title: HR postcode area
text: # HR postcode area
  
  The HR postcode area, also known as the Hereford postcode area, is a group of nine postcode districts in England and Wales, which are subdivisions of six post towns. These cover most of Herefordshire, including Hereford, Bromyard, Kington, Ledbury, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye, while the HR2, HR3 and HR5 districts extend across the border to cover a small part of Powys.
  
  ## Coverage
  
  The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
  
  | Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | HR1 | HEREFORD | North of centre | Herefordshire Council |
  | HR2 | HEREFORD | South of centre | Herefordshire Council, Powys |
  | HR3 | HEREFORD | West of centre; Hay on Wye | Herefordshire Council, Powys |
  | HR4 | HEREFORD | City centre | Herefordshire Council |
  | HR5 | KINGTON | | Herefordshire Council, Powys |
  | HR6 | LEOMINSTER | | Herefordshire Council |
  | HR7 | BROMYARD | | Herefordshire Council |
  | HR8 | LEDBURY | Ledbury, Bosbury | Herefordshire Council |
  | HR9 | ROSS-ON-WYE | | Herefordshire Council |
  