Eircode
E556594
Eircode is Ireland’s national postcode system, assigning unique seven-character codes to individual addresses to improve mail delivery and location services.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eircode Address File | 1 |
| H71 (Eircode routing key) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | postcode system ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Eircode (company) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Irish postcode system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assignsTo |
business addresses
ⓘ
individual addresses ⓘ public buildings ⓘ residential addresses ⓘ |
| codeLength | 7 characters ⓘ |
| codeStructure | three-character routing key plus four-character unique identifier ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| covers |
multi-occupancy buildings
ⓘ
rural areas in Ireland ⓘ urban areas in Ireland ⓘ |
| databaseType | national address database ⓘ |
| excludesCharacters |
I
ⓘ
M ⓘ N ⓘ O ⓘ S ⓘ W ⓘ Z ⓘ |
| formatExample | A65 F4E2 ⓘ |
| formatPattern | A99 A9A9 ⓘ |
| granularity | unique code per letterbox where possible ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2015-07-13 ⓘ |
| launchedInYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| operator | Capita Business Support Services Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
facilitate emergency services location
ⓘ
improve mail delivery ⓘ support location-based services ⓘ support logistics and navigation ⓘ |
| regionCodeType | routing key ⓘ |
| regulator | Commission for Communications Regulation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
geocoding in Ireland
ⓘ
postal addressing in Ireland ⓘ |
| routingKeyFunction | identifies principal post town or area ⓘ |
| routingKeyLength | 3 characters ⓘ |
| uniqueIdentifierFunction | identifies individual address or property ⓘ |
| uniqueIdentifierLength | 4 characters ⓘ |
| usedBy |
An Post
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
emergency services in Ireland ⓘ logistics companies in Ireland ⓘ satellite navigation providers ⓘ utility companies in Ireland ⓘ |
| usesCharacterSet | Latin alphabet letters and digits ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eircode Address File
this entity surface form:
H71 (Eircode routing key)