The AB postcode area, also known as the Aberdeen postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....

, Aberlour

Aberlour

Aberlour , is the name of a place in Moray, Scotland, 12 miles south of Elgin on the road to Grantown. A burn , a tributary of the River Spey, and surrounding parish, are both named Aberlour, but the name is most commonly used in reference to the village which straddles the stream and flanks the...

, Aboyne

Aboyne

Aboyne is a village on the edge of the Highlands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, approximately west of Aberdeen. It has a rugby club, which plays on The Green and also has a swimming pool, a golf course with 18 holes, all-weather tennis courts, and a bowling green...

, Alford

Alford, Aberdeenshire

Alford is a large village in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland, lying just south of the River Don. It lies within the Howe of Alford which occupies the middle reaches of the River Don....

, Ballater

Ballater

Ballater is a burgh in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on the River Dee, immediately east of the Cairngorm Mountains. Situated at a height of 123m in elevation, Ballater is a centre for hikers and known for its spring water, once said to cure scrofula.-History:The medieval pattern of development along...

, Ballindalloch

Ballindalloch

Ballindalloch is a small village on the River Spey in Scotland.It is known for its whisky distilleries and for Ballindalloch Castle.-See also:*Glenfarclas Single Malt*Tomintoul...

, Banchory

Banchory

Banchory is a burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying approximately 18 miles west of Aberdeen, near where the Feugh River meets the River Dee.- Overview :...

, Banff

Banff, Aberdeenshire

Banff is a town in the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Banff is situated on Banff Bay and faces the town of Macduff across the estuary of the River Deveron...

, Buckie

Buckie

Buckie is a burgh town on the Moray Firth coast of Scotland in Moray. Buckie was the largest town in Banffshire by some thousands of inhabitants before regionalisation in 1975 removed that political division from the map of Scotland...

, Ellon, Fraserburgh

Fraserburgh

Fraserburgh is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland with a population recorded in the 2001 Census at 12,454 and estimated at 12,630 in 2006. It lies at the extreme northeast corner of Aberdeenshire, around north of Aberdeen, and north of Peterhead...

, Huntly, Insch

Insch

Insch is a village in Garioch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located approximately from the city of Aberdeen.-Etymology:The name of the village may have come from the Scottish Gaelic innis, meaning an island, or, as in this context, a piece of terra firma in a marsh...

, Inverurie

Inverurie

Inverurie is a Royal Burgh and town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately north west of Aberdeen on the A96 road and is served by Inverurie railway station on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line...

, Keith, Laurencekirk

Laurencekirk

Laurencekirk is a small town in the ancient county of Kincardineshire, modern county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, just off the A90 Dundee to Aberdeen main road. It is the largest settlement in the Howe o' the Mearns area and houses the local secondary school; Mearns Academy, which was awarded the...

, Macduff

Macduff, Aberdeenshire

Macduff is a town in the Banff and Buchan area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Macduff is situated on Banff Bay and faces the town of Banff across the estuary of the River Deveron...

, Milltimber

Milltimber

Milltimber is a suburb to the west of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is situated approximately 8 miles inland of the North Sea, around 6 miles west of Aberdeen....

, Peterculter

Peterculter

Peterculter , also known as Culter, is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland approximately eight miles inland from Aberdeen city centre. Peterculter is situated along the northern banks of the River Dee in the vicinity of the confluences with Crynoch Burn and Leuchar Burn...

, Peterhead

Peterhead

Peterhead is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement , with a population of 17,947 at the 2001 Census and estimated to have fallen to 17,330 by 2006....

, Portlethen

Portlethen

Portlethen is a town located approximately 7 miles south of Aberdeen, Scotland along the A90. The estimated population is currently 7,327.To the east of Portlethen lie three fishing villages: Findon, Downies and Portlethen Village .Although Portlethen has been granted official town status, it...

, Stonehaven

Stonehaven

Stonehaven is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies on Scotland's northeast coast and had a population of 9,577 in 2001 census.Stonehaven, county town of Kincardineshire, grew around an Iron Age fishing village, now the "Auld Toon" , and expanded inland from the seaside...

