The DL postcode area, also known as the Darlington postcode area, is a group of seventeen postcode districts in England, which are subdivisions of fourteen post towns. These districts cover central County Durham (including Darlington, Bishop Auckland, Ferryhill, Crook, Spennymoor, Shildon, Barnard Castle and Newton Aycliffe), northern North Yorkshire (including Northallerton, Bedale, Hawes, Leyburn, Richmond and Catterick Garrison) and a very small part of Cumbria.

Mail for the DL postcode area is processed at Tyneside Mail Centre in Gateshead, along with mail for the DH, NE, SR and TS postcode areas.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode districtPost townCoverageLocal authority area(s)
DL1DARLINGTONDarlington (east)Darlington
DL2DARLINGTONStaindrop, Gainford, Darlington new estatesCounty Durham, Darlington
DL3DARLINGTONDarlington (west), Faverdale, Coatham MundevilleDarlington
DL4SHILDONShildonCounty Durham
DL5NEWTON AYCLIFFENewton Aycliffe, HeighingtonCounty Durham
DL6NORTHALLERTONNorthallerton (east), Ingleby CrossNorth Yorkshire
DL7NORTHALLERTONNorthallerton (west), Romanby, Leeming BarNorth Yorkshire
DL8BEDALEBedaleNorth Yorkshire
HAWESHawesNorth Yorkshire
LEYBURNCoverham, Leyburn, MiddlehamNorth Yorkshire
DL9CATTERICK GARRISONCatterick GarrisonNorth Yorkshire
DL10RICHMONDRichmond, Catterick, Brompton-upon-Swale, Scotch CornerNorth Yorkshire
DL11RICHMONDSwaledale, Reeth, Low Row, ArkengarthdaleNorth Yorkshire
DL12BARNARD CASTLEBarnard Castle, Bowes, Middleton-in-TeesdaleCounty Durham, Westmorland and Furness
DL13BISHOP AUCKLANDStanhope, Frosterley, Wolsingham, Tow LawCounty Durham
DL14BISHOP AUCKLANDBishop Auckland, EvenwoodCounty Durham
DL15CROOKCrook, WillingtonCounty Durham
DL16SPENNYMOORSpennymoorCounty Durham
DL16FERRYHILLnon-geographic
DL17FERRYHILLFerryhill, Chilton, Cornforth, Bishop MiddlehamCounty Durham
DL98DARLINGTONnon-geographic

Map

DL postcode area map, showing postcode districts, post towns and neighbouring postcode areas.
DL postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby BD, CA, DH, HG, LA, NE, TS and YO postcode areas.

See also