BB postcode area
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Blackburn | |
|---|---|
  BB | |
| Coordinates: 53°47′06″N 2°20′06″W / 53.785°N 2.335°W / 53.785; -2.335 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | BB |
| Postcode area name | Blackburn |
| Post towns | 9 |
| Postcode districts | 15 |
| Postcode sectors | 79 |
| Postcodes (live) | 13,200 |
| Postcodes (total) | 18,833 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The BB postcode area, also known as the Blackburn postcode area,[2] is a group of thirteen postcode districts in north-west England, within nine post towns. These cover east Lancashire, including Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington, Barnoldswick, Clitheroe, Colne, Darwen, Nelson and Rossendale.
Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
The BB18 district was formed out of the BB8 district in 1997.[4]
Map
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See also
- List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom
- Centre points of the United Kingdom
- Postcode Address File
References
- ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
- ^ a b "Royal Mail non-geographic postcodes" (PDF). Royal Mail. 7 March 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Which districts have been recoded by the Royal Mail?". Experian Data Quality Support. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
External links
- Royal Mail's Postcode Address File
- A quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)