DL postcode area

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Darlington
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DL
Coordinates: 54°31′59″N1°40′08″W / 54.533°N 1.669°W / 54.533; -1.669
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
DL
Postcode area name
Darlington
Post towns 14
Postcode districts 17
Postcode sectors67
Postcodes (live)13,282
Postcodes (total)16,683
Statistics as at May 2020 [1]

The DL postcode area, also known as the Darlington postcode area, [2] is a group of seventeen postcode districts in England, which are subdivisions of fourteen post towns. These districts cover central County Durham (including Darlington, Bishop Auckland, Ferryhill, Crook, Spennymoor, Shildon, Barnard Castle and Newton Aycliffe), northern North Yorkshire (including Northallerton, Bedale, Hawes, Leyburn, Richmond and Catterick Garrison) and a very small part of Cumbria.

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
DL1DARLINGTON Darlington (east) Darlington
DL2DARLINGTON Staindrop, Gainford, Darlington new estates County Durham, Darlington
DL3DARLINGTONDarlington (west), Faverdale, Coatham Mundeville Darlington
DL4SHILDON Shildon County Durham
DL5NEWTON AYCLIFFE Newton Aycliffe, Heighington County Durham
DL6NORTHALLERTON Northallerton (east), Ingleby Cross North Yorkshire
DL7NORTHALLERTONNorthallerton (west), Romanby, Leeming Bar North Yorkshire
DL8BEDALE Bedale North Yorkshire
HAWES Hawes North Yorkshire
LEYBURN Coverham, Leyburn, Middleham North Yorkshire
DL9CATTERICK GARRISON Catterick Garrison North Yorkshire
DL10RICHMOND Richmond, Catterick, Brompton-upon-Swale, Scotch Corner North Yorkshire
DL11RICHMOND Swaledale, Reeth, Low Row, Arkengarthdale North Yorkshire
DL12BARNARD CASTLE Barnard Castle, Bowes, Middleton-in-Teesdale County Durham, Westmorland and Furness
DL13BISHOP AUCKLAND Stanhope, Frosterley, Wolsingham, Tow Law County Durham
DL14BISHOP AUCKLAND Bishop Auckland, Evenwood County Durham
DL15CROOK Crook, Willington County Durham
DL16SPENNYMOOR Spennymoor County Durham
DL16FERRYHILL non-geographic [3] [4]
DL17FERRYHILL Ferryhill, Chilton, Cornforth, Bishop Middleham County Durham
DL98DARLINGTONnon-geographic [5]

Map

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DL postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby BD, CA, DH, HG, LA, NE, TS and YO postcode areas. DL postcode area map.svg
DL postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby BD, CA, DH, HG, LA, NE, TS and YO 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)
  3. "Non Geographic Codes" (PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  4. "New sectors and localities to 14 December 2012" (PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  5. "New sectors and localities to 17 August 2012" (PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.