Unique to Every Address

Eircode is a reliable and modern postcode system with a postcode that is unique to a residential or business postal address. Unlike other postcode systems it identifies the postal address of a specific property, it does not identify a cluster of addresses within an area. As 35% of addresses in Ireland share their address with at least one other property, it can be difficult to find the location of a specific address. Eircode being unique to a specific postal address, helps everyone find locations easier.

Accurately Identify an Address

Whether you’re frustrated with deliveries never reaching your address, or having to give directions to taxi drivers and visiting relatives, your home’s unique Eircode will help accurately direct parcels and people to your front door.

Eircode brings many benefits

Allow delivery and service companies to accurately identify addresses so your deliveries get to the right location
Make it quicker and easier for medical emergency services to locate addresses
Make it quicker and easier to shop online
Help to develop Irish businesses and
Facilitate better planning and delivery of public services

Using Eircodes brings many benefits

Having a unique Eircode for an address brings many benefits to the general public, businesses, and public services.

General Public

Makes it quicker and easier to shop online by allowing address autofill and address verification.
Allows businesses to accurately identify addresses so your deliveries get to the right location.
Allows utility providers to identify your exact location allowing them to provide you with the best services available in your area.
Can help to make it quicker and easier for medical emergency services to locate addresses.
Helps direct someone to your home – for example tradespeople, taxis, or visitors.
Helps to find the location of an address by giving you the exact destination to allow for better planning and travel options.

Businesses

Improves logistics and distribution planning with geographic location specific delivery and pick-up points allowing better route planning and clearer travel times.
Provides accurate delivery and pick-up points for the 35% of addresses in Ireland which are not unique.
Provides easier and quicker online ordering for customers with address autofill using Eircodes.
Provides improved customer service by tailoring services based on a customer’s location.
Provides faster, accurate and consistent address capture plus address verification.
Helps improve the speed and accuracy of delivery of products or services ordered.

Public Services

Can improve planning of public services such as education, housing, health services, social service, waste management, etc.
Provides accurate addresses and geographic locations for homes and businesses including the 35% of addresses in Ireland which are not unique.
Can improve delivery of public services to citizens and businesses.
Provides accurate address capture plus address verification.
Provides easier and quicker online applications for citizens with address autofill.

If you are a business or organisation interested in becoming licenced Eircode Database user more information can be found on our Eircode for Business page.