, Strathdon

Strathdon

Strathdon is an area in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is situated in the strath of the River Don, 45 miles west of Aberdeen in the Highlands...

, Turriff

Turriff

Turriff is a town and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It is approximately above sea level, and has a population of 5,708.Turriff is known locally as Turra in the Doric dialect of Scots...

 and Westhill in Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

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! AB10
| ABERDEEN
| Aberdeen city centre, Bridge of Dee

Bridge of Dee

The Bridge of Dee or Brig o' Dee is a road bridge over the River Dee in Aberdeen, Scotland. The term is also used for the surrounding area of the city. Dating from 1527, the bridge crosses at what was once the City of Aberdeen's southern boundary...

, Mannofield

Mannofield

Mannofield is an affluent, middle class area of the City of Aberdeen, Scotland. The population of Mannofield is 17,987 . It is situated in the west end of the city and is accessible by travelling through the A93 Aberdeen - Perth road, the A90 Edinburgh to Fraserburgh road and the A96...

| Aberdeen
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! AB11
| ABERDEEN
| Aberdeen city centre, Torry

Torry

-Setting and historical development:Torry, lying on the south bank of the River Dee, was once a Royal Burgh in its own right, having been erected a burgh of barony in 1495. It was incorporated into Aberdeen in 1891, after the construction of the Victoria Bridge, itself made possible by the 1871...

| Aberdeen
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! AB12
| ABERDEEN
| Aberdeen, Altens

Altens

Altens is a district in the city of Aberdeen, on the north-east coast of Scotland, United Kingdom.Altens is home to a large industrial estate, alongside a similar estate in neighbouring Tullos...

, Ardoe, Banchory Devenick, Blairs, Bridge of Dee

Bridge of Dee

The Bridge of Dee or Brig o' Dee is a road bridge over the River Dee in Aberdeen, Scotland. The term is also used for the surrounding area of the city. Dating from 1527, the bridge crosses at what was once the City of Aberdeen's southern boundary...

, Cove Bay

Cove Bay

Cove Bay is a suburb on the south-east edge of Aberdeen, Scotland. The 2001 Census showed the population as 7,157 .Today Cove is a popular residential location owing to its village-like status and the nearby Altens and Tullos Industrial Estates, affording ample employment opportunities...

, Maryculter

Maryculter

Maryculter or Kirkton of Maryculter is a village in the Lower Deeside area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The River Dee separates it from the town of Peterculter, and the B979 road runs through Maryculter. There are two hotels: The Old Mill Inn, a former coaching inn that dates back 200 years, and...

, Nigg

Nigg, Aberdeen

Nigg is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland, south of the River Dee. The area has a bay known as the Bay of Nigg or Nigg Bay, immediately south of a coastal golf course, and a farm that is also a visitor attraction, known as Doonies Farm.-History:...

, Portlethen

Portlethen

Portlethen is a town located approximately 7 miles south of Aberdeen, Scotland along the A90. The estimated population is currently 7,327.To the east of Portlethen lie three fishing villages: Findon, Downies and Portlethen Village .Although Portlethen has been granted official town status, it...

| Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
|-
! AB13
| MILLTIMBER
| Milltimber

Milltimber

Milltimber is a suburb to the west of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is situated approximately 8 miles inland of the North Sea, around 6 miles west of Aberdeen....

| Aberdeen
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! AB14
| PETERCULTER
| Peterculter

Peterculter

Peterculter , also known as Culter, is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland approximately eight miles inland from Aberdeen city centre. Peterculter is situated along the northern banks of the River Dee in the vicinity of the confluences with Crynoch Burn and Leuchar Burn...

, Upper Anguston
| Aberdeen
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! AB15
| ABERDEEN
| Aberdeen, Bieldside

Bieldside

Bieldside is a suburb to the west of Aberdeen, Scotland, together with its neighbouring village of Cults. It has one pub/restaurant Bieldside is a suburb to the west of Aberdeen, Scotland, together with its neighbouring village of Cults. It has one pub/restaurant Bieldside is a suburb to the west...

