KY postcode district map, Kirkcaldy
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The KY postcode area covers 17 districts and 10,329 live postcodes, from KY1 to KY99. It is centred on Kirkcaldy and also covers Inverkeithing, Dunfermline, Methil, Glenrothes and Cupar.
Districts here average 608 postcodes.
Where the KY districts sit
3 districts are plotted without a label where labels would overlap; every one is in the table below.
Where KY sits
It falls across Fife and Perth and Kinross.
Every KY postcode is in Scotland. Water there is regulated by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, and Temporary Use Bans under the Water Industry Act 1991 do not apply in Scotland at all.
Water supply across KY
All 17 KY districts are supplied by Scottish Water. That makes KY simple in a way many areas are not: one company, one set of rules, one status to check.
We are re-checking Scottish Water's status. It was last confirmed on 17 August 2026 as no restrictions, and until it is confirmed again this page does not assert a current position for it.
The shape of the KY area
The districts are wildly uneven: KY11 holds 1,392 postcodes around Inverkeithing and KY99 holds 13, a ratio of about 107 to one. They divide into 71 sectors.
The numbering is not continuous. KY runs up to 99 but has only 17 districts, so 82 numbers are unused:.
Several districts share a settlement, which is a common source of confusion when a form rejects an address: KY1 and KY2 all point at Kirkcaldy and KY12 and KY99 all point at Dunfermline.
What borders KY
KY sits next to EH (Edinburgh) to the south, DD (Dundee) to the north east, FK (Falkirk) to the west, ML (Motherwell) to the south west and TD (Galashiels) to the south east.
Its neighbours run in 5 different directions, so KY is landlocked by other postcode areas on most sides.
KY districts, settlements and water supply
| District | Principal settlement | Water company | Hosepipe ban status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KY1 | Kirkcaldy | Scottish Water | Check with your supplier |
| KY2 | Kirkcaldy | Scottish Water | Check with your supplier |
| KY3 | Burntisland | Scottish Water | Check with your supplier |
| KY4 | Cowdenbeath | Scottish Water | Check with your supplier |
| KY5 | Lochgelly | Scottish Water | Check with your supplier |
| KY6 | Leslie | Scottish Water | Check with your supplier |
| KY7 | Glenrothes | Scottish Water | Check with your supplier |
| KY8 | Methil | Scottish Water | Check with your supplier |
| KY9 | Pittenweem | Scottish Water | Check with your supplier |
| KY10 | Anstruther | Scottish Water | Check with your supplier |
| KY11 | Inverkeithing | Scottish Water | Check with your supplier |
| KY12 | Dunfermline | Scottish Water | Check with your supplier |
| KY13 | Kinross | Scottish Water | Check with your supplier |
| KY14 | Auchtermuchty | Scottish Water | Check with your supplier |
| KY15 | Cupar | Scottish Water | Check with your supplier |
| KY16 | St Andrews | Scottish Water | Check with your supplier |
| KY99 | Dunfermline | Scottish Water | Check with your supplier |
Principal settlement is the town or city each district sits in or nearest to, derived from OS Open Names. It is not the Royal Mail post town, which is licensed data and not published openly. Status is resolved live from each company’s own notice.
Water hardness in KY
No water company covering KY publishes hardness figures as open data. The gap is named per district below so you know who to ask.
| District | Hardness | As published | Supply zone | Published by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KY1 | Not published by Scottish Water. Check with your supplier. | |||
| KY2 | Not published by Scottish Water. Check with your supplier. | |||
| KY3 | Not published by Scottish Water. Check with your supplier. | |||
| KY4 | Not published by Scottish Water. Check with your supplier. | |||
| KY5 | Not published by Scottish Water. Check with your supplier. | |||
| KY6 | Not published by Scottish Water. Check with your supplier. | |||
| KY7 | Not published by Scottish Water. Check with your supplier. | |||
| KY8 | Not published by Scottish Water. Check with your supplier. | |||
| KY9 | Not published by Scottish Water. Check with your supplier. | |||
| KY10 | Not published by Scottish Water. Check with your supplier. | |||
| KY11 | Not published by Scottish Water. Check with your supplier. | |||
| KY12 | Not published by Scottish Water. Check with your supplier. | |||
| KY13 | Not published by Scottish Water. Check with your supplier. | |||
| KY14 | Not published by Scottish Water. Check with your supplier. | |||
| KY15 | Not published by Scottish Water. Check with your supplier. | |||
| KY16 | Not published by Scottish Water. Check with your supplier. | |||
| KY99 | Not published by Scottish Water. Check with your supplier. | |||
Hardness is published per census area, not per postcode, so these figures characterise a district rather than measuring one address. They are a scale and taste matter, not a safety one. Hardness data version wessex-water@2022-2025+yorkshire-water@2026.
Download the KY data
No signup, no email wall. GeoJSON carries the district points, the supplier and the live status, so it can be dropped straight into a map.
District positions are averaged postcode centroids from OS Code-Point Open. They show roughly where a district sits, not where its boundary runs, and are not legal boundaries.
Frequently asked questions
How many postcode districts are in the KY area?
There are 17 KY postcode districts, running from KY1 to KY99, and they contain 10,329 live postcodes across 71 sectors.
What towns does the KY postcode area cover?
KY covers Kirkcaldy, Inverkeithing, Dunfermline, Methil, Glenrothes and Cupar. The area takes its name from Kirkcaldy, and each district is listed with its settlement in the table on this page.
Which water company supplies KY postcodes?
Scottish Water supplies all 17 KY districts. Supply boundaries follow the pipe network rather than postcode geography, so confirm against your water bill if you are near the edge of the area.
Why do KY1 and KY2 both say Kirkcaldy?
KY1 and KY2 all serve Kirkcaldy, covering different parts of it. A single town routinely needs more than one postcode district once it passes a few thousand delivery points, so this is normal rather than an error in an address.
Can I download a free KY postcode map?
Yes. This page offers the KY districts as GeoJSON, CSV and SVG, free and with no signup or email address required. The GeoJSON carries each district's position, its water company and its current restriction status, so it can be dropped straight into a mapping tool.
Why is the KY area called Kirkcaldy when it covers Inverkeithing?
KY takes its letters from Kirkcaldy, where the sorting office that served the area was based when the code was allocated. Inverkeithing is the largest settlement in the area today, in KY11, but the area code follows the historic sorting geography rather than current population.
Which councils cover the KY postcode area?
KY reaches into Fife and Perth and Kinross. A postcode area is not a council area: they were drawn for different purposes and a single district can sit across a council boundary, so your postcode does not tell you which authority you pay.