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Coordinates: 54°31′41″N 1°33′11″W / 54.528°N 1.553°W / 54.528; -1.553
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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]

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.

Coverage

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The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

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

Adjacent areas

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Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: TS (Cleveland), YO (York), HG (Harrogate), BD (Bradford), CA (Carlisle), NE (Newcastle upon Tyne), DH (Durham).

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 Jun 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)