The CA postcode area, also known as the Carlisle postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Alston

Alston, Cumbria

Alston is a small town in Cumbria, England on the River South Tyne. It is one of the highest elevation towns in the country, at about 1,000 feet above sea level.-Geography:...

, Appleby-in-Westmorland

Appleby-in-Westmorland

Appleby-in-Westmorland is a town and civil parish in Cumbria, in North West England. It is situated within a loop of the River Eden and has a population of approximately 2,500. It is in the historic county of Westmorland, of which it was the county town. The town's name was simply Appleby, until...

, Beckermet

Beckermet

Beckermet is a village, civil parish and post town in the English county of Cumbria, located near the coast between Egremont and Seascale. Historically within Cumberland, it is served by Braystones railway station and is less than a mile west of the A595 road...

, Brampton

Brampton, Carlisle, Cumbria

Brampton is a small market town and civil parish within the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England about 9 miles east of Carlisle and 2 miles south of Hadrian's Wall. It is situated off the A69 road which bypasses it...

, Carlisle, Cleator

Cleator

Cleator is a village in the English county of Cumbria and within the boundaries of the traditional county of Cumberland.Cleator is 1½ miles south of the town of Cleator Moor on the A5086 road. Cleator was the original village, Cleator Moor being the moor above the village. It is the site of the...

, Cleator Moor

Cleator Moor

Cleator Moor is a small town and civil parish in the English county of Cumbria and within the boundaries of the traditional county of Cumberland....

, Cockermouth

Cockermouth

-History:The Romans created a fort at Derventio, now the adjoining village of Papcastle, to protect the river crossing, which had become located on a major route for troops heading towards Hadrian's Wall....

, Egremont

Egremont, Cumbria

Egremont is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Copeland in Cumbria, England, south of Whitehaven and on the River Ehen. The town, which lies at the foot of Uldale Valley and Dent Fell, was historically within Cumberland and has a long industrial heritage including dyeing, weaving and...

, Frizington

Frizington

Frizington is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically, it was a collection of farms and houses, but became a unified village as a result of the mining opportunities in the area. The village is known for its church, which was built in 1867-1868...

, Holmrook

Holmrook

Holmrook is a linear village in the English county of Cumbria. It lies along the A595 road on the west banks of the River Irt. The B5344 road connects it to Drigg, with its railway station less than two miles to the west....

, Keswick

Keswick, Cumbria

Keswick is a market town and civil parish within the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. It had a population of 4,984, according to the 2001 census, and is situated just north of Derwent Water, and a short distance from Bassenthwaite Lake, both in the Lake District National Park...

, Kirkby Stephen

Kirkby Stephen

Kirkby Stephen is a civil parish and small market town in Cumbria, in North West England which historically, is part of Westmorland. The town is located on the A685, surrounded by sparsely populated hill country, and about from the two nearest larger towns, Kendal and Penrith...

, Maryport

Maryport

Maryport is a town and civil parish within the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England, in the historic county of Cumberland. It is located on the A596 road north of Workington, and is the southernmost town on the Solway Firth. Maryport railway station is on the Cumbrian Coast Line. The town is in...

, Moor Row

Moor Row

Moor Row is a village situated in North West England. It is in Cumbria and is located on a minor road off the A595 road south of Whitehaven.Moor Row is a residential community situated between Whitehaven and Egremont on Cumbria's coastal plain...

, Penrith

Penrith, Cumbria

Penrith was an urban district between 1894 and 1974, when it was merged into Eden District.The authority's area was coterminous with the civil parish of Penrith although when the council was abolished Penrith became an unparished area....

, Ravenglass

Ravenglass

Ravenglass is a small coastal village and natural harbour in Cumbria, England. It is the only coastal town within the Lake District National Park...

, Seascale

Seascale

Seascale is a village and civil parish on the Irish Sea coast of Cumbria in north-west England.-History:The place-name indicates that it was inhabited by Norse settlers, probably before 1000 AD. It is derived from skali, meaning in Norse a wooden hut or shelter...

, St Bees

St Bees

St Bees is a village and civil parish in the Copeland district of Cumbria, in the North of England, about five miles west southwest of Whitehaven. The parish had a population of 1,717 according to the 2001 census. Within the parish is St...

, Whitehaven

Whitehaven

Whitehaven is a small town and port on the coast of Cumbria, England, which lies equidistant between the county's two largest settlements, Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness, and is served by the Cumbrian Coast Line and the A595 road...

