DL postcode area

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Darlington postcode area
DL
Postcode area	DL
Postcode area name	Darlington
Post towns	14
Postcode districts	17
Postcode sectors	65
Postcodes (live)	13,031
Postcodes (total)	15,448
Statistics as at October 2006 [1]

The DL postcode area, also known as the Darlington postcode area^[2], is a group of postal districts around Barnard Castle, Bedale, Bishop Auckland, Catterick Garrison, Crook, Darlington, Ferryhill, Hawes, Leyburn, Newton Aycliffe, Northallerton, Richmond, Shildon and Spennymoor in England.

Contents 1 Coverage 2 Adjacent areas 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

Postal district	Post town	Coverage	Local authority
DL1	DARLINGTON	Darlington East
DL2	DARLINGTON	Staindrop & Gainford
DL3	DARLINGTON	Darlington West
DL4	SHILDON	Shildon
DL5	NEWTON AYCLIFFE	Newton Aycliffe & Heighington
DL6	NORTHALLERTON	Northallerton East & Ingleby Cross
DL7	NORTHALLERTON	Northallerton West
DL8	BEDALE, HAWES, LEYBURN	Wensleydale & Bedale
DL9	CATTERICK GARRISON	Catterick Garrison
DL10	RICHMOND	Richmond, Catterick, Brompton-upon-Swale & Scotch Corner
DL11	RICHMOND	Swaledale & Arkengarthdale
DL12	BARNARD CASTLE	Barnard Castle, Bowes & Middleton-in-Teesdale
DL13	BISHOP AUCKLAND	Stanhope, Wolsingham & Tow Law
DL14	BISHOP AUCKLAND	Bishop Auckland & Evenwood
DL15	CROOK	Crook & Willington
DL16	SPENNYMOOR	Spennymoor
DL17	FERRYHILL	Ferryhill, Cornforth & Bishop Middleham

[edit] Adjacent areas

The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - TS (Cleveland) - YO (York) - HG (Harrogate) - BD (Bradford) - CA (Carlisle) - NE (Newcastle upon Tyne) - DH (Durham) .

Adjacent postcode areas NE DH CA DL TS BD HG YO

[edit] References

1. ^ National Statistics, Postcode Directory Version Notes, (2006)
2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)

[edit] See also

• List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom