Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean and its nickname is ‘The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean’. Montserrat is about 16 km long and 11 km wide with roughly 40 km of coastline. Brades is the capital and largest city of Montserrat. Plymouth is the former capital city which was destroyed by nature and abandoned. The other major cities and towns in Montserrat are Brades, Little Bay, Cork Hill, Salem, Saint John’s Village, etc.
The official language of the country in Montserrat is English. The other indigenous languages in Montserrat are Montserrat Creole and Antiguan and Barbudan Creole. Montserrat is well known for its unique way of celebrating its festivals like St Patrick’s Festival, Calabash Festival, Cudjoe Head Celebrations, Alliouagana Festival of the Word, Montserrat Carnival, etc. Many foreigners or travelers also take part in the celebration and enjoy it.
The official name of the postal service in Montserrat is Montserrat Postal Service. At first, there was so much controversy over the places which were registered under the postal code office, but then slowly every region in Montserrat got its postal codes. The pin code is segregated in such a way that each of the postal codes is.
Montserrat has a total land area of 40 km2. The entire land of Montserrat consists of three parishes namely Saint Peter Parish, Saint Georges Parish, and Saint Anthony Parish. It was further subdivided into cities, municipalities, towns, and villages.
Montserrat has a total water area of 0.3 %. The major sources of water include groundwater, lakes, rainwater, rivers, snow, soil moisture springs, streams, water, waterfall, wetlands, etc. Montserrat has more than three lakes and a few water bodies. Some water bodies have developed as tourist spots. Many water bodies are small in area and contain a minimum volume of water. Most of these water bodies are fresh water and very few are salt lakes.
Montserrat contains more than 12 named mountains. The highest peak and the most prominent mountain is Soufriere Hills which is about 943 meters (3,094 feet). The other major mountains in Montserrat are Castle Peak, Roche’s Mountain, Fergus Mountain, Katy Hill, Lawyers Mountain, Jack Boy Hill, Silver Hill, Saint George’s Hill, Smoky Hill, etc.
State | Location | Postal Code |
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Saint Anthony | Elberton , Flemmings ,Gages Mountain ,Kinsale ,Long Ground ,Plymouth ,Richmond Hill , St. Patrick's , Weekes | No Postal Code |
Saint Anthony | Garibaldi Hill | MSR 1350 |
Saint Georges | Bethel ,Bramble ,Bramble Village ,Cheap End , Harris ,Jack Boy Hill ,Spanish Point ,Trant's ,Tuitts ,Windy Hill | No Postal Code |
Saint Georges | Baker Hill ,Banks , Brades Cavalla Hill , Cudjoehead - (DC Fenton Heights ,Post Office HQ , Salt Spring , Manjack Heights ,Nixons , Shinnlands | MSR 1310 |
Barzeys , Collins Ghaut , Dick Hill , Drummonds , Gerald's , Gerald's Bottom , Judy Piece , Katy Hill , Mongo Hill , pper Sweeney’s , St. John's (John A. Osborne Airport) , Underwood | MSR 1230 | |
Blakes , St. John's (General Post Office) | MSR 1100 | |
Davy Hill , Lower Sweeney’s , Carr's Bay | MSR 1210 | |
Flemings , Frithd ,Gages , Glebe ,Happy Hill , Hope , Old Towne , Olveston , Runaway Ghaut , Salem , St. George's Hill , Windy Hill , Cheap End | MSR 1350 | |
Little Bay | MSR 1120 | |
Look Out | MSR 1250 | |
Mahogany Hill , Mars Hill , St. Peter's (Palm Loop) , Sweeneys , Virgin Islands , Woodlands , Jones Hill , Lawyers Mountain , Fogathy's Hill | MSR 1330 |
Montserrat PostalCode | |
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Postcode type and position |
4 digits to the right of the locality preceded by the country code MSR.
Mr. WD Smith Runaway Point Circle Olveston, MSR1350 MONTSERRAT |
Coding method |
X -- (First digit) --->indicates the Parish. X-- (Second digit) --->indicates the Postal District. X-- (Third digit) ---> indicates the Postal Office Box. X-- (Last digit) ---> indicates the Distribution area or range. |
Address format |
Each administrative division maintains its postal code for mail delivery purposes. Having the correct code is essential to your mail delivery. The official name of the Montserrat postal service is Montserrat Postal Service. Montserrat has more than four zip codes.
Montserrat uses a four-digit numeric postal code system in which the first digit, the second and third digit, and the last digit have different indicates which are shown below; |
Examples |
Mr. WD Smith (addressee) Runaway Point Circle (street) Olveston, MSR1350 (locality + post code) MONTSERRAT (country) |