# EC postcode area > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/EC_postcode_area > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/EC_postcode_area.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EC_postcode_area > Source revision: 1322691822 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Postcode area within the United Kingdom}} {{Use British English|date=July 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}} {{redirect|EC1|the disastrous exercise in World War I|Battle of May Island}} {{Infobox UK postcode area | area_code = EC }} The '''EC (Eastern Central) postcode area''', also known as the '''London EC postal area''',{{cite book | publisher=Royal Mail Group | title=Address Management Guide | date=2004 | edition=4 | author=Royal Mail | author-link=Royal Mail }} is a group of postcode districts in central [London](/source/London), [England](/source/England). It includes almost all of the [City of London](/source/City_of_London) and parts of the [London boroughs](/source/London_boroughs) of [Islington](/source/Islington), [Camden](/source/Camden_Town), [Hackney](/source/Hackney%2C_London), [Tower Hamlets](/source/London_Borough_of_Tower_Hamlets) and [Westminster](/source/Westminster). The area covered is of very high density development. Deliveries for the EC postcode area are made from [Mount Pleasant Mail Centre](/source/Mount_Pleasant_Mail_Centre). ==Postal administration== The current postcode districts are relatively recent divisions of EC1, EC2, EC3 and EC4, which were established in 1917. When the districts are used for purposes other than the sorting of mail, such as a geographic, spoken reference and on street signs, they continue to be commonly grouped into those four 'districts'. ===List of postcode districts=== {{unreferenced section|date=November 2020}} {{Postcode area table start}} ! EC1A | London | [St Bartholomew's Hospital](/source/St_Bartholomew's_Hospital) | [City of London](/source/City_of_London), [Islington](/source/London_Borough_of_Islington) |- ! EC1M | London | [Clerkenwell](/source/Clerkenwell), [Farringdon](/source/Farringdon%2C_London) | Islington, [Camden](/source/London_Borough_of_Camden), City of London |- ! EC1N | London | [Hatton Garden](/source/Hatton_Garden) | Camden, City of London |- ! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|EC1P | style="background:#FFFFFF;"|London | style="background:#FFFFFF;"| | style="background:#FFFFFF;"|''[non-geographic](/source/Non-geographic_postcode)'' |- ! EC1R | London | [Finsbury](/source/Finsbury), [Finsbury Estate](/source/Finsbury_Estate) (west) | Islington, Camden |- ! EC1V | London | Finsbury (east), [Moorfields Eye Hospital](/source/Moorfields_Eye_Hospital) | Islington, [Hackney](/source/London_Borough_of_Hackney) |- ! EC1Y | London | [St Luke's](/source/St_Luke's%2C_Islington), [Bunhill Fields](/source/Bunhill_Fields) | Islington, City of London |- ! EC2A | London | [Shoreditch](/source/Shoreditch) | Islington, Hackney, City of London |- ! EC2M | London | [Broadgate](/source/Broadgate), [Liverpool Street](/source/Liverpool_Street_station) | City of London, [Tower Hamlets](/source/London_Borough_of_Tower_Hamlets) |- ! EC2N | London | Old Broad Street, [Tower 42](/source/Tower_42) | City of London |- ! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|EC2P | style="background:#FFFFFF;"|London | style="background:#FFFFFF;"| | style="background:#FFFFFF;"|''non-geographic'' |- ! EC2R | London | [Bank of England](/source/Bank_of_England) | City of London |- ! EC2V | London | [Guildhall](/source/Guildhall%2C_London) | City of London |- ! EC2Y | London | [Barbican](/source/Barbican_Estate) | City of London |- ! EC3A | London | [St Mary Axe](/source/St_Mary_Axe), [Aldgate](/source/Aldgate) | City of London |- ! EC3M | London | [Lloyd's of London](/source/Lloyd's_of_London), [Fenchurch Street](/source/Fenchurch_Street) | City of London |- ! EC3N | London | [Tower Hill](/source/Tower_Hill), [Tower of London](/source/Tower_of_London) | Tower Hamlets, City of London |- ! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|EC3P | style="background:#FFFFFF;"|London | style="background:#FFFFFF;"| | style="background:#FFFFFF;"|''non-geographic'' |- ! EC3R | London | [Monument](/source/Monument_to_the_Great_Fire_of_London), [Billingsgate](/source/Billingsgate) | City of London |- ! EC3V | London | [Cornhill](/source/Cornhill%2C_London), [Gracechurch Street](/source/Gracechurch_Street), [Lombard Street](/source/Lombard_Street%2C_London) | City of London |- ! EC4A | London | [Fetter Lane](/source/Fetter_Lane) | City of London, [Westminster](/source/City_of_Westminster) |- ! EC4M | London | [St Paul's](/source/St_Paul's_Cathedral) | City of London |- ! EC4N | London | [Mansion House](/source/Mansion_House%2C_London) | City of London |- ! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|EC4P | style="background:#FFFFFF;"|London | style="background:#FFFFFF;"| | style="background:#FFFFFF;"|''non-geographic'' |- ! EC4R | London | [Cannon Street](/source/Cannon_Street_station) | City of London |- ! EC4V | London | [Blackfriars](/source/Blackfriars%2C_London) | City of London |- ! EC4Y | London | [Temple](/source/Temple%2C_London) | City of London, Westminster |- ! