List of Dublin postal districts

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Dublin
Post town
Postcode areas	D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D6W, D7, D8, D9, D10, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D16, D17, D18, D20, D22, D24. Codes A41 – K78 later added under theEircodesystem.

Dublin postal districtshave been used byIreland's postal service, known asAn Post,to sort mail inDublin.The system is similar to that used in cities in Europe and North America until they adopted nationalpostal codesystems in the 1960s and 1970s. These were incorporated into a new national postcode system, known asEircode,which was implemented in 2015.Under the Eircode system, the city is covered by the original routing areas D01 to D24, along with A## and K## codes for locations elsewhere inCounty Dublin.

History

The greenLeeson Streetnameplate predates postal districts. The newer blue Hatch Street nameplate indicates the district is Dublin 2.

The postal district system was introduced in 1917 by the British government, as a practical way to organise local postal distribution.This followed the example of other cities, including London, first subdivided into ten districts in 1857,andLiverpool,the first city inBritain or Irelandto have postcodes, from 1864. The letter "D" was assigned to designate Dublinand was retained by the new Irish government.

Dublin didn't start using postal district numbers until 1927when theDepartment of Posts and Telegraphsinitiated a scheme that requested senders to add a code to each address in Dublin City and suburbs. When mail was addressed in English senders were to add an appropriate postman's walk number but when addressed in Irish, different letters were used with the same walk numbers, such asRathgar Roadbeing D3 on mail addresses in English but S3 on Irish addressed mail.This scheme was not popular and within a few years became defunct. In 1961, a new postal district numbers started and these numbers were added to street signsprior to which street signs only displayed the street name inIrishand English.

The number of districts was increased as the city grew, and in the 1970s, large districts were subdivided. Dublin 5 was split, with the coastal part retaining the "5" and the inland part becoming Dublin 17. Dublin 8,Ballyfermotbecame Dublin 10, along withPalmerstownandChapelizod.However, Dublin 10 was subsequently split again, with Palmerstown and Chapelizod forming Dublin 20.

In 1985, Dublin 6 was divided, with some areas, such asTempleogue,KimmageandTerenurebecoming part of a new district in order to facilitate processing of mail by a new delivery office for those areas. Residents of some areas objected to the assignation of the next available number, "Dublin 26", for the new postal district, citing property devaluation: the higher numbered districts typically represented less affluent and less central areas.An Post ultimately relented, and the western part of the district became known as Dublin 6W.

Structure

Street sign inDublin,displaying name of the street inIrishand English, with postal district number

Historically, the postal district appeared with one or two digits (or in the case of one district, a digit and a letter) at the end of addresses:

Sample Address, Sample Street, Dublin8

Under theEircodepostcode system, the postal district number is still retained in Dublin addresses, even though this information is also contained in the "Locator code" portion of the Eircode postcodes, e.g.:

Sample Address, Sample Street, Dublin8,D081X2Y

In most cases, odd numbers are used for addresses on theNorthsideof the River Liffey, while even numbers are on addresses on theSouthside.Exceptions to this are thePhoenix Park(along with a small area between the Park and the River Liffey), andChapelizodVillage which, although on the Northside, are parts of the Dublin 8 and Dublin 20 postal districts respectively.

The numbering system is not used for some areas inCounty Dublin,such asDún Laoghaire,Blackrock,LucanorSwords,though it is used for other county locations, for exampleFirhouse,Foxrock,Kilshane,KnocklyonandTallaght.

Dublin's postal districts.
Northside,covering local government area	Southside,covering local government area
Dublin 1 (D1)Dublin	Dublin 2 (D2) Dublin
Dublin 3 (D3) Dublin	Dublin 4(D4) Dublin, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
Dublin 5 (D5) Dublin	Dublin 6 (D6) Dublin, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown
Dublin 7 (D7) Dublin	Dublin 6W (D6W) Dublin,South Dublin
Dublin 9 (D9) Dublin	Dublin 8 (D8) Dublin
Dublin 11 (D11) Dublin, Fingal	Dublin 10 (D10) Dublin
Dublin 13 (D13) Dublin, Fingal	Dublin 12 (D12) Dublin
Dublin 15(D15) Fingal	Dublin 14 (D14) Dublin,Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown,South Dublin
Dublin 17 (D17) Dublin, Fingal	Dublin 16 (D16) Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, South Dublin
	Dublin 18 (D18) Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown
	Dublin 20 (D20) Dublin, South Dublin
	Dublin 22 (D22) South Dublin
	Dublin 24 (D24) South Dublin
"County Dublin"; Fingal, South Dublin, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, and small pockets ofMeath

