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EH postcode area
The EH postcode area, also known as the Edinburgh postcode area, is a group of 55 postcode districts covering Scotland's capital city and an extensive surrounding area. The area's post towns are Balerno, Bathgate, Bo'ness, Bonnyrigg, Broxburn, Currie, Dalkeith, Dunbar, East Linton, Edinburgh, Gorebridge, Gullane, Haddington, Heriot, Humbie, Innerleithen, Juniper Green, Kirkliston, Kirknewton, Lasswade, Linlithgow, Livingston, Loanhead, Longniddry, Musselburgh, Newbridge, North Berwick, Pathhead, Peebles, Penicuik, Prestonpans, Rosewell, Roslin, South Queensferry, Tranent, Walkerburn, West Calder and West Linton. It replaced a system of postal district numbers introduced in 1935, with the postcode incorporating the old one or two-digit district number. For example, "45, York Place, Edinburgh, 1" became "45 York Place, Edinburgh EH1 3HP". Mail for the EH postcode area is processed at Edinburgh Mail Centre, along with mail for the KY, PH, DD, FK and TD postcode areas. __TOC__
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The EH postcode area, also known as the Edinburgh postcode area, is a group of 55 postcode districts covering Scotland's capital city and an extensive surrounding area. The area's post towns are Balerno, Bathgate, Bo'ness, Bonnyrigg, Broxburn, Currie, Dalkeith, Dunbar, East Linton, Edinburgh, Gorebridge, Gullane, Haddington, Heriot, Humbie, Innerleithen, Juniper Green, Kirkliston, Kirknewton, Lasswade, Linlithgow, Livingston, Loanhead, Longniddry, Musselburgh, Newbridge, North Berwick, Pathhead, Peebles, Penicuik, Prestonpans, Rosewell, Roslin, South Queensferry, Tranent, Walkerburn, West Calder and West Linton. It replaced a system of postal district numbers introduced in 1935, with the postcode incorporating the old one or two-digit district number. For example, "45, York Place, Edinburgh, 1" became "45 York Place, Edinburgh EH1 3HP". Mail for the EH postcode area is processed at Edinburgh Mail Centre, along with mail for the KY, PH, DD, FK and TD postcode areas. __TOC__
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