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The launch of a national postcode system (Eircode, Irish: éirchód [8]) in Ireland began on 28 April 2014. [9] The system incorporates the existing numbered Dublin postal districts as part of the routing key. [10] [11] Eircode provides a unique postcode for each address. [12] The codes, known as Eircodes, consist of seven
Ireland's postcode system (called Eircode) refers to individual properties – not to streets/areas. It is presented in the format A12 A1BC The first 3 characters are a routing key referring to a postal district, and the second 4 characters are a unique, pseudorandom identifier for individual properties.
Although Ireland's routing key areas take a similar format to postcode areas in the United Kingdom (including Northern Ireland), they are not intended as a mnemonic for a county or city name, except for those used in the historic Dublin postal districts. Several towns and townlands can share the same routing key. [3]
The pre-existing Dublin district numbers are a component of the full postcode for relevant addresses, forming part of the routing code, the first three characters of the code. For example, a code for an address in Dublin 1 would start with D01, followed by four characters, hence Dublin D01 B2CD. [18]
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The BT postcode area, also known as the Belfast postcode area, [2] covers all of Northern Ireland and was the last part of the United Kingdom to be coded, between 1970 and 1974. [ citation needed ] This area is a group of 82 postcode districts in Northern Ireland, within 44 post towns and around 47,227 live postcodes.
Dublin Central is one of the most densely populated and socially and ethnically diverse areas in Ireland. [1] The postcode consists of most of the northern city centre, [citation needed] affluent white collar areas around and including Mayor Square, [citation needed] and traditional working class areas such as Sheriff Street. [2]