Postboxes vs Postcodes & Postbox Search

Postbox Finder UK helps you locate nearby postboxes and post offices in the UK using the GPS built into your phone. The coverage is extensive although there are postboxes that are not currently included in the app. If you do find missing postboxes, then please help by registering at https://openstreetmap.org and creating or updating incorrect information. Once the update is confirmed at OpenStreetMap, you will be able to use the refresh button in the app to download the updates. We are now using OpenStreetMap at the data source for the postbox and post office location information, “© OpenStreetMap contributors”. The data is available under the Open Database Licence. https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright There is a whole new interface to the app that allows you to request data updates from OpenStreetMap within 16km of the centre of the map, you can now use toggles in the top menu to allow you to filter to only see postboxes, post offices or both. There is new clustering functionality in the map interface so that you can better see the information on the map, and a new circular radius overlay that helps you see clearly the area that you are currently viewing postbox data within, since we cannot place all 400,000+ data items on the map at once. If you are having issues with the application then please contact the support email address and we will try our best to resolve the problem

Need a postcode or postbox fast? We’ve got you covered. Making deliveries or driving a cab? Filling out paperwork that needs your full postcode? Or maybe you’re trying to find the nearest postbox or post office? No worries. Just open the app and sort it in seconds. You can also search for a postcode by address or tap anywhere on the map to get the one you need. Save your favourite places too and look them up later when it suits you. Got an Apple Watch? Brilliant. Your current postcode is just a tap away, right on your wrist. Fun fact: Some British Overseas Territories have their own UK postcodes: • TDCU 1ZZ – Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha • BBND 1ZZ – British Indian Ocean Territory • BIQQ 1ZZ – British Antarctic Territory • FIQQ 1ZZ – Falkland Islands • GX11 1AA – Gibraltar • PCRN 1ZZ – Pitcairn Islands • SIQQ 1ZZ – South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands • TKCA 1ZZ – Turks and Caicos Islands Please be aware that using this app will requite you to use a subscription.