, Craigiebuckler, Cults, Hazlehead, Kingswells

Kingswells

Kingswells is a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, situated west of the city centre, east of Westhill, north of Cults and south of Dyce.Kingswells has existed as a village for centuries, but only in the 1980s did it expand greatly as a result of the boom in the oil industry...

, Mannofield

Mannofield

Mannofield is an affluent, middle class area of the City of Aberdeen, Scotland. The population of Mannofield is 17,987 . It is situated in the west end of the city and is accessible by travelling through the A93 Aberdeen - Perth road, the A90 Edinburgh to Fraserburgh road and the A96...

, Milltimber

Milltimber

Milltimber is a suburb to the west of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is situated approximately 8 miles inland of the North Sea, around 6 miles west of Aberdeen....

, Summerhill

Summerhill, Aberdeen

Summerhill is an area of the city of Aberdeen, in the north-east of Scotland, United Kingdom....

| Aberdeen
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! AB16
| ABERDEEN
| Aberdeen, Mastrick

Mastrick

Mastrick is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland, located on the western fringes of the city around 2.5 miles from the city centre. It currently has a population of 7871 and an unemployment rate of 1.6%. Residential property in the area is a mix of houses and flats, 23% of which are still council owned...

, Northfield, Middlefield, Cornhill

Cornhill, Aberdeen

Cornhill is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland.At the west there is a bar , the small Cornhill Shopping Centre whose main store is a supermarket, to the south it stretches as far as Forresterhill Hospital and to the east its area covers as far as Ashgrove....

| Aberdeen
|-
! AB21
| ABERDEEN
| Aberdeen, Blackburn

Blackburn, Aberdeenshire

Blackburn is a rapidly growing commuter town just northwest of Aberdeen, Scotland, and is situated in Aberdeenshire. It has an industrial estate. It has a small primary school and a £5 million community hall which was publicly opened by The Princess Royal in 2005.- References :...

, Bucksburn

Bucksburn

Bucksburn is an area of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, named after the stream that flows through it. Bucksburn was formerly a market village before being swallowed up by the spread of the city. It is now categorised as a "Neighbourhood" by Aberdeen City Council...

, Dyce

Dyce

Dyce is a civil parish and suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, about north west of Aberdeen city centre, and best known as the location of the city's airport. It is on the River Don.- History :...

, Fintray, Kinellar, Newmachar

Newmachar

Newmachar is a village in the north-east of Scotland located within the Aberdeenshire local authority. Situated 10 miles to the north-west of Aberdeen, the settlement has an estimated population of 2,400.-Overview:...

, Whiterashes

Whiterashes

Whiterashes is a hamlet in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying to the north-west of Newmachar and south-east of Oldmeldrum on the A947 road.-Sources:* in the Gazetteer for Scotland....

| Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
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! AB22
| ABERDEEN
| Aberdeen, Bridge of Don

Bridge of Don

Bridge of Don is a suburb in the north of Aberdeen, Scotland. It has an estimated population of over 22,000.Bridge of Don is split into smaller areas...

, Danestone

Danestone

Danestone is a small, village-like area of Aberdeen, Scotland and is actually part of one of Europe's biggest suburbs, Bridge of Don.Located north-west of Aberdeen City Centre, Danestone is a relatively new area of Aberdeen...

, Grandholm, Persley
| Aberdeen
|-
! AB23
| ABERDEEN
| Aberdeen, Balmedie, Belhelvie

Belhelvie

Belhelvie is a small village and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. The parish has a population of 3,802, of which 1,653 are in the village. It was the site of a suspected water pollution incident in 2006.-Notable people:...

, Bridge of Don

Bridge of Don

Bridge of Don is a suburb in the north of Aberdeen, Scotland. It has an estimated population of over 22,000.Bridge of Don is split into smaller areas...

, Potterton

Potterton

Potterton is a village north of Aberdeen, Scotland, in Aberdeenshire, west of Balmedie. Population in 1991 was 1159, falling by 2001 to 886.-References:...

