The CO postcode area, also known as the Colchester postcode area, is a group of sixteen postcode districts in the east of England, within nine post towns. These cover northeast Essex (including Colchester, Bures, Clacton-on-Sea, Frinton-on-Sea, Halstead, Harwich, Manningtree and Walton-on-the-Naze) and a small part of south Suffolk (including Sudbury). The main sorting office is in Colchester.
Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
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! CO1
| COLCHESTER
| Colchester
| Colchester
|-
! CO2
| COLCHESTER
| Old Heath, Berechurch, Layer de la Haye
| Colchester
|-
! CO3
| COLCHESTER
| Lexden, Stanway
| Colchester
|-
! CO4
| COLCHESTER
| Greenstead, Highwoods, St Johns, Myland, Boxted, Braiswick
| Colchester
|-
! CO5
| COLCHESTER
| Tiptree, Kelvedon, West Mersea, Peldon, Rowhedge
| Colchester, Braintree, Maldon
|-
! CO6
| COLCHESTER
| Coggeshall, Earls Colne, Marks Tey, Great Tey, Chappel, White Colne, Wakes Colne, Copford, West Bergholt, Great Horkesley, Wormingford, Nayland, Stoke-by-Nayland, Polstead | Colchester, Braintree, Babergh |- ! CO7 | COLCHESTER | Brightlingsea, Wivenhoe, Great Bentley, Alresford | Colchester, Tendring, Babergh |- ! CO8 | BURES | Bures, Alphamstone | Colchester, Braintree, Babergh |- ! CO9 | HALSTEAD | Halstead | Braintree |- ! CO10 | SUDBURY | Sudbury | Babergh, West Suffolk, Braintree |- ! CO11 | MANNINGTREE | Manningtree, Lawford, Mistley, Bradfield, Wrabness, Wix, Horsley Cross, Little Bromley, Brantham, Cattawade | Tendring, Babergh |- ! CO12 | HARWICH | Harwich, Dovercourt, Parkeston, Ramsey, Little Oakley, Great Oakley, Stones Green | Tendring |- ! CO13 | FRINTON-ON-SEA | Frinton-on-Sea | Tendring |- ! CO14 | WALTON ON THE NAZE | Walton-on-the-Naze | Tendring |- ! CO15 | CLACTON-ON-SEA | Clacton-on-Sea, Jaywick | Tendring |- ! CO16 | CLACTON-ON-SEA | Clacton-on-Sea, St Osyth, Little Clacton | Tendring |}
Map
See also
List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom
Postcode Address File
References
External links
Royal Mail's Postcode Address File
A quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)