# CT postcode area > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/CT_postcode_area > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/CT_postcode_area.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CT_postcode_area > Source revision: 1321307156 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Postcode area within the United Kingdom [Template:Attached KML/CT postcode area](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Attached_KML/CT_postcode_area) KML is from Wikidata Postcode area in United Kingdom Canterbury Postcode area CT Coordinates: 51°15′25″N 1°13′55″E / 51.257°N 1.232°E / 51.257; 1.232 Country United Kingdom Postcode area CT Postcode area name Canterbury Post towns 13 Postcode districts 22 Postcode sectors 83 Postcodes (live) 14,846 Postcodes (total) 19,715 Statistics as at May 2020[1] The **CT postcode area**, also known as the **Canterbury postcode area**,[2] is a group of 21 postcode districts in [South East England](/source/South_East_England), within 13 [post towns](/source/Post_town). These cover much of east [Kent](/source/Kent), including [Canterbury](/source/Canterbury), [Dover](/source/Dover), [Folkestone](/source/Folkestone), [Birchington](/source/Birchington-on-Sea), [Broadstairs](/source/Broadstairs), [Deal](/source/Deal%2C_Kent), [Herne Bay](/source/Herne_Bay%2C_Kent), [Hythe](/source/Hythe%2C_Kent), [Margate](/source/Margate), [Ramsgate](/source/Ramsgate), [Sandwich](/source/Sandwich%2C_Kent), [Westgate-on-Sea](/source/Westgate-on-Sea) and [Whitstable](/source/Whitstable). ## Coverage The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: Postcode district Post town Coverage Local authority area(s) CT1 CANTERBURY Canterbury (City centre, St Martins, Northgate and Sturry Road, South Canterbury, Thanington) Canterbury CT2 CANTERBURY Canterbury (Hales Place, London Road, St Stephen’s and Broad Oak Road, St Dunstans and Whitstable Road), Harbledown, Rough Common, Sturry, Fordwich, Blean, Tyler Hill, Broad Oak, Westbere Canterbury CT3 CANTERBURY Wingham, Hersden, Ash, Littlebourne Canterbury, Dover CT4 CANTERBURY Canterbury (Nackington Road, Stuppington), Chartham, Bridge, Nackington, Lower Hardres, Patrixbourne, Bekesbourne, Chartham Hatch, Part of Harbledown and Rough Common Canterbury CT5 WHITSTABLE Whitstable, Seasalter, Tankerton, Chestfield, Swalecliffe, Yorkletts Canterbury CT6 HERNE BAY Herne Bay, Herne, Broomfield, Greenhill, Eddington, Beltinge, Reculver Canterbury CT7 BIRCHINGTON Birchington-on-Sea, St Nicholas-at-Wade, Sarre, Acol Thanet CT8 WESTGATE-ON-SEA Westgate-on-Sea Thanet CT9 MARGATE Margate, Cliftonville, Birchington, Garlinge, Westbrook Thanet CT10 BROADSTAIRS Broadstairs, St Peter's Thanet CT11 RAMSGATE Ramsgate, Pegwell Thanet CT12 RAMSGATE Northwood, Minster-in-Thanet, Cliffsend, Monkton, Manston Thanet CT13 SANDWICH Sandwich, Eastry, Woodnesborough, Great Stonar, Richborough Dover CT14 DEAL Deal, Walmer, Kingsdown, Ringwould, Sholden, Great Mongeham, Worth, Ripple, Tilmanstone, Betteshanger Dover CT15 DOVER Alkham, Lydden, Eythorne, St Margaret's at Cliffe, Elvington Dover CT16 DOVER Dover (town centre and roughly east of A256), Whitfield, Temple Ewell Dover CT17 DOVER Dover (roughly west of A256), Tower Hamlets, River Dover CT18 FOLKESTONE Hawkinge, Lyminge, Etchinghill, Capel-le-Ferne, Densole, Newington Dover, Folkestone and Hythe CT19 FOLKESTONE Folkestone (north), Cheriton Folkestone and Hythe CT20 FOLKESTONE Folkestone (south), Sandgate Folkestone and Hythe CT21 HYTHE Hythe, Saltwood, Lympne, Postling, Newingreen, West Hythe, Westenhanger Folkestone and Hythe CT50 FOLKESTONE Saga Group non-geographic[3] ## Map **[KML file](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Attached_KML/CT_postcode_area&action=raw)** ([edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Attached_KML/CT_postcode_area&action=edit) · [help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Attached_KML)) [Template:Attached KML/CT postcode area](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Attached_KML/CT_postcode_area) KML is from Wikidata CT postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby [ME](/source/ME_postcode_area) and [TN](/source/TN_postcode_area) postcode areas. ## See also - [List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom](/source/List_of_postcode_areas_in_the_United_Kingdom) - [Postcode Address File](/source/Postcode_Address_File) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes"](https://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/geography/products/postcode-directories/-nspp-/onspd-user-guide-and-version-notes.zip) (ZIP). *National Statistics Postcode Products*. [Office for National Statistics](/source/Office_for_National_Statistics). May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, ["Code-Point Open"](https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/products/code-point-open/). *OS OpenData*. [Ordnance Survey](/source/Ordnance_Survey). February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Royal Mail, *Address Management Guide*, (2004) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-nongeo_3-0)** ["Non Geographic Codes"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120916141140/http://www.poweredbypaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/12July_current_non-geos-original.pdf) (PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. July 2012. Archived from [the original](http://www.poweredbypaf.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/12July_current_non-geos-original.pdf) (PDF) on 16 September 2012. 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