The AL postcode area, also known as the St Albans postcode area, is a group of ten postcode districts in England, within five post towns. These cover central Hertfordshire, including St Albans, Harpenden, Welwyn, Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield.

Mail for this area is processed at the Home Counties North Mail Centre in Hemel Hempstead, and is delivered from offices at St Albans (Brick Knoll Park AL1), Harpenden (Station Road AL5), and Hatfield (Town Centre AL10). The area covered includes most of the St Albans and Welwyn Hatfield districts, plus the northeastern part of the Dacorum district and very small parts of the Hertsmere, North Hertfordshire and East Hertfordshire districts.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode districtPost townCoverageLocal authority area(s)
AL1ST ALBANSSt Albans (centre)St Albans
AL2ST ALBANSSt Albans (south), Bricket Wood, Colney Street, Frogmore, London Colney, Napsbury, Park Street, Potters Crouch, Chiswell GreenSt Albans, Hertsmere
AL3ST ALBANSSt Albans (west), Childwickbury, Flamstead, Gorhambury, Markyate, New Greens, Porters Wood, Redbourn, SandridgeSt Albans, Dacorum
AL4ST ALBANSSt Albans (east), Blackmore End, Colney Heath, Jersey Farm, Marshalswick, Oaklands, Sandridge, Smallford, Tyttenhanger, WheathampsteadSt Albans, Hertsmere, North Hertfordshire
AL5HARPENDENHarpenden, Kinsbourne GreenSt Albans
AL6WELWYNWelwyn, Ayot St Peter, Ayot St Lawrence, Digswell, Rabley Heath, TewinWelwyn Hatfield, East Hertfordshire, North Hertfordshire
AL7WELWYN GARDEN CITYWelwyn Garden City (east)Welwyn Hatfield
AL8WELWYN GARDEN CITYWelwyn Garden City (west), LemsfordWelwyn Hatfield
AL9HATFIELDHatfield (Old Hatfield), Brookmans Park, Essendon, North Mymms, Welham GreenWelwyn Hatfield
AL10HATFIELDHatfield (new town)Welwyn Hatfield

Map

AL postcode area map, showing postcode districts, post towns and neighbouring postcode areas.
AL postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby EN, HP, LU, SG and WD postcode areas.

See also