Inverkeithing
Inverkeithing is covered by postcode district KY11. It is in the Fife council area, Scotland.
Every postcode in Inverkeithing, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 3
- In use before 2020: 124
Of the 127 postcodes in Inverkeithing that ONS places, 3 are new since 2020 and 124 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. No boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 56.0315, longitude -3.3956. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
The 3 newest postcodes
What is it like to live in Inverkeithing?
At 81 of the 126 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Inverkeithing, 350 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
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Sources: Ofcom Connected Nations; Scottish Government school list; NaPTAN. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.
Are new homes being built in Inverkeithing?
3 of the 127 postcodes now in use in Inverkeithing came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Inverkeithing?
Ofcom reports on 126 of the 127 postcodes in Inverkeithing. At 81 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
Which schools are in Inverkeithing?
The open schools at the postcodes in Inverkeithing. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
Source: Scottish Government school list, read 27 October 2026. Copyright Scottish Government, contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Each school opens its website, where the council lists one.
How far is the station from Inverkeithing?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Inverkeithing is Inverkeithing Rail Station, 350 m away in a straight line.
- Inverkeithing Rail Station Railway station 350 mWalk
- Dalgety Bay Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
- North Queensferry Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Who runs Inverkeithing?
- Council
- Fife
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
- Police force area
- Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- MP
- Melanie Ward (Labour)
All 127 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; National Records of Scotland localities; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
Moving to Inverkeithing
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Fife about council tax Council tax, on fife.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
Inverkeithing postcodes
127 postcodes in use in Inverkeithing, by district:
That district is in the KY postcode area.
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Places near Inverkeithing
Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Inverkeithing
- What is the postcode for Inverkeithing?
- Postcode district KY11, with 127 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- Which council is Inverkeithing in?
- Fife. Source: ONS.
- Who is the MP for Inverkeithing?
- Melanie Ward (Labour), for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy. Source: UK Parliament and ONS.
- What schools are in Inverkeithing?
- Primary schools at its postcodes include Inverkeithing Primary School and Carnegie Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Inverkeithing High School. Source: Scottish Government.
- Does Inverkeithing have a railway station?
- Yes: Inverkeithing station, 350 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Inverkeithing?
- Ofcom reports on 126 of the 127 postcodes in Inverkeithing. At 81 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Are new homes being built in Inverkeithing?
- 3 of the 127 postcodes now in use in Inverkeithing came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. Source: ONS.
Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory
- National Records of Scotland localities
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Scottish Government school list
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- UK Parliament
Contains National Records of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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