The HG postcode area, also known as the Harrogate postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of five postcode districts in England, which are subdivisions of three

post towns A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in the address increases ...

. These postcode districts cover

Harrogate Harrogate ( ) is a spa town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is a tourist destination and its visitor at ...

Ripon Ripon () is a cathedral city in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The city is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city ...

and

Knaresborough Knaresborough ( ) is a market and spa town and civil parish in the Borough of Harrogate, in North Yorkshire, England, on the River Nidd. It is east of Harrogate. History Knaresborough is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Chenares ...

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...

. HG1 and HG2 cover most of the urban area of

. HG1 covers areas north of The Stray including the town centre, while HG2 covers areas to the south and west of The Stray. East of The Stray, HG1 generally covers areas to the north of the A59 Knaresborough Road, while HG2 covers areas to the south. HG3 spans across some of the town's westernmost suburbs, some settlements immediately to the south, as well as a large rural area to the north and west. HG4 covers Ripon and some surrounding settlements and rural areas. HG5 covers Knaresborough and some rural areas to the north and east. It is the only postcode area located entirely within North Yorkshire, and when ranked by number of postcode districts it is the second smallest postcode area in the United Kingdom, behind only the

ZE postcode area The ZE postcode area, also known as the Lerwick postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of three postcode districts covering the Shetland Islands in Scotland. The letters in the postcode are derived from Zetland, ...

which has three districts. However, many postcode areas with a greater number of districts cover fewer square miles in total. __TOC__

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! HG1 , HARROGATE , Central, Bilton, High Harrogate, Jennyfields, Duchy, New Park ,

, - ! HG2 , HARROGATE , Oatlands, Woodlands, Hookstone, Rossett, Pannal Ash, Harlow Hill, Low Harrogate,

Hornbeam Park Hornbeam Park is a railway station on the Harrogate Line, which runs between and via . The station, situated north of Leeds, serves the spa town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern T ...

, North Yorkshire , - ! HG3 , HARROGATE , Jennyfields,

Pannal Pannal is a village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated to the immediate south of Harrogate. Since 2016 it has formed part of the new civil parish of Pannal ...

, Burn Bridge,

Kirkby Overblow Kirkby Overblow is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Wetherby and Harrogate and lies to the west of Sicklinghall and the east of Leeds Bradford International Airport. It ha ...

Killinghall Killinghall is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. The civil parish population taken at the 2011 census was 4,132. The village is situated approximately north of Harrogate, extending south from th ...

Greenhow Greenhow is a village in North Yorkshire, England, often referred to as Greenhow Hill. The term ''how'' derives from the Old Norse word ''haugr'' meaning a hill and a mound, so Greenhow literally means 'Green's hill or mound'. History It is s ...

Fewston Fewston is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated north of Otley and close to Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs. The Church of St Michael and St Lawrence is the village church. The maj ...

Beckwithshaw Beckwithshaw is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England about south-west of Harrogate. History Beckwithshaw takes its name from the now smaller settlement of Beckwith, to the east. The suffix "shaw" ...

, Spofforth,

Bishop Monkton Bishop Monkton is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England, about five miles south of Ripon. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 775, increasing slightly to 778 at the 2011 Census. In 201 ...

, Bishop Thornton, Glasshouses,

Follifoot Follifoot is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the A658 road and south-east from the town centre of Harrogate. History The village name is derived from Old Norse translating ...

Pateley Bridge Pateley Bridge (known locally as Pateley) is a small market town in Nidderdale in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies on the River Nidd. It is in the Yorkshire Dales and ...

, Summerbridge, Ripley,

Brearton Brearton is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate borough of North Yorkshire, England, situated about north of Knaresborough. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book and its name derives from the Old English ''Brer-Tun'', which mean ...

, Burton Leonard, Netherby,

Hampsthwaite Hampsthwaite is a large village and civil parish in Nidderdale in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the south bank of the River Nidd north west of Harrogate. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 1, ...

Nidd Nidd is a small village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the village taken at the 2011 census was 168. It is situated 3 miles north of Harrogate, east of Ripley on the B6165 Pateley ...

South Stainley South Stainley is a small village in the Harrogate District, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Nearby settlements include the city of Ripon, the town of Harrogate and the village of Markington. South Stainley is on the A61 road. Sout ...

, Wormald Green,

Markington Markington is a village in the Harrogate district, in the English county of North Yorkshire. The population of the civil parish (including Markenfield Hall) taken at the 2011 census was 629. Nearby settlements include the city of Ripon, the ...

, Burnt Yates, Bedlam, Shaw Mills,

Birstwith Birstwith is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Nidderdale, and is situated on the River Nidd. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 756 and increased to 868 ...

, Warsill, Darley, Dacre,

Wath-in-Nidderdale Wath, sometimes known as Wath-in-Nidderdale to distinguish it from other places named Wath, is a village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is near Gouthwaite Reservoir and about north of Pateley Bridge. The toponym is ...

Middlesmoor Middlesmoor is a small hill village at the head of Nidderdale in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. Middlesmoor is the principal settlement in the civil parish of Stonebeck Up, historically a township in the ancient parish of ...

, Lofthouse,

Ramsgill Ramsgill is a small village in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, England, about south-east of Lofthouse, located near Gouthwaite Reservoir. It is chiefly known for the Yorke Arms, formerly a Michelin-starred restaurant on the village green which t ...

