DH postcode area

Coordinates: 54°43′01″N 1°35′38″W / 54.717°N 1.594°W / 54.717; -1.594

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 postcode districts around Chester le Street, Consett, Durham, Houghton le Spring and Stanley in England.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district	Post town	Coverage	Local authority area
DH1	DURHAM	Durham	County Durham
DH2	CHESTER LE STREET	Chester-le-Street (west of East Coast Main Line), Ouston, Pelton, Birtley (west of East Coast Main Line)	County Durham, Gateshead
DH3	CHESTER LE STREET	Chester-le-Street (east of East Coast Main Line), Great Lumley), Birtley (east of East Coast Main Line)	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
DH7	DURHAM	Brandon, Lanchester, Esh Winning, Burnhope, Langley Park, Sacriston, Ushaw Moor	County Durham
DH8	DURHAM	Consett, Blackhill, Bridgehill, Shotely Bridge, Leadgate, Delves Lane	County Durham
DH9	STANLEY	Dipton & Stanley	County Durham
DH97	DURHAM
DH98	DURHAM	Used by BT
DH99	DURHAM	Post Office boxes

Adjacent areas

Adjacent postcode areas
NE
	DH	SR
	DL

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

See also

• List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom

References

1. ^ "National Statistics Postcode Directory" (PDF). Office for National Statistics Postcode Directory (November 2006). Office for National Statistics. November 2006. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/downloads/NSPDVersionNotes.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-29. 
2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)