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|EC50 | style="background:#FFFFFF;"|London | style="background:#FFFFFF;"| | style="background:#FFFFFF;"|''non-geographic'' |} ==Boundaries== {{div col|small=yes}} ===EC1=== '''The EC1 postcode district''' ({{coord|51.523|-0.092|region:GB_type:city|name=EC1}}) is roughly bounded by City Road to the northeast and east, Moorgate to the east, Chiswell Street and Newgate Street to the south, Rosebery Avenue to the northwest, and Gray's Inn Road to the west, where it borders [WC postcode area](/source/WC_postcode_area). A long thin protrusion to the north east takes in all of Old Street. Taking in the districts of [Clerkenwell](/source/Clerkenwell), [Finsbury](/source/Finsbury) and the northwestern corner of the [City of London](/source/City_of_London) from [St Paul's Cathedral](/source/St_Paul's_Cathedral).{{cite postcode project|EC1|23 March 2010|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926113432/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/EC1.html}} ===EC2=== The EC2 postcode district ({{coord|51.518|-0.084|region:GB_type:city|name=EC2}}) is roughly bounded by Old Street to the north, Bishopsgate to the east, [Cheapside](/source/Cheapside), Poultry and [Threadneedle Street](/source/Threadneedle_Street) to the south, and Aldersgate to the west. The postcode district includes [Moorgate](/source/Moorgate), [Finsbury Circus](/source/Finsbury_Circus) and [Liverpool Street](/source/Liverpool_Street_station) and roughly covers the northeastern corner of the City of London from St Paul's Cathedral. To the north there are small sections in the [London Borough of Islington](/source/London_Borough_of_Islington) and the [London Borough of Hackney](/source/London_Borough_of_Hackney). Numbers 250-288 Bishopsgate (EC2M) fall within the [London Borough of Tower Hamlets](/source/London_Borough_of_Tower_Hamlets){{cite postcode project|EC2|23 March 2010|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926113902/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/EC2.html}} ===EC3=== The EC3 postcode district ({{coord|51.508|-0.076|region:GB_type:city|name=EC3}}) is roughly bounded by [Minories](/source/Minories) and the [Tower of London](/source/Tower_of_London) to the east, the [River Thames](/source/River_Thames) to the south, [London Bridge](/source/London_Bridge) and Threadneedle Street to the west and Houndsditch to the north. It includes the [Monument](/source/Monument_to_the_Great_Fire_of_London), [Aldgate](/source/Aldgate), [Cornhill](/source/Cornhill%2C_London), [Fenchurch Street](/source/Fenchurch_Street), [Gracechurch Street](/source/Gracechurch_Street), [Leadenhall Street](/source/Leadenhall_Street), [Lombard Street](/source/Lombard_Street%2C_London), [Mincing Lane](/source/Mincing_Lane), [Pudding Lane](/source/Pudding_Lane) and [Tower Hill](/source/Tower_Hill) and roughly covers the southeastern corner of the City of London. A small part is in the [London Borough of Tower Hamlets](/source/London_Borough_of_Tower_Hamlets), including the Tower of London.{{cite postcode project|EC3|23 March 2010|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102231728/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/EC3.html}} ===EC4=== The EC4 postcode district ({{coord|51.511|-0.098|region:GB_type:city|name=EC4}}) is roughly bounded by Cheapside to the north, London Bridge to the east, the River Thames to the south and [Chancery Lane](/source/Chancery_Lane) to the west. It roughly covers the southwestern corner of the City of London, including [Fleet Street](/source/Fleet_Street), [Temple](/source/Temple_Church), [Blackfriars](/source/Blackfriars%2C_London), and [St Paul's Cathedral](/source/St_Paul's_Cathedral). 6 postcodes in EC4 (2 in EC4A and 4 in EC4Y) fall within St. James's ward in [Westminster](/source/City_of_Westminster).{{cite postcode project|EC4|23 March 2010|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927015653/http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/postcodes/places/EC4.html}} {{div col end}} ==Map== {{Attached KML|display=inline}} {{Postcode area imagemap|map=EC postcode area|size=300x300px}} ==See also== * [Postcode Address File](/source/Postcode_Address_File) * [List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom](/source/List_of_postcode_areas_in_the_United_Kingdom) * [London postal district](/source/London_postal_district) ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom}} {{London postcode areas}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ec Postcode Area}} Category:Postcode areas covering London Category:Media and communications in the City of London Category:Media and communications in the London Borough of Hackney Category:Media and communications in the London Borough of Camden Category:Media and communications in the London Borough of Islington Category:Media and communications in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [EC postcode area](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EC_postcode_area) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EC_postcode_area?action=history)). 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