, Stean,

Bewerley Bewerley is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England, about twelve miles west of Ripon. The parish includes the urban area of Pateley Bridge west of the River Nidd (known as Bridgehouse Gate), and the vil ...

, Thornthwaite,

Thruscross Thruscross is a small settlement and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Washburn Valley, west of Harrogate. The parish includes Thruscross Reservoir and a large area of moorland west of the re ...

, West End , North Yorkshire , - ! HG4 , RIPON ,

North Stainley North Stainley is a village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England north of Ripon. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is the closest settlement to the theme park Lightwater Valley which is to the south. Histo ...

, High Grantley,

Masham Masham ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 1,205 at the 2011 census. Etymology In Wensleydale, on the western bank of the River Ure, the name derives from the An ...

West Tanfield West Tanfield is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately six miles north of Ripon on the A6108, which goes from Ripon to Masham and Wensleydale. The parish inclu ...

Thornton Watlass Thornton Watlass is a small village and civil parish within the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located north of Masham and south of Bedale on the eastern slopes of the Ure Valley at the entrance to Wensleydale and the Yo ...

Thornton Steward Thornton Steward is a small village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England, near Wensleydale, with a population of 100–200, measured at 199 in the 2011 Census. The name derives from Old English relating to ...

, Sawley, Eavestone, Littlethorpe,

Skelton-on-Ure Skelton-on-Ure or Skelton is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Harrogate, Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated west of Boroughbridge, near the A1(M) motorway, A1(M) motorway. There is one village pub called ...

, Marton-le-Moor,

Wath Wath may refer to: Places in England * Wath, Cumbria, a U.K. location * Wath (near Ripon), a village in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire * Wath, Ryedale, a village in North Yorkshire * Wath-in-Nidderdale, a village near Pateley Bridge in Har ...

Nunwick Nunwick is a village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 1 mile north-east of Ripon. Nunwick was historically a township in the ancient parish of Ripon in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The township included two ...

, Melmerby, Middleton Quernhow, Bridge Hewick,

Sharow Sharow is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate (borough), Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about north-east of Ripon. The name Sharow derives from the Old English of 'Scearu' and 'Hōh' which translates as boundary ...

, Copt Hewick,

Hutton Conyers Hutton Conyers is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near the River Ure and north-east of Ripon. The parish extends from the River Ure to the A1(M) motorway, and includes the vil ...

Aldfield Aldfield is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the cou ...

Kirkby Malzeard Kirkby Malzeard () is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. There has been a creamery in the village making Wensleydale cheese for almost 100 years, first owned by Mrs Mason, then Kit Calvert, of Hawes ...

, Leighton,

Colsterdale Colsterdale is the valley of the River Burn, a tributary of the River Ure, in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It gives its name to a hamlet and civil parish in the upper part of the dale, about west of Masham. The population ...

Gollinglith Foot Gollinglith Foot (), historically also spelt Gownley Foot, is a hamlet in the civil parish of Healey in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Burn near the foot of Colsterdale. It takes its name from the moo ...

, Azerley, Galphay,

Winksley Winksley is a small village and civil parish in the district of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. It is situated west of Ripon, and is on the River Laver, which flows into the River Skell (a tributary of the River Ure) just outside Ripon. ...

, Sutton Grange, Grewelthorpe,

Rookwith Rookwith is a hamlet and civil parish in the Hambleton District, Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, about west of Bedale and near the flow of the River Ure. The hamlet was mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Count Alan a ...

, Low Ellington,

Thirn Thirn is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated close to the River Ure, about south-west of Bedale. The hamlet of Thirn is mentioned in the Domesday Book, and the name derives from the ...

, North Yorkshire , - ! HG5 , KNARESBOROUGH ,

, Scotton, Goldsborough,

Arkendale Arkendale is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is north-east of Harrogate town, and a had a population of 278 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 394 at the 2011 census. It consists ...

Allerton Mauleverer Allerton Mauleverer is a village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Allerton Mauleverer with Hopperton parish. The parish is in the district of Harrogate, and lies just east of the town Knaresborough. From ...

Hopperton Hopperton is a village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Allerton Mauleverer with Hopperton parish. The village is situated close to the A59, the A1(M) and the A168. Cattal railway station is situated j ...

Flaxby Flaxby is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is close to the A1(M) motorway and east of Knaresborough. Flaxby was once part of the wapentake A hundred is an administrative division that is g ...

, Coneythorpe,

Staveley Staveley may refer to: Places * Staveley, Cumbria, village in the former county of Westmorland and now in Cumbria, England ** Staveley railway station * Staveley-in-Cartmel, village formerly in Lancashire, now in Cumbria, England * Staveley, D ...

Ferrensby Ferrensby is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 187. It is about north-east of Knaresborough and near the A1(M) motorway. Nearby attractio ...

Farnham Farnham ( /ˈfɑːnəm/) is a market town and civil parish in Surrey, England, around southwest of London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, close to the county border with Hampshire. The town is on the north branch of the River Wey, a trib ...

, Calcutt,

Plompton Plompton (formerly also spelt Plumpton) is a hamlet and civil parish south of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. It is close to the A661. Plompton Hall is a Grade II* listed building designed by the architect John Carr and built about 17 ...

, North Yorkshire

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