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DT postcode area

Postcode area within the United Kingdom

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The DT postcode area, also known as the Dorchester postcode area, is a group of eleven postcode districts in South West England, within nine post towns. These cover much of Dorset (including Dorchester, Weymouth, Beaminster, Blandford Forum, Bridport, Lyme Regis, Portland, Sherborne and Sturminster Newton), plus very small parts of Devon and Somerset.

01Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town Coverage Local authority area(s)
DT1 DORCHESTER Dorchester, Poundbury Dorset
DT2 DORCHESTER Athelhampton, Puddletown, Crossways, Winfrith Newburgh, Winterborne St Martin, Puncknowle, West Bexington, Maiden Newton, Evershot, Charminster, Cerne Abbas, Buckland Newton, Pulham Dorset
DT3 WEYMOUTH Chickerell, Broadwey, Radipole, Osmington, Preston, Littlemoor, Portesham, Abbotsbury, Langton Herring Dorset
DT4 WEYMOUTH Weymouth town centre, Melcombe Regis, Westham, Wyke Regis Dorset
DT5 PORTLAND Fortuneswell, Easton, Southwell, Weston, The Grove Dorset
DT6 BRIDPORT Bridport, Melplash, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Charmouth, Burton Bradstock, Powerstock Dorset
DT7 LYME REGIS Lyme Regis, Uplyme, Rousdon Dorset, East Devon
DT8 BEAMINSTER Beaminster, Broadwindsor Dorset
DT9 SHERBORNE Sherborne, Milborne Port, Holwell, Longburton, Yetminster, Bradford Abbas, Charlton Horethorne Dorset, Somerset
DT10 STURMINSTER NEWTON Sturminster Newton, Stalbridge, Hazelbury Bryan, Marnhull, Mappowder, Stourton Caundle, Hinton St Mary Dorset
DT11 BLANDFORD FORUM Blandford Forum, Blandford Camp, Iwerne Courtney, Iwerne Minster, Shillingstone, Milton Abbas, Winterborne Zelston, Spetisbury Dorset
DT postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby BA, BH, EX, SP and TA postcode areas.
DT postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby BA, BH, EX, SP and TA postcode areas.

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