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 | |
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United Kingdom postcode area | |
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Coordinates: 54.533°N 1.669°W / 54.533; -1.669 | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Postcode area | DL |
Postcode area name | Darlington |
Post towns | 14 |
Postcode districts | 17 |
Postcode sectors | 67 |
Postcodes (live) | 13,282 |
Postcodes (total) | 16,683 |
Statistics as at May 2020[1] |
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
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DL1 | DARLINGTON | Darlington (east) | Darlington |
DL2 | DARLINGTON | Staindrop, Gainford, Darlington new estates | County Durham, Darlington |
DL3 | DARLINGTON | Darlington (west), Faverdale, Coatham Mundeville | Darlington |
DL4 | SHILDON | Shildon | County Durham |
DL5 | NEWTON AYCLIFFE | Newton Aycliffe, Heighington | County Durham |
DL6 | NORTHALLERTON | Northallerton (east), Ingleby Cross | Hambleton |
DL7 | NORTHALLERTON | Northallerton (west), Romanby, Leeming Bar | Hambleton |
DL8 | BEDALE | Bedale | Hambleton |
HAWES | Hawes | Richmondshire | |
LEYBURN | Coverham, Leyburn, Middleham | Richmondshire | |
DL9 | CATTERICK GARRISON | Catterick Garrison | Richmondshire |
DL10 | RICHMOND | Richmond, Catterick, Brompton-upon-Swale, Scotch Corner | Richmondshire |
DL11 | RICHMOND | Swaledale, Reeth, Low Row, Arkengarthdale | Richmondshire, Eden |
DL12 | BARNARD CASTLE | Barnard Castle, Bowes, Middleton-in-Teesdale | County Durham |
DL13 | BISHOP AUCKLAND | Stanhope, Frosterley, Wolsingham, Tow Law | County Durham, Eden |
DL14 | BISHOP AUCKLAND | Bishop Auckland, Evenwood | County Durham |
DL15 | CROOK | Crook, Willington | County Durham |
DL16 | SPENNYMOOR | Spennymoor | County Durham |
DL16 | FERRYHILL | non-geographic[3][4] | |
DL17 | FERRYHILL | Ferryhill, Chilton, Cornforth, Bishop Middleham | County Durham |
DL98 | DARLINGTON | non-geographic[5] |
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