BS postcode area
The BS postcode area, also known as the Bristol postcode area, is a group of 37 postcode districts in South West England, within eight post towns. These cover the city of Bristol, north Somerset and south Gloucestershire.
Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|BS0
! BS1
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! BS11
! BS13
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! BS15
! BS16
! BS20
! BS21
! BS22
! BS23
! BS24
! BS25
! BS26
! BS27
! BS28
! BS29
! BS30
! BS31
! BS32
! BS34
! BS35
! BS36
! BS37
! BS39
! BS40
! BS41
! BS48
! BS49
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! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|BS99
Historic codes
Until about 1994 different numbers applied to districts from BS12 upwards.No longer existing are: BS12, BS17, BS18 and BS19; these were as follows:
BS12 covered: Almondsbury, Alveston, Aust, Awkley, Bradley Stoke, Earthcote Green, Easter Compton, Elberton, Filton, Ingst, Itchington, Littleton-on-Severn, Morton, Northwick, Oldbury Naite, Oldbury-on-Severn, Olveston, Over, Patchway, Pilning, Redwick,
Rudgeway, Severn Beach, Shepperdine, Stoke Gifford, Thornbury, and Tockington
BS17 covered: Chipping Sodbury, Mangotsfield, Old Sodbury, Pucklechurch, Rangeworthy, Winterbourne, and Yate
BS18 covered: Compton Dando, High Littleton, Saltford, Long Ashton, West Harptree, Wrington, Paulton, Chew Magna, Blagdon, Temple Cloud, and Keynsham.
BS19 covered: Backwell, Churchill, Congresbury, Flax Bourton, Nailsea and Yatton.
The above codes are correct, but not complete. Other towns and villages may have shared these postcodes.