BB postcode area

Blackburn
Blackburn
Postcode area
	BB
	Coordinates: 53°47′06″N 2°20′06″W / 53.785°N 2.335°W
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

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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.

Mail for the BB postcode area is processed at Preston Mail Centre, along with mail for the PR, FY and LA postcode areas.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district	Post town	Coverage	Local authority area(s)
BB0	BLACKBURN	Granby Marketing, Blackburn^[3]	non-geographic
BB1	BLACKBURN	Blackburn (east), Bank Hey, Belthorn (part), Blackamoor, Clayton-le-Dale, Guide, Knuzden, Mellor, Ramsgreave, Rishton, Salesbury, Shadsworth, Sunnybower, Tottleworth, Whitebirk, Wilpshire	Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
BB2	BLACKBURN	Blackburn (west), Beardwood, Balderstone, Belthorn (part), Cherry Tree, Feniscowles, Griffin, Holly Tree, Livesey, Mellor, Mellor Brook, Mill Hill, Osbaldeston, Pleasington, Witton	Blackburn with Darwen, Chorley, Ribble Valley, South Ribble
BB3	DARWEN	Darwen, Bank Fold, Eccleshill, Hoddlesden, Livesey, Lower Darwen, Pickup Bank, Tockholes	Blackburn with Darwen
BB4	ROSSENDALE	Acre, Balladen, Bent Gate, Cloughfold, Cowpe, Crawshawbooth, Haslingden, Helmshore, Lumb (near Rawtenstall), Newchurch, Rawtenstall, Waterfoot	Rossendale
BB5	ACCRINGTON	Accrington, Altham, Baxenden, Church, Clayton-le-Moors, Huncoat, Oswaldtwistle, Rising Bridge	Hyndburn, Rossendale
BB6	BLACKBURN	Dinckley, Great Harwood, Langho	Hyndburn, Ribble Valley
BB7	CLITHEROE	Clitheroe, Barrow, Bashall Eaves, Billington, Bolton-by-Bowland, Chatburn, Downham, Dunsop Bridge, Gisburn, Great Mitton, Grindleton, Hurst Green, Little Mitton, Middop, Newsholme, Newton-in-Bowland, Paythorne, Pendleton, Rimington, Sabden, Sawley, Slaidburn, Twiston, Waddington, Whalley, Whitewell, Wiswell, Worston	Ribble Valley
BB8	COLNE	Colne, Foulridge, Laneshaw Bridge, Trawden, Winewall, Wycoller	Pendle
BB9	NELSON	Nelson, Barrowford, Blacko, Brierfield, Higherford, Roughlee	Pendle
BB10	BURNLEY	Burnley (east), Cliviger, Haggate, Harle Syke, Reedley, Worsthorne	Burnley, Pendle
BB11	BURNLEY	Burnley (south and town centre), Dunnockshaw and Clowbridge, Hapton	Burnley
BB12	BURNLEY	Burnley (west), Barley, Fence, Hapton, Higham, Padiham, Read, Simonstone, Wheatley Lane	Burnley, Pendle, Ribble Valley
BB18	BARNOLDSWICK	Barnoldswick, Brogden, Earby, Kelbrook, Salterforth, Sough	Pendle
BB94	BARNOLDSWICK	Holiday Cottages Group, Earby^[3]	non-geographic

The BB18 district was formed out of the BB8 district in 1997.^[4]

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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 (FTP). 7 March 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2008.^{[dead ftp link]} (To view documents see Help:FTP)
^ "Which districts have been recoded by the Royal Mail?". Experian Data Quality Support. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[1] "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.

[2] Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)

[non_geo-3] "Royal Mail non-geographic postcodes" (PDF). Royal Mail (FTP). 7 March 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2008.^{[dead ftp link]} (To view documents see Help:FTP)

[4] "Which districts have been recoded by the Royal Mail?". Experian Data Quality Support. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

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v t e Postcode areas in the United Kingdom and its dependencies
AB AL B BA BB BD BH BL BN BR BS BT CA CB CF CH CM CO CR CT CV CW DA DD DE DG DH DL DN DT DY E EC EH EN EX FK FY G GL GU HA HD HG HP HR HS HU HX IG IP IV KA KT KW KY L LA LD LE LL LN LS LU M ME MK ML N NE NG NN NP NR NW OL OX PA PE PH PL PO PR RG RH RM S SA SE SG SK SL SM SN