Greenock is located in the county of Renfrewshire, Scotland, three miles south-east of the town of Gourock, 21 miles west of the major city of Glasgow, 61 miles west of Edinburgh, 316 miles north of Cardiff, and 360 miles north-west of London. Greenock lies two miles south-west of the Dunbartonshire border. Greenock falls within the unitary authority of Inverclyde. It is in the PA15 postcode district. The post town for Greenock is Greenock.
Greenock is in the ceremonial county of Renfrewshire, the historic county of Renfrewshire, and the administrative county of Inverclyde.
Ceremonial County | Renfrewshire |
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Historic County | Renfrewshire |
Administrative County | Inverclyde |
Greenock is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Renfrewshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Renfrewshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Greenock is PA15 1JB.
Greenock is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PA15 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PA15 postcode district.
The post town for Greenock is Greenock. Greenock is in the PA15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Greenock.
The centre of Greenock is located at position 55.9485° latitude and -4.75715° longitude.
Latitude | 55.9485° |
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Longitude | -4.75715° |
The centre of Greenock is located at the grid reference easting 227932 and northing 676263 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 227932 |
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Northing | 676263 |
Position of Greenock relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Greenock to the centre of the town.
Position of Greenock relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Greenock to the centre of the city.