The EC (Eastern Central) postcode area, also known as the London EC postal area, is a group of postcode districts in central London, England. It includes almost all of the City of London and parts of the London boroughs of Islington, Camden, Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Westminster. The area covered is of very high density development. Deliveries for the EC postcode area are made from Mount Pleasant Mail Centre. Postal administration The current postcode districts are relatively recent divisions of EC1, EC2, EC3 and EC4, which were established in 1917. When the districts are used for purposes other than the sorting of mail, such as a geographic, spoken reference and on street signs, they continue to be commonly grouped into those four 'districts'. List of postcode districts ! EC1A | LONDON | St Bartholomew's Hospital | City of London, Islington |- ! EC1M | LONDON | Clerkenwell, Farringdon | Islington, Camden, City of London |- ! EC1N | LONDON | Hatton Garden | Camden, City of London |- ! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|EC1P | style="background:#FFFFFF;"|LONDON | style="background:#FFFFFF;"| | style="background:#FFFFFF;"|non-geographic |- ! EC1R | LONDON | Finsbury, Finsbury Estate (west) | Islington, Camden |- ! EC1V | LONDON | Finsbury (east), Moorfields Eye Hospital | Islington, Hackney |- ! EC1Y | LONDON | St Luke's, Bunhill Fields | Islington, City of London |- ! EC2A | LONDON | Shoreditch | Islington, Hackney, City of London |- ! EC2M | LONDON | Broadgate, Liverpool Street | City of London, Tower Hamlets |- ! EC2N | LONDON | Old Broad Street, Tower 42 | City of London |- ! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|EC2P | style="background:#FFFFFF;"|LONDON | style="background:#FFFFFF;"| | style="background:#FFFFFF;"|non-geographic |- ! EC2R | LONDON | Bank of England | City of London |- ! EC2V | LONDON | Guildhall | City of London |- ! EC2Y | LONDON | Barbican | City of London |- ! EC3A | LONDON | St Mary Axe, Aldgate | City of London |- ! EC3M | LONDON | Lloyd's of London, Fenchurch Street | City of London |- ! EC3N | LONDON | Tower Hill, Tower of London | Tower Hamlets, City of London |- ! style="background:#FFFFFF;"|EC3P | style="background:#FFFFFF;"|LONDON | style="background:#FFFFFF;"| | style="background:#FFFFFF;"|non-geographic |- ! EC3R | LONDON | Monument, Billingsgate | City of London |- ! EC3V | LONDON | Cornhill, Gracechurch Street, Lombard Street | City of London |- ! EC4A | LONDON | Fetter Lane | City of London, Westminster