User:Richardguk/DH postcode area

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Durham
DH is located in the United Kingdom
DH
DH
Coordinates: 54°49′34″N 1°37′08″W / 54.826°N 1.619°W / 54.826; -1.619
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
DH
Postcode area name
Durham
Post towns5
Postcode districts12
Postcode sectors47
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

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The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

Postal district Post town Coverage Local authority
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

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Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: SR (Sunderland), DL (Darlington), NE (Newcastle upon Tyne).

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)