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Coordinates: 53°45′00″N 2°29′06″W / 53.750°N 2.485°W / 53.750; -2.485
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Blackburn
BB is located in the United Kingdom
BB
BB
Coordinates: 53°47′06″N 2°20′06″W / 53.785°N 2.335°W / 53.785; -2.335
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
BB
Postcode area name
Blackburn
Post towns9
Postcode districts15
Postcode sectors79
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 postal districts around Accrington, Barnoldswick, Blackburn, Burnley, Clitheroe, Colne, Darwen, Nelson and Rossendale in England.

Coverage

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The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

Postal district Post town Coverage Local authority
BB0 BLACKBURN Blackburn (Non-geographic postcode - Granby Marketing, BB1)[3] Blackburn
BB1 BLACKBURN Blackburn, Bank Hey, Belthorn, Blackamoor, Clayton-le-Dale, Guide, Knuzden, Mellor, Ramsgreave, Rishton, Salesbury, Shadsworth, Sunnybower, Whitebirk, Wilpshire Blackburn with Darwen/Hyndburn/Ribble Valley
BB2 BLACKBURN Blackburn, Beardwood, Balderstone, Cherry Tree, Feniscowles, Mellor, Mellor Brook, Mill Hill, Pleasington Blackburn with Darwen/Chorley/South Ribble/Ribble Valley
BB3 DARWEN Darwen, Bank Fold, Eccleshill, Hoddlesden, Lower Darwen, Pickup Bank, Tockholes Blackburn with Darwen
BB4 ROSSENDALE Acre, Bent Gate, Haslingden, Helmshore, Rawtenstall Rossendale
BB5 ACCRINGTON Accrington, Altham, Baxenden, Church, Clayton-le-Moors, Huncoat, Oswaldtwistle, Rising Bridge Hyndburn
BB6 BLACKBURN Dinckley, Great Harwood, Langho Hyndburn/Ribble Valley
BB7 CLITHEROE Clitheroe, Barrow, Chatburn, Dunsop Bridge, Gisburn, Hurst Green, Pendleton, Sabden, Slaidburn, Waddington, Whalley, Whitewell, Wiswell Ribble Valley
BB8 COLNE Colne, Foulridge, Laneshaw Bridge, Trawden, Winewall, Wycoller Pendle
BB9 NELSON Nelson, Barrowford, Blacko, Brierfield, Higherford, Roughlee Pendle
BB10 BURNLEY Burnley, Cliviger, Reedley, Worsthorne Burnley/Pendle
BB11 BURNLEY Burnley Burnley
BB12 BURNLEY Burnley, Barley, Fence, Higham, Padiham, Read, Simonstone, Wheatley Lane Burnley/Pendle/Ribble Valley
BB18 BARNOLDSWICK Barnoldswick, Earby, Kelbrook, Salterforth, Sough Pendle
BB94 BARNOLDSWICK Earby (Non-geographic postcode - Holiday Cottages Group, BB18)[3] Pendle

Adjacent areas

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Clockwise from the east, the adjacent postcode areas are: HX (Halifax), OL (Oldham), BL (Bolton), PR (Preston), LA (Lancaster), BD (Bradford).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 Jun 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
  3. ^ a b "Royal Mail non-geographic postcodes" (PDF). Royal Mail. 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2008-03-10.