Publicly distributedleafletto publicise the Dublin Postal Districts issued by the IrishDepartment of Posts and Telegraphs,dated April 1976. At this time, D6W, D22, and D17 did not yet exist.

O'Connell Streetin Dublin 1

Dublin 1 (D1)

Main article:Dublin 1

Dublin 1 includes most of the city centre north of the River Liffey, includingAbbey Street,Amiens Street,Capel Street,Dorset Street,Henry Streetand Mary Street,Mountjoy Square,Marlborough Street,North Wall,O'Connell Street,Parnell Square,andTalbot Street.This area include the General Post Office, from which distances are measured.

Dublin 2 (D2)

St Stephen's Greenin Dublin 2

Main article:Dublin 2

Dublin 2 encompasses most of the city centre south of theRiver Liffeyand takes in areas aroundMerrion Square,Trinity College,Temple Bar,Grafton Street,St Stephen's Green,Dame Street,andLeeson Street.Dublin 2 also covers the Grand Canal Dock and the City Quay areas. Dublin 2 is the location of a number of government departments and addresses such asLeinster House,Government Buildings,and theMansion House.The borders of Dublin 2 are the Liffey in the north, theGrand Canalto the south and east and Aungier, Wexford and Camden Streets to the west.

Dublin 3 (D3)

Dublin 3 encompasses areas such asBallybough,North Strand,Clonliffe,Clontarf,Dollymount,East Wall(includingEast Point),Fairview,most ofKillester,andMarino.

Dublin 4 (D4)

Main article:Dublin 4

TheDublin Docklandsspan D1, D2, and pockets of D4.

Dublin 4 includesBallsbridge,Belfield,Donnybrook,Irishtown,Merrion,Pembroke,RingsendandSandymountand contains theRDSgrounds,Aviva Stadium(formerlyLansdowne Roadstadium), and manyembassies.Long considered the city's wealthiest postcode, "Dublin 4"has acquired its own socio-economic identity.

Dublin 5 (D5)

Dublin 5 includes most ofArtane,centralCoolock,Harmonstown,Kilbarrack,Killester,andRaheny.

Dublin 6 (D6)

Dublin 6 includesMilltown,Ranelagh,parts ofTerenure,Rathmines(includingDartry), andRathgar.

Dublin 6 West (D6W)

Edwardian-era houses inTerenure,D6W

Dublin 6 West includesHarold's Cross,Templeogue,KimmageandTerenure.

Dublin 7 (D7)

Dublin 7 includesArbour Hill,some parts ofAshtown,Broadstone,Cabra,Grangegorman,Oxmantown,Phibsborough,Smithfield,Stoneybatter.

Dublin 8 (D8)

Main article:Dublin 8

Dublin 8 includesDolphin's Barn,Inchicore,Islandbridge,Kilmainham,Merchants Quay,Portobello,South Circular Road,thePhoenix Parkandthe Liberties.Notable buildings includeChrist Church CathedralandSt. Patrick's Cathedral.It is one of only two postal districts to span the Liffey.

Dublin 9 (D9)

Dublin 9 includes parts ofBallymuneast of Ballymun Road (Shangan and Coultry),Beaumont,Donnycarney,Drumcondra,Elm Mount, Griffith Avenue, parts ofGlasnevin(St Mobhi,Botanic GardensandMet Éireann),Santry,andWhitehall.

Dublin 10 (D10)

Dublin 10 includesBallyfermot,Sarsfield Road,andCherry Orchard.

Dublin 11 (D11)

Dublin 11 includes most ofBallymunwest of Ballymun Road (Sillogue, Balcurris, Balbutcher, Poppintree, Sandyhill and Wadelai), Dubber Cross,Finglas(includingBallygalland Cappagh), most ofGlasnevin(Cremore, Addison, Violet Hill, Willow Park, Finglas Road, Old Finglas Road andGlasnevin Cemetery), Kilshane Cross, The Ward and Coolquay.

