St Albans | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates:51°46′37″N0°17′10″W / 51.777°N 0.286°W /51.777; -0.286 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | AL |
| Postcode area name | St Albans |
| Post towns | 5 |
| Postcode districts | 10 |
| Postcode sectors | 39 |
| Postcodes (live) | 7,762 |
| Postcodes (total) | 11,325 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
TheAL postcode area, also known as theSt Albans postcode area,[2] is a group of ten postcode districts inEngland, within fivepost towns. These cover centralHertfordshire, includingSt Albans,Harpenden,Welwyn,Welwyn Garden City andHatfield.
Mail for this area is processed at the Home Counties North Mail Centre inHemel Hempstead, and is delivered from offices at St Albans (Brick Knoll Park AL1), Harpenden (Station Road AL5), and Hatfield (Town Centre AL10). The area covered includes most of theSt Albans andWelwyn Hatfield districts, plus the northeastern part of theDacorum district and very small parts of theHertsmere,North Hertfordshire andEast Hertfordshire districts.
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