, Wigton

Wigton

Wigton is a small market town and civil parish outside the Lake District, in the administrative county of Cumbria in England, and traditionally in Cumberland. It is the bustling and thriving centre of the Solway Plain, situated between the Caldbeck Fells and the Solway coast...

 and Workington

Workington

Workington is a town, civil parish and port on the west coast of Cumbria, England, at the mouth of the River Derwent. Lying within the Borough of Allerdale, Workington is southwest of Carlisle, west of Cockermouth, and southwest of Maryport...

 in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
|-
! CA1
| CARLISLE
| Carlisle East
| City of Carlisle

City of Carlisle

The City of Carlisle is a local government district of Cumbria, England, with the status of a city and non-metropolitan district. It is named after its largest settlement, Carlisle, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Brampton and Longtown, as well as outlying villages...

|-
! CA2
| CARLISLE
| Carlisle South West
| City of Carlisle
|-
! CA3
| CARLISLE
| Carlisle North
| City of Carlisle
|-
! CA4
| CARLISLE
| Warwick Bridge, Wetheral, Cumwhinton & Armathwaite
| City of Carlisle, Eden

Eden, Cumbria

Eden is a local government district in Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Penrith. It is named after the River Eden which flows north through the district toward Carlisle....

|-
! CA5
| CARLISLE
| Dalston and Burgh by Sands
| City of Carlisle, Allerdale

Allerdale

Allerdale is a non-metropolitan district of Cumbria, England, with borough status. Its council is based in Workington and the borough has a population of 93,492 according to the 2001 census....

|-
! CA6
| CARLISLE
| Longtown, Bewcastle
| City of Carlisle
|-
! CA7
| WIGTON; CARLISLE
| Wigton, Silloth, Aspatria, Caldbeck & Hesket Newmarket
| Allerdale, Eden
|-
! CA8
| BRAMPTON; CARLISLE
| Brampton, Gilsland, Greenhead & Slaggyford
| City of Carlisle, Northumberland (unitary)

Northumberland County Council

Northumberland County Council is a unitary authority in North East England. It was originally formed in 1889 as the council for the administrative county of Northumberland and reformed in 1974 to cover a the newly formed non-metropolitan county of Northumberland...

|-
! CA9
| ALSTON
| Alston, Garrigill & Nenthead
| Eden, Northumberland
|-
! CA10
| PENRITH
| Penrith Carleton Hall area, Shap, Tebay, Langwathby, Lazonby & Pooley Bridge
| Eden, South Lakeland

South Lakeland

South Lakeland is a local government district in Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Kendal. It includes much of the Lake District.The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972...

|-
! CA11
| PENRITH
| Penrith (most), Stainton, Mungrisdale, Glenridding & Patterdale
| Eden
|-
! CA12
| KESWICK
| Keswick, Seatoller, Braithwaite, Bassenthwaite & Threlkeld
| Allerdale, Eden
|-
! CA13
| COCKERMOUTH
| Cockermouth, Lorton & Buttermere
| Allerdale
|-
! CA14
| WORKINGTON
| Workington, Distington & Seaton
| Allerdale, Copeland
|-
! CA15
| MARYPORT
| Maryport, Dearham, Flimby & Allonby
| Allerdale
|-
! CA16
| APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND
| Appleby-in-Westmorland
| Eden
|-
! CA17
| KIRKBY STEPHEN
| Kirkby Stephen, Brough & Ravenstonedale
| Eden, South Lakeland
|-
! CA18
| RAVENGLASS
| Ravenglass
| Copeland
|-
! CA19
| HOLMROOK
| Holmrook, Santon Bridge & Eskdale

Eskdale

-United Kingdom:*Eskdale, Cumbria, England*Eskdale, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland*Eskdale, North Yorkshire, England*Eskdale , Cumberland, England, former constituency-United States:...

| Copeland
|-
! CA20
| SEASCALE
| Seascale, Sellafield, Gosforth & Wasdale Head
| Copeland
|-
! CA21
| BECKERMET
| Beckermet
| Copeland
|-
! CA22
| EGREMONT
| Egremont & Thornhill
| Copeland
|-
! CA23
| CLEATOR
| Ennerdale Bridge
| Copeland
|-
! CA24
| MOOR ROW
| Moor Row
| Copeland
|-
! CA25
| CLEATOR MOOR
| Cleator Moor
| Copeland
|-
! CA26
| FRIZINGTON
| Frizington & Croasdale
| Copeland
|-
! CA27
| ST. BEES
| St. Bees
| Copeland
|-
! CA28
| WHITEHAVEN
| Whitehaven & Sandwith
| Copeland
|-
! CA95
| WORKINGTON
| non-geographic
| Allerdale
|}