Dublin 12 (D12)

Dublin 12 includesBluebell,Crumlin,parts of Terenure,Kimmage,Drimnagh,Greenhills,PerrystownandWalkinstown.

Dublin 13 (D13)

Dublin 13 includesBaldoyle,Bayside,Donaghmede,Clongriffin,Sutton,HowthandAyrfield.

Clongriffin in D13

Dublin 14 (D14)

Dublin 14 includesChurchtown,Clonskeagh,most ofDundrum,Goatstown,lowerRathfarnhamandWindy Arbour.

Dublin 15 (D15)

Main article:Dublin 15

Dublin 15 includesAshtown,Blanchardstown,Castleknock,Coolmine,Clonsilla,Corduff,Mulhuddart,Tyrrelstown,andOngar.While the town ofCloneeis located in Dublin's neighbouringCounty Meath,for mailing purposes it is designated as D15. This leads to a mailing quirk whereby the town's addresses could be verbalised as ending with, "County Meath, Dublin 15".

Tallaghtin D24

Dublin 16 (D16)

Dublin 16 includesBallinteer,Ballyboden,parts ofDundrum,Kilmashogue,Knocklyon,upperRathfarnhamandRockbrook.

Dublin 17 (D17)

Dublin 17 includesBalgriffin,most ofCoolock,andBelcamp,Darndale,Priorswood and Riverside.

Dublin 18 (D18)

Dublin 18 includesCabinteely,Carrickmines,Foxrock,Kilternan,Sandyford,Shankill,Ticknock, Ballyedmonduff,Stepaside,andLeopardstown.

Malahidein County Dublin (K36)

Dublin 20 (D20)

Dublin 20 includesChapelizod,andPalmerstown.This is one of only two postal districts to span the Liffey.

Dublin 22 (D22)

Dublin 22 includesClondalkin,Liffey Valley, Newcastle and Neilstown.

Dublin 24 (D24)

Dublin 24 includesFirhouse,Jobstown,Old Bawn,Tallaght,and parts ofBallymount.

Routing areas ofCounty Dublinafter the implementation ofEircode

County Dublin (A41–K78)

These areas do not fall inside the historic Dublin postal districts and their postal routing keys came about through the newEircodesystem. This is because many of these suburbs and towns fell outside the purview of Dublin city in the past. Today, they form part of "A" and "K" DublinEircode areas.There are 12 of these districts in total. Notable locales includeBlackrock,Dún Laoghaire,Malahide,Swords,Lucan,RushandSkerries.While a small part ofBraylies inDún Laoghaire–Rathdown,for mailing purposes, the entirety of Bray is inCounty Wicklow's A98 routing area.

Later developments

Main article:Postal addresses in the Republic of Ireland § Eircode

SuccessiveMinisters for Communicationssince 2005 announced plans to introduce a full postcode system across the state.

On 8 October 2013, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources,Pat Rabbitteannounced a postcode system for the entire country.This came into effect during 2015 and gave an individual post code to every address in Ireland.The pre-existing Dublin district numbers are a component of the full postcode for relevant addresses, forming part of the routing code, the first three characters of the code. For example, a code for an address in Dublin 1 would start withD01,followed by four characters, hence DublinD01 B2CD.

Marketing

The districts are sometimes used in a manner similar to the sub-districts of theLondon postal districtwhereby they replace a placename. A property might be described as being "in D4", for example.This public awareness of Dublin postal districts allows occasional use in marketing. Dublinnis usually abbreviated to Dn,with examples including the "D7 Restaurant", "Dtwo" nightclub, or "D4 Hotels".

• 
  D One restaurant
• 
  Dtwo nightclub
• 
  D4 Hotels
• 
  RhodesD7 restaurant

See also

• Republic of Ireland postal addresses
• List of Eircode routing areas in Ireland
• List of postal codes

External links

• Eircode(official website)
• An Post – The Post Office
• ComReg – Commission for Communications Regulation