DH postcode area

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Durham postcode area
DH
Postcode area	DH
Postcode area name	Durham
Post towns	5
Postcode districts	12
Postcode sectors	46
Postcodes (live)	8,821
Postcodes (total)	10,569
Statistics as at October 2006 [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.

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
DH1	DURHAM	Durham	Durham
DH2	CHESTER LE STREET	Chester-le-Street	Chester-le-Street
DH3	CHESTER LE STREET	North East Chester-le-Street (North Lodge, Great Lumley), Birtley	Chester-le-Street, 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	Durham & Easington
DH7	DURHAM	Lanchester, Esh, Burnhope, Langley Park, Sacriston, Witton Gilbert	Derwentside, Durham, Chester-le-Street
DH8	CONSETT	Consett, Ebchester	Derwentside
DH9	STANLEY	Dipton & Stanley	Derwentside
DH97	DURHAM
DH98	DURHAM	Used by BT
DH99	DURHAM

[edit] Adjacent areas

The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - SR (Sunderland) - DL (Darlington) - NE (Newcastle upon Tyne) .

Adjacent postcode areas NE DH SR DL

[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