DD postcode area

Dundee postcode area
DD
Postcode area DD
Postcode area name Dundee
Post towns 9
Postcode districts 11
Postcode sectors 45
Postcodes (live) 8,878
Postcodes (total) 10,668
Statistics as at October 2006 [1]

The DD postcode area, also known as the Dundee postcode area,[2] is a group of postcode districts around Arbroath, Brechin, Carnoustie, Dundee, Forfar, Kirriemuir, Montrose, Newport-on-Tay and Tayport in Scotland.

Contents

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town Coverage Local authority area
DD1 DUNDEE Most of the city centre, the University and the Riverside. Dundee
DD2 DUNDEE The West of the city including Lochee, Blackness, Ninewells, Menziehill, Charleston, Balgay, Ardler and Logie. Dundee
DD3 DUNDEE The northwest of the city including St Marys, Downfield and Kirkton, and the inner city areas of Strathmartine, Coldside and the Hilltown. Dundee
DD4 DUNDEE The inner city area of Stobswell and Craigie, and the northeast of the city including Pitkerro, Douglas, Fintry and Whitfield. Dundee, Angus
DD5 DUNDEE The east of the city including Broughty Ferry, Barnhill and Monifieth Dundee, Angus
DD6 NEWPORT-ON-TAY The towns on the south bank of the River Tay, Newport-on-Tay, Wormit, Balmerino, Gauldry and Tayport Fife
TAYPORT Fife
DD7 CARNOUSTIE The town of Carnoustie. Angus
DD8 FORFAR The towns of Forfar, Glamis and Kirriemuir. Angus
KIRRIEMUIR Angus
DD9 BRECHIN The town of Brechin. The village of Edzell Angus
DD10 MONTROSE The town of Montrose. The villages of St Cyrus, Inverbervie and Gourdon Angus, Aberdeenshire
DD11 ARBROATH The towns of Arbroath and Friockheim Angus

Adjacent areas

Adjacent postcode areas
AB
PH DD
KY

Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: , KY (Kirkcaldy), PH (Perth), AB (Aberdeen).

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Statistics Postcode Directory" (PDF). Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (November 2006). Office for National Statistics. November 2006. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/downloads/NSPDVersionNotes.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-29. 
  2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)