DN postcode area

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Coordinates: 53°32′31″N0°43′30″W / 53.542°N 0.725°W / 53.542; -0.725
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
DN
Postcode area name
Doncaster
Post towns 13
Postcode districts 33
Postcode sectors117
Postcodes (live)21,700
Postcodes (total)27,780
Statistics as at May 2020 [1]

The DN postcode area, also known as the Doncaster postcode area, [2] is a group of 32 postcode districts in northern England, within 13 post towns. These cover eastern South Yorkshire (including Doncaster), north Lincolnshire (including Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Barnetby, Barrow upon Humber, Barton-upon-Humber, Brigg, Cleethorpes, Gainsborough, Immingham and Ulceby), parts of north Nottinghamshire (including Retford) and the south-west of the East Riding of Yorkshire (including Goole), and a small part of southern North Yorkshire.

Contents

The S64 postcode district for Mexborough was earmarked as DN13, which has never been used. Otherwise, the area's districts are numbered sequentially up to DN22, then from DN31 to DN41 for Grimsby and surrounding settlements.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
DN1DONCASTER Doncaster city centre, Hyde Park Doncaster
DN2DONCASTER Intake, Wheatley, Wheatley Hills Doncaster
DN3DONCASTER Armthorpe, Barnby Dun, Branton, Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall Doncaster
DN4DONCASTER Balby, Belle Vue, Bessacarr, Cantley, Hexthorpe, Warmsworth Doncaster
DN5DONCASTER Arksey, Barnburgh, Bentley, Cadeby, Cusworth, Harlington, High Melton, Scawsby, Scawthorpe, Sprotbrough, Sunnyfields, Toll Bar Doncaster
DN6DONCASTER Adwick-le-Street, Askern, Campsall, Carcroft, Fenwick, Moss, Norton, Sutton, Walden Stubbs, Womersley, Woodlands Doncaster, North Yorkshire
DN7DONCASTER Dunsville, Dunscroft, Fishlake, Hatfield, Hatfield Woodhouse, Lindholme, Stainforth Doncaster
DN8DONCASTER Moorends, Sandtoft, Thorne Doncaster, North Lincolnshire
DN9DONCASTER Epworth, Finningley, Haxey, Auckley, Owston Ferry, Belton, Westwoodside, Wroot North Lincolnshire, Doncaster
DN10DONCASTER Bawtry, Beckingham, Misson, Misterton, Scrooby Bassetlaw, Doncaster
DN11DONCASTER Bircotes, Harworth, New Rossington, Rossington, Tickhill, Wadworth Doncaster, Bassetlaw
DN12DONCASTER Conisbrough, Denaby Main, New Edlington, Old Denaby, Old Edlington Doncaster
DN14GOOLE Goole, Carlton, Eggborough, Hensall, Howden, Pincheon Green, Pollington, Rawcliffe, Snaith, Sykehouse, Whitley, Whitley Bridge East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Doncaster
DN15SCUNTHORPE Scunthorpe town centre, Alkborough, Appleby, Burton upon Stather, Coleby, Dragonby, Flixborough, Flixborough Ind Estate, Foxhills Ind Estate, Frodingham, Gunness, High Risby, High Santon, Low Risby, Low Santon, Normanby, Roxby, Thealby, West Halton, Whitton, Winteringham, Winterton North Lincolnshire
DN16SCUNTHORPE Bottesford, Holme, Queensway Ind Estate, New Brumby, Old Brumby, Raventhorpe & Twigmoor North Lincolnshire
DN17SCUNTHORPE Althorpe, Amcotts, Bottesford Moor, Bottesford, Crowle, Derrythorpe, Ealand, East Butterwick, Eastoft, Garthorpe, Gunness, Keadby, Luddington, Messingham, North Ewster, Susworth, West Butterwick, Yaddlethorpe North Lincolnshire
DN18BARTON-UPON-HUMBER Barton-upon-Humber, South Ferriby, Horkstow North Lincolnshire
DN19BARROW-UPON-HUMBER Barrow-upon-Humber, Goxhill, New Holland North Lincolnshire
DN20BRIGG Brigg, Broughton, Hibaldstow, Scawby, Wrawby North Lincolnshire
DN21GAINSBOROUGH Gainsborough, Kirton Lindsey, Marton, Lea, Blyton, Scotter, Scotton West Lindsey
DN22RETFORD Retford, Ranskill Bassetlaw
DN31GRIMSBY Grimsby town centre North East Lincolnshire
DN32GRIMSBY Old Clee North East Lincolnshire
DN33GRIMSBY Nunsthorpe, Scartho, Scartho Top North East Lincolnshire
DN34GRIMSBY Laceby Acres, Little Coates North East Lincolnshire
DN35CLEETHORPES Cleethorpes North East Lincolnshire
DN36GRIMSBY Holton-le-Clay, Humberston, Ludborough, Marshchapel, New Waltham, North Cotes, North Thoresby, Tetney East Lindsey, North East Lincolnshire
DN37GRIMSBY Ashby cum Fenby, Barnoldby-le-Beck, Beelsby, Bradley, Brocklesby, Great Coates, Great Limber, Irby-upon-Humber, Laceby, Waltham North East Lincolnshire, West Lindsey
DN38BARNETBY Barnetby le Wold, Grasby, Searby, Somerby North Lincolnshire, West Lindsey
DN39ULCEBY Ulceby, Croxton, Kirmington, Wootton North Lincolnshire
DN40IMMINGHAM Immingham, North Killingholme, South Killingholme, Habrough, East Halton North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire
DN41GRIMSBY Healing, Keelby, Stallingborough North East Lincolnshire, West Lindsey
DN55DONCASTERRoyal Mail Physical-to-Electronic Centre (PTE), [3] [4] Royal Mail Returns Management Service [5] non-geographic

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DN postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby HU, LN, LS, NG, S, WF and YO postcode areas. DN postcode area map.svg
DN postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby HU, LN, LS, NG, S, WF and YO postcode areas.

See also

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References

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  2. Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
  3. Linda, Rosencrance (1 June 2000). "UK Postal Service Launches Online Mail Service". Computerworld Australia. IDG Communications. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  4. Royal Mail (18 July 2011). "Non-geographic codes" (PDF). p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  5. "A guide for letter envelope design and clear addressing" (PDF). London: Royal Mail Group Ltd. 26 November 2019. p. 37. Retrieved 11 April 2022.