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New South Wales · Postcode 2257
Box Head postcode and suburb data
New South Wales · Phone area code 02 · 40 km from Sydney
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Box Head at a glance
Key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals for Box Head.
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Where Box Head ranks: rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NSW.
ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021Postcode 2257 covers Box Head, an inland suburb of Sydney about 40 km from the city centre. It forms part of the Central Coast region of New South Wales. Local government services are provided by Central Coast (NSW).
Box Head is part of the Gosford statistical area in New South Wales.
Box Head details
Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.
| Postcode | 2257 |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Phone Area Code | 02 |
| Area | 2.0 km² |
| Latitude | -33.5318421 |
| Longitude | 151.3546901 |
| Distance from Sydney | 40 km |
| Region (SA4) | Central Coast |
| Area (SA3) | Gosford |
| Local Government | Central Coast (NSW) |
| Federal Electorate | Robertson |
| State Electorate | Terrigal |
| Time Zone | AEST (UTC+10), Australia/Sydney (standard time) |
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Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.