of the Manhood Peninsula, almost cut off from mainland Sussex by the sea. It is in ...

, West Wittering, East Wittering, Tangmere, Oving, Westergate, Eastergate , Arun, Chichester , - ! PO21 , BOGNOR REGIS ,

, Aldwick, Pagham , Arun , - ! PO22 , BOGNOR REGIS ,

, Barnham, Elmer, Felpham, Middleton-on-Sea , Arun , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", PO24 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", PORTSMOUTH , style="background:#FFFFFF;", Census 2021 (its main national office) , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! PO30 , NEWPORT , Newport , Isle of Wight , - ! PO31 , COWES ,

Cowes Cowes () is an England, English port, seaport town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. Cowes is located on the west bank of the estuary of the River Medina, facing the smaller town of East Cowes on the east bank. The two towns are linked b ...

, Gurnard , Isle of Wight , - ! PO32 , EAST COWES ,

East Cowes East Cowes is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the north of the Isle of Wight, on the east bank of the River Medina, next to its west bank neighbour Cowes. It has a population of 8,428 according to the United Kingdom Census ...

, Whippingham , Isle of Wight , - ! PO33 , RYDE , Ryde, St Helens Fort , Isle of Wight , - ! PO34 , SEAVIEW , Seaview, No Man's Land Fort , Isle of Wight , - ! PO35 , BEMBRIDGE ,

Bembridge Bembridge is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish located on the easternmost point of the Isle of Wight. It had a population of 3,848 according to the 2001 census of the United Kingdom, leading to the implausible claim by so ...

, Whitecliff Bay , Isle of Wight , - ! PO36 , SANDOWN , Sandown , Isle of Wight , - ! PO37 , SHANKLIN ,

Shanklin Shanklin () is a seaside resort town and civil parishes in England, civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England, located on Sandown Bay. Shanklin is the southernmost of three settlements which occupy the bay, and is close to Lake, Isle of Wight, ...

, Isle of Wight , - ! PO38 , VENTNOR ,

Ventnor Ventnor () is a seaside resort town and civil parishes in England, civil parish established in the Victorian era on the southeast coast of the Isle of Wight, England, from Newport, Isle of Wight, Newport. It is situated south of St Boniface D ...

, Isle of Wight , - ! PO39 , TOTLAND BAY , Totland Bay,

Alum Bay Alum Bay is a bay near the westernmost point of the Isle of Wight, England, within close sight of the Needles rock formation. Of geological interest and a tourist attraction, the bay is noted for its multi-coloured sand cliffs. The waters and ad ...

, Isle of Wight , - ! PO40 , FRESHWATER ,

Freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. The term excludes seawater and brackish water, but it does include non-salty mi ...

, Isle of Wight , - ! PO41 , YARMOUTH , Yarmouth , Isle of Wight

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Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom Postcode areas covering South East England

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