#postcodes

Programmers fallacies about postcodes:

A postcode covers a small geographic area

A postcode is good enough to locate an end user for generating location suggestions

A postcode will be in a single timezone

A postcode only has a single state

A postcode has no exclaves/enclaves

I would like you to meet 0872. Australia's largest postcode (I think), covers 3 states, has three cut outs (Warbuton, Alpurrurulam, and Alice Springs), and even still some mail outside of this area is routed via 0872

Additional fallacies about postcodes:

A postcode can be treated as a number (0872 would become 872)

A postcode can be mapped to other geographic coding schemes like LGAs

A postcode can't move or change

A postcode can be mapped to a geographical location (see e.g. defence force personnel codes, or 9999 postcode for “North Pole, VIC”)

Thousands at risk of deadly E.coli as water supply to 400 Surrey postcodes may contaminate

Water supply to 400 postcodes may be contaminated with E. coli – families told to boil water to be safe. Hundreds of homes in Surrey may be affected by the bacteria – along with it in their drinking water. 1 The houses of Redhill, Oxted, Limpsfield and Godstone are all believed to be affected.credit: Getty – Contributor SES Water said the problem was detected during routine testing. Teams are…

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock lists the postcodes where the South African COVID variant has been found - W7, N17, CR4, WS2, ME15, EN10, GU21 and PR9.

He says people in these areas should stay at home and get a test even if they don't have symptoms

Coronavirus: Postcodes show NI Covid deaths disparity

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Image caption The number of deaths is highest in the BT4 postcode area

A postcode area in east Belfast has recorded the most Covid-19 deaths in Northern Ireland, according to figures from the Department of Finance.

The BT4 area – taking in parts of the Upper Newtownards Road, Holywood Road and…