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.