The DH postcode area, also known as the Durham postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of eight postcode districts in north-east England, which are subdivisions of five post towns. These districts cover northern County Durham (including

Durham Durham most commonly refers to: *Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham *County Durham, an English county * Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States *Durham, North Carolina, a city in N ...

Chester-le-Street Chester-le-Street (), also known as Chester, is a market town and civil parish in County Durham, England, around north of Durham and also close to Sunderland and Newcastle upon Tyne. It is located on the River Wear, which runs out to sea at ...

, Consett and

Stanley Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film * ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy * ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short * ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...

) and south-west

Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear () is a metropolitan county in North East England, situated around the mouths of the rivers Tyne and Wear. It was created in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, along with five metropolitan boroughs of Gateshead, Newc ...

(including Houghton-le-Spring), plus a very small part of

Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land ...

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The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! DH1 , DURHAM , Durham , County Durham , - ! DH2 , CHESTER LE STREET ,

Chester-Le-Street Chester-le-Street (), also known as Chester, is a market town and civil parish in County Durham, England, around north of Durham and also close to Sunderland and Newcastle upon Tyne. It is located on the River Wear, which runs out to sea at ...

(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 Great Lumley is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated south east of Chester-le-Street, near Lumley Castle. It has a population of 3,843, reducing to 3,684 at the 2011 census. The Lumley family, East and West Halls The village of Gr ...

, Birtley (east of East Coast Main Line) , County Durham, Gateshead , - ! DH4 , HOUGHTON LE SPRING , Houghton-le-Spring (West of A690),

Penshaw The village of Penshaw , formerly known as ''Painshaw'' or ''Pensher'', is an area of the metropolitan district of the City of Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England. Historically, Penshaw was located in County Durham. Name and etymology The ...

Shiney Row Shiney Row is a village in Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, England. One of the most notable people who was born in Shiney Row is Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet, JP (18 March 1814 – 23 December 1893) ...

, County Durham, Sunderland , - ! DH5 , HOUGHTON LE SPRING , Houghton-le-Spring (East of A690),

Hetton-le-Hole Hetton-le-Hole is a town situated in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. It is in the historic county of Durham. A182 runs through the town, between Houghton-le-Spring and Easington Lane (the latter borders the County Durham Distr ...

, Sunderland , - !DH6 , DURHAM ,

South Hetton South Hetton is a former mining village in the County Durham district of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated to the east of Durham and to the south of Sunderland as the crow flies. It had a population of 2,618 ac ...

, Haswell,

Shotton Colliery Shotton Colliery is a village in County Durham, England, situated north west of Peterlee. The two villages in the parish of Shotton are Old Shotton, a small village southeast of the main village, now merged into the town of Peterlee. History ...

, Ludworth,

Shadforth Shadforth is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the east of Durham. The historic centre of the village is designated a conservation area. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 2118. S ...

, Sherburn, Littletown, Kelloe,

Coxhoe Coxhoe is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated about south of Durham City centre. The civil parish also includes nearby Quarrington Hill. The electoral ward of Coxhoe stretches beyond the boundaries of the parish and has a total p ...

, Bowburn, Cassop, Pittington, Thornley, Wheatly Hill , County Durham , - ! DH7 , DURHAM ,

Brandon Brandon may refer to: Names and people *Brandon (given name), a male given name *Brandon (surname), a surname with several different origins Places Australia *Brandon, a farm and 19th century homestead in Seaham, New South Wales *Brandon, Q ...

, Lanchester,

Esh Winning Esh Winning is a village, and location of a former colliery, in County Durham, England. It is situated in the Deerness Valley to the west of Durham. The village was founded by the Pease family in the 1850s to service a new mine on the Esh Estate ...

Burnhope Burnhope is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is located in the Craghead valley on the opposite side to Stanley and has 1,564 inhabitants, as measured in the 2011 census. Burnhope overlooks Lanchester in the Browney ...

, Langley Park, Sacriston,

Ushaw Moor Ushaw Moor is an old pit village in County Durham, in England, on the north side of the River Deerness. It is situated to the west of Durham, a short distance to the south of Bearpark. Ushaw Moor falls within the Deerness electoral ward in the ...

Brancepeth Brancepeth is a village and civil parish in County Durham, in England. It is situated about from Durham on the A690 road between Durham and Weardale. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 414. Brancepeth Castle was u ...

, County Durham , - !rowspan=3, DH8 , CONSETT , Consett, Blackhill, Bridgehill, Shotley Bridge, Leadgate, Delves Lane , rowspan=3, County Durham,

, - , DURHAM , , - , STANLEY , , - ! DH9 , STANLEY , Dipton,

, Annfield Plain , County Durham , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", DH97 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", DURHAM , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''

HM Passport Office His Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) is an agency of the Home Office in the United Kingdom. It provides passports for British nationals worldwide and was formed on 1 April 2006 as the Identity and Passport Service before being renamed HM Pass ...

'' , ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", DH98 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", DURHAM , style="background:#FFFFFF;", '' BT'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", DH99 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", DURHAM , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''

National Savings and Investments National Savings and Investments (NS&I), formerly called the Post Office Savings Bank and National Savings, is a state-owned savings bank in the United Kingdom. It is both a non-ministerial government department and an executive agency of HM Trea ...

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Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom Durham, England Postcode areas covering North East England

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