DL postcode area

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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.

Darlington
DL is located in the United Kingdom
DL
DL
Coordinates: 54°31′59″N 1°40′08″W / 54.533°N 1.669°W / 54.533; -1.669
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
DL
Postcode area name
Darlington
Post towns14
Postcode districts17
Postcode sectors67
Postcodes (live)13,282
Postcodes (total)16,683
Statistics as at May 2020[1]

Coverage

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The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode districtPost townCoverageLocal authority area(s)
DL1DARLINGTONDarlington (east)Darlington
DL2DARLINGTONStaindrop, Gainford, Darlington new estatesCounty Durham, Darlington
DL3DARLINGTONDarlington (west), Faverdale, Coatham MundevilleDarlington
DL4SHILDONShildonCounty Durham
DL5NEWTON AYCLIFFENewton Aycliffe, HeighingtonCounty Durham
DL6NORTHALLERTONNorthallerton (east), Ingleby CrossNorth Yorkshire
DL7NORTHALLERTONNorthallerton (west), Romanby, Leeming BarNorth Yorkshire
DL8BEDALEBedaleNorth Yorkshire
HAWESHawesNorth Yorkshire
LEYBURNCoverham, Leyburn, MiddlehamNorth Yorkshire
DL9CATTERICK GARRISONCatterick GarrisonNorth Yorkshire
DL10RICHMONDRichmond, Catterick, Brompton-upon-Swale, Scotch CornerNorth Yorkshire
DL11RICHMONDSwaledale, Reeth, Low Row, ArkengarthdaleNorth Yorkshire, Westmorland and Furness
DL12BARNARD CASTLEBarnard Castle, Bowes, Middleton-in-TeesdaleCounty Durham
DL13BISHOP AUCKLANDStanhope, Frosterley, Wolsingham, Tow LawCounty Durham, Westmorland and Furness
DL14BISHOP AUCKLANDBishop Auckland, EvenwoodCounty Durham
DL15CROOKCrook, WillingtonCounty Durham
DL16SPENNYMOORSpennymoorCounty Durham
DL16FERRYHILLnon-geographic[3][4]
DL17FERRYHILLFerryhill, Chilton, Cornforth, Bishop MiddlehamCounty Durham
DL98DARLINGTONnon-geographic[5]
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BD postcode areaCA postcode areaDH postcode areaHG postcode areaLA postcode areaNE postcode areaNE postcode areaSR postcode areaTS postcode areaYO postcode area
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

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References

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  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.
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