, Whitecairns

Whitecairns

Whitecairns is a village in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying north of Potterton and south of Pitmedden on the B999 road....

| Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
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! AB24
| ABERDEEN
| Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen

Old Aberdeen

Old Aberdeen is part of the city of Aberdeen in Scotland. Old Aberdeen was originally a separate burgh, which was erected into a burgh of barony on 26 December 1489. It was incorporated into adjacent Aberdeen by Act of Parliament in 1891...

, Woodside

Woodside, Aberdeen

Woodside is a part of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom.The area used to be separate from the city but was incorporated in 1891....

, Tillydrone

Tillydrone

Tillydrone is an area of the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. Lying north of the city centre and slightly north-west of Old Aberdeen, it is roughly bounded by the River Don, St Machar Drive, and the main Aberdeen-Inverness railway line...

, Seaton, Bedford
| Aberdeen
|-
! AB25
| ABERDEEN
| Aberdeen city centre, Kittybrewster

Kittybrewster

Kittybrewster is an area within Aberdeen, Scotland, north of the city centre and roughly south-west of Old Aberdeen.-Transport:Within the area the A9012 road joins the A978 road; there are also several railway tracks, one of which follows the route of the Aberdeenshire Canal...

, Foresterhill

Foresterhill

Foresterhill is an area in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is the site of the city's main hospitals , as well as the medical school and medical science departments of the University of Aberdeen...

, Rosemount

Rosemount, Aberdeen

Rosemount is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland. When referring to Rosemount, the area is generally taken to include Rosemount Place and the surrounding streets. It is situated to the north west of the city centre and is bounded by Mid Stocket, Queens Cross and Berryden.The area is largely Victorian...

, George Street

George Street, Aberdeen

George Street is a street in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland.At its northern end it meets the area of Kittybrewster. Running south and slightly east, George Street heads towards the city centre...

| Aberdeen
|-
! AB30
| LAURENCEKIRK
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| Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...

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! AB31
| BANCHORY
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| Aberdeenshire
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! AB32
| WESTHILL
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| Aberdeenshire
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! AB33
| ALFORD
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| Aberdeenshire
|-
! AB34
| ABOYNE
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| Aberdeenshire
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! AB35
| BALLATER
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| Aberdeenshire
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! AB36
| STRATHDON
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| Aberdeenshire
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! AB37
| BALLINDALLOCH
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| Moray
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! AB38
| ABERLOUR
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| Moray
|-
! AB39
| STONEHAVEN
| Stonehaven

Stonehaven

Stonehaven is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies on Scotland's northeast coast and had a population of 9,577 in 2001 census.Stonehaven, county town of Kincardineshire, grew around an Iron Age fishing village, now the "Auld Toon" , and expanded inland from the seaside...

, Newtonhill

Newtonhill

Newtonhill is a farming village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It has been popular with farm workers and tradesmen for decades for its cheap housing and location, just six miles south of Aberdeen.-Facilities:...

| Aberdeenshire
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! AB41
| ELLON
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| Aberdeenshire
|-
! AB42
| PETERHEAD
| Hatton, St. Fergus
| Aberdeenshire
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! AB43
| FRASERBURGH
| Crimond
| Aberdeenshire
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! AB44
| MACDUFF
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| Aberdeenshire
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! AB45
| BANFF
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| Aberdeenshire
|-
! AB51
| INVERURIE
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| Aberdeenshire
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! AB52
| INSCH
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| Aberdeenshire
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! AB53
| TURRIFF
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| Aberdeenshire
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! AB54
| HUNTLY
| Aberchirder, Cabrach, Cairnie, Forgue, Gartly, Glass, Kennethmont, Lumsden, Rhynie, Rothiemay
| Aberdeenshire, Moray
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! AB55
| KEITH
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| Moray

Moray

Moray is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.- History :...

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! AB56
| BUCKIE
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| Moray
|-
! AB99
| ABERDEEN
| Non-geographic postcode
| Aberdeen City

|}Originally, only postcode district numbers AB1 to AB5 were used, but in August 1990 the area was recoded to allocate a separate district number to each Post Town. At the same time, the postcode districts IV33, 34 & 35 were recoded as part of AB38.