DD postcode area facts for kids
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Dundee
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 Dundee
Location in the United Kingdom
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area |
DD
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| Postcode area name |
Dundee
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| Post towns | 9 |
| Postcode districts | 11 |
| Postcode sectors | 52 |
| Postcodes (live) | 8,967 |
| Postcodes (total) | 11,305 |
| Statistics as at May 2020 | |
The DD postcode area, also known as the Dundee postcode area, is a group of eleven postcode districts in eastern Scotland, within nine post towns. These cover Dundee and Angus (including Forfar, Arbroath, Brechin, Carnoustie, Kirriemuir and Montrose), plus part of north-east Fife (including Newport-on-Tay and Tayport) and small parts of Perth and Kinross and Aberdeenshire.
Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
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| DD1 | DUNDEE | Most of the city centre, the University and the Riverside | Dundee |
| DD2 | DUNDEE | The West of the city including Lochee, Blackness, Ninewells, Menzieshill, Charleston, Balgay, Ardler and Logie | Dundee, Perth and Kinross |
| DD3 | DUNDEE | The northwest of the city including St Marys, Downfield and Kirkton, and the inner city areas of Strathmartine, Coldside and the Hilltown | Dundee, Angus |
| DD4 | DUNDEE | The inner city area of Stobswell and Craigie, and the northeast of the city including Pitkerro, Douglas, Fintry and Whitfield | Dundee, Angus |
| DD5 | DUNDEE | The east of the city including Broughty Ferry, Barnhill and Monifieth | Dundee, Angus |
| DD6 | NEWPORT-ON-TAY | Newport-on-Tay, Wormit, Balmerino, Gauldry | Fife |
| TAYPORT | Tayport | ||
| DD7 | CARNOUSTIE | Carnoustie | Angus |
| DD8 | FORFAR | Forfar, Glamis, Letham | Angus |
| KIRRIEMUIR | Kirriemuir | ||
| DD9 | BRECHIN | Brechin, Edzell | Angus |
| DD10 | MONTROSE | Montrose, St Cyrus, Inverbervie, Hillside, Gourdon | Angus, Aberdeenshire |
| DD11 | ARBROATH | Arbroath, Friockheim | Angus |
Map
DD postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby AB, KY and PH postcode areas.
See also
- List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom
- Postcode Address File
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