Products and Services
With Eircode you will be able to access address data for all address points in Ireland.
Eircode offers two data products for purchase;
- ECAF (Eircode Address File) is the base reference data containing all 2.2 million address points with their Eircode and USP Postal Address
- ECAD incorporating ECAF (Eircode Address Database) contains additional data for each address such as , alias address information, geo-coordinates and other data including but not limited to boundary data and building information. The purchase of the ECAF is a prerequisite for purchase of the ECAD (please refer to our Pricing and Licensing Information for more details)
Please note: the ECAF and ECAD do not contain the names of private individuals, personal or personalised data as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998 and 2003.
When you purchase an annual licence to use the ECAF and/or ECAD from Eircode you will receive a complete edition of your chosen files at the point of purchase, followed by three quarterly update files. The files will be distributed electronically via our secure customer portal.
Although the Eircode data products do not contain any personal data organisations are obligated to handle data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and 2003 and the Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill, 2015.
Eircode Product Guides
To incorporate Eircode address data into your own software or business solution the ECAF and ECAD Product Guides are available now. The Product Guides provide a full description of the data structure and all the elements in each record. They also provide software programmers and database administrators the information required to incorporate Eircode data into their IT systems.
Register your interest now, to access the Product Guides. By registering you can request that sample data is posted to you and receive updates about Eircode.
Licencing and Pricing
Download our licencing and pricing information here.
Download our storage medium format here.
How to Buy
For an End User there are two options to obtain Eircode data products;
Directly from Eircode
Eircode for Individual Businesses
If your business has the expertise to create your own in-house solution containing Eircode data and have the ability to capture and report your usage, you can buy Eircode data products directly as a Direct End User. Register your interest to access our Product Guides. By registering you can request sample data to be sent to you, and receive updates about Eircode. Application packs are also now available by contacting our Customer Account Management Team.
To buy data directly from Eircode complete our online registration form to be contacted by a member of our Customer Account Management Team. Application packs are also now available.
Please note: a Direct End User can only use the Eircode data products for internal use; they cannot sell or share these products or services with other companies.
From an Eircode Provider
If you do not have the expertise to incorporate Eircode data in your business and report on the usage or do not want the hassle of developing your own software solution and would like help implementing addressing solutions, why not use an Eircode Provider? A list of our directory of approved Eircode Providers is available at : Click here to see the directory of approved Eircode Providers.