DL Postcode Area for the Darlington Region

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This section of the site is all about the DL Postcode area, also known as the Darlington Postal Area. Explore links to the next level to learn more about specific postcode districts such as DL1.

Detailed map of DL Darlington Postcode Area
Detailed map showing districts and posttowns in the DL Area
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Map of the DL Darlington Postcode Area

Explore the postcode area by using our interactive map.

Quick Facts about the DL Postcode

DL Area Statistics
Width from East to West 46.96 mi
Height from North to South 43.90 mi
Area of DL 829.14 mi²
Maximum Width 54.54 mi
Perimeter of Postcode Area 240.52 mi
Number of Postcode Districts 18
Number of Postcode Sectors 68
Number of Post Towns 14
Number of Postcodes 13,316
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The DL postcode area represents a group of 17 postal districts in the Darlington area of the United Kingdom. The area code stands for the letters d and l in DarLington. The area has a population of 360,975 and covers an area of 3,427,343 hectares. Fun fact: 0.56% of the population of Great Britain lives in this area.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: Durham (68.51%), North Yorkshire (31.48%), Cumbria (0.01%).

Post Towns and Postcode Districts

DARLINGTON
DL1 DurhamDL2 Durham (88%), North Yorkshire (11%)DL3 DurhamDL98
SHILDON
DL4 Durham
NEWTON AYCLIFFE
DL5 Durham
NORTHALLERTON
DL6 North YorkshireDL7 North Yorkshire
BEDALE
DL8 North Yorkshire
HAWES
DL8 North Yorkshire
LEYBURN
DL8 North Yorkshire
CATTERICK GARRISON
DL9 North Yorkshire
RICHMOND
DL10 North YorkshireDL11 Durham (6%), North Yorkshire (93%)
BARNARD CASTLE
DL12 Durham
BISHOP AUCKLAND
DL13 DurhamDL14 Durham
CROOK
DL15 Durham
SPENNYMOOR
DL16 Durham
FERRYHILL
DL17 Durham

Where is the DL Postcode Area?

The DL Darlington Postcode has it's North in The North East of England and it's South is in Yorkshire and the Humber Region.. The postal area borders the following neighbouring postal areas: LA - Lancaster, CA - Carlisle, NE - Newcastle upon Tyne, BD - Bradford, YO - York, TS - Teeside, DH - Durham and HG - Harrogate, and is located inland.


Map Showing Location of the postcode area
Where is the postcode area?
A word cloud for the postcode area
A word cloud for the area

How built up is the Postcode Area?

I've calculated the total area covered by building footprints within the postcode area.
By analyzing this against the total area, I've determined the percentage of the area that's developed, this will give you an idea of how urban or rural the postcode region is.
The higher the percentage the more urban the area is. For example the least urban district is DL11 and the most urban is DL3.

Building Area Summary
Postcode District Total Area (m²) Footprint Area (m²) Built Percentage %
DL11 515,734,851 991,110 0.19%
DL12 569,705,014 1,571,154 0.28%
DL13 483,193,882 1,422,507 0.29%
DL8 701,900,194 2,604,801 0.37%
DL2 260,388,404 1,981,728 0.76%
DL6 223,272,985 1,917,342 0.86%
DL10 156,413,358 1,691,000 1.08%
DL7 150,873,797 1,886,115 1.25%
DL17 53,303,982 955,682 1.79%
DL15 65,848,737 1,214,310 1.84%
DL14 84,695,632 2,285,134 2.70%
DL4 18,487,530 594,828 3.22%
DL9 24,619,854 822,932 3.34%
DL16 27,921,300 1,154,483 4.13%
DL5 33,040,660 2,140,780 6.48%
DL1 37,410,812 2,649,859 7.08%
DL3 20,511,219 2,191,215 10.68%
Total 3,427,322,211 (m²) 28,074,980 (m²) 0.82%
Map of the DL Postcode Area

A map showing the boundary of DL in relation to other areas

There are 17 towns within the Darlington postcode area.

Map of Posttowns in the DL
Map of Posttowns in the DL Postal Area
Area of the DL postcode area
Unit Area²
Hectares 3,427,343²
Miles 13,233²
Feet 368,915,773,177²
Kilometres 34,273²

Postal Delivery Offices Serving the Postcode Area

  • Barnard Castle Delivery Office
  • Darlington Delivery Office
  • Hawes Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Leyburn Delivery Office
  • Newton Aycliffe Delivery Office
  • Northallerton Delivery Office
  • Richmond (dl) Delivery Office
  • Spennymoor Delivery Office
  • Wear Valley Delivery Office

Tourist Attractions within the Area

Nearby Postcodes

LA
CA
NE
BD
YO
TS
DH
HG

Councils within the DL Area

Councils within the DL area
County Durham (5916 postcodes)
Darlington (B) (3085 postcodes)
Richmondshire District (2496 postcodes)
Hambleton District (1809 postcodes)
Stockton-on-Tees (B) (6 postcodes)
Ryedale District (3 postcodes)
Eden District (1 postcodes)

Towns and Villages within the Area

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