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Durham | |
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Coordinates: 54°49′34″N 1°37′08″W / 54.826°N 1.619°W | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Postcode area | DH |
Postcode area name | Durham |
Post towns | 5 |
Postcode districts | 12 |
Postcode sectors | 47 |
Postcodes (live) | 8,971 |
Postcodes (total) | 11,453 |
Statistics as at May 2020[1] |
The DH postcode area, also known as the Durham postcode area,[2] is a group of postal districts around Chester le Street, Consett, Durham, Houghton le Spring and Stanley in England.
Coverage
[edit]The approximate coverage of the postal districts:
Postal district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority |
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DH1 | DURHAM | Durham | County Durham |
DH2 | CHESTER LE STREET | Chester-le-Street | County Durham |
DH3 | CHESTER LE STREET | North East Chester-le-Street (North Lodge, Great Lumley), Birtley | County Durham, Gateshead |
DH4 | HOUGHTON LE SPRING | Houghton le Spring (West of A690) | Sunderland |
DH5 | HOUGHTON LE SPRING | Houghton le Spring (East of A690) & Hetton-le-Hole | Sunderland |
DH6 | DURHAM | Thornley & Coxhoe | County Durham |
DH7 | DURHAM | Brandon, Lanchester, Esh Winning, Burnhope, Langley Park, Sacriston, Ushaw Moor | County Durham |
DH8 | CONSETT | Consett, Ebchester | County Durham |
DH9 | STANLEY | Dipton & Stanley | County Durham |
DH97 | DURHAM | ||
DH98 | DURHAM | Used by BT | |
DH99 | DURHAM | Post Office boxes |
Adjacent areas
[edit]Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: SR (Sunderland), DL (Darlington), NE (Newcastle upon Tyne).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)