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Postal code GY8 in Forest, United Kingdom

Postal code GY8 is mapped to 2 locality records in United Kingdom with administrative hierarchy and coordinates.

Verified data profile for Postal code GY8

Based on 2 records, 1 postal code values and 2 mapped localities. Coordinate coverage is 100.0%.

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Records
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Postal identifiers
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Geocoded
GY8
Example code
Postal code Locality Administrative path Coordinates
GY8 Forest Guernsey Channel Islands 49.4258, -2.5919
GY8 Torteval Guernsey Channel Islands 49.4333, -2.65

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Postal code validation data

Use this page to validate one postal code or locality against real parent areas, nearby records and downloadable source rows. The canonical route for this record set is /postal-codes/united-kingdom/code/gy8.

Records
2
Database rows represented by this canonical route.
Postal identifiers
1
Distinct postal code values available for this page.
Localities
2
Mapped place names or administrative entries.
Coordinate coverage
100.0%
Rows with latitude and longitude available.
Example
GY8
Sample code from Forest.
Code Place Hierarchy Coordinates
GY8 Forest Guernsey Channel Islands 49.4258, -2.5919
GY8 Torteval Guernsey Channel Islands 49.4333, -2.65
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Data questions

How should I validate GY8?

Validate the postal identifier together with country, locality and administrative hierarchy fields, not as a standalone global pattern.

What context is available for this record?

The page includes the parent country, related prefix or nearby codes, coordinates when available and source rows for download/API workflows.

How to validate postal code GY8

Treat GY8 as a text value, not a number. Postal identifiers can contain leading zeroes, spaces or letters in other countries, so applications should validate the country and original string together. For this page, the code is valid when it appears with one of the mapped localities below and the administrative path belongs to United Kingdom.

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Mapped localities

Forest
Guernsey Channel Islands
49.4258, -2.5919
Torteval
Guernsey Channel Islands
49.4333, -2.65

Common lookup mistakes

A postal code can map to more than one locality record, and the same locality name can appear in different administrative areas. Always compare the country, postal code, place name and region together before treating a match as final.

Coordinates on this page are useful for map previews and approximate area checks. They should be read as locality or postal-area centroids, not as exact delivery addresses. For bulk validation, download the country dataset and keep this canonical URL as the human-readable reference for the code.

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