DG postcode area

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Dumfries
Postcode area
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Coordinates: 55°01′19″N3°53′13″W / 55.022°N 3.887°W / 55.022; -3.887
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
DG
Postcode area name
Dumfries
Post towns 14
Postcode districts 15
Postcode sectors41
Postcodes (live)6,842
Postcodes (total)7,727
Statistics as at May 2020 [1]

The DG postcode area, also known as the Dumfries and Galloway postcode area, [2] is a group of fifteen postcode districts in south-west Scotland, within fourteen post towns. These cover most of Dumfries and Galloway, including Dumfries, Annan, Canonbie, Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie, Gretna, Kirkcudbright, Langholm, Lockerbie, Moffat, Newton Stewart, Sanquhar, Stranraer and Thornhill. The DG16 district also extends across the border into Cumbria, England.

Contents

Mail for the DG postcode area is processed at Carlisle Mail Centre, along with mail for the CA postcode area.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
DG1DUMFRIES Ae, Locharbriggs, Carrutherstown Dumfries and Galloway
DG2DUMFRIES New Abbey Dumfries and Galloway
DG3THORNHILL Moniaive Dumfries and Galloway
DG4SANQUHAR Sanquhar, Kirkconnel, Kelloholm, Mennock Dumfries and Galloway
DG5DALBEATTIE Dalbeattie Dumfries and Galloway
DG6KIRKCUDBRIGHT Kirkcudbright, Twynholm, Borgue, Dundrennan Dumfries and Galloway
DG7CASTLE DOUGLAS Castle Douglas, Gatehouse of Fleet, New Galloway Dumfries and Galloway
DG8NEWTON STEWART Newton Stewart, Wigtown, Port William, Glenluce, New Luce Dumfries and Galloway, South Ayrshire
DG9STRANRAER Stranraer, Castle Kennedy, Portpatrick, Sandhead Dumfries and Galloway
DG10MOFFAT Moffat, Beattock, Newton Wamphray Dumfries and Galloway
DG11LOCKERBIE Lockerbie, Johnstonebridge, Boreland, Ecclefechan, Kirtlebridge, Kirkpatrick-Fleming Dumfries and Galloway
DG12ANNAN Annan, Cummertrees, Brydekirk, Eastriggs Dumfries and Galloway
DG13LANGHOLM Langholm, Bentpath, Eskdalemuir, Arkleton Dumfries and Galloway
DG14CANONBIE Canonbie Dumfries and Galloway
DG16GRETNA Gretna, Gretna Green Dumfries and Galloway, Cumberland

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DG postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby CA, KA, ML and TD postcode areas. DG postcode area map.svg
DG postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby CA, KA, ML and TD postcode areas.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
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