Aberdeen is located in the county of City of Aberdeen, Scotland, six miles north of the town of Portlethen, 93 miles north-east of Edinburgh, 394 miles north of Cardiff, and 397 miles north of London. Aberdeen lies two miles north-east of the Kincardineshire border, and was historically in the county of Aberdeen. Aberdeen falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeen City. It is in the AB24 postcode district. The post town for Aberdeen is Aberdeen.
Aberdeen is in the ceremonial county of City of Aberdeen, the historic county of Aberdeen, and the administrative county of Aberdeen City.
Ceremonial County | City of Aberdeen |
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Historic County | Aberdeen |
Administrative County | Aberdeen City |
Aberdeen is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of City of Aberdeen, and towards the easternmost extremity of City of Aberdeen.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Aberdeen is AB24 5BA.
Aberdeen is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the AB24 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the AB24 postcode district.
The post town for Aberdeen is Aberdeen. Aberdeen is in the AB24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Aberdeen.
The centre of Aberdeen is located at position 57.14985° latitude and -2.09376° longitude.
Latitude | 57.14985° |
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Longitude | -2.09376° |
The centre of Aberdeen is located at the grid reference easting 394426 and northing 806556 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 394426 |
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Northing | 806556 |
Position of Aberdeen relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Aberdeen to the centre of the town.
Position of Aberdeen relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Aberdeen to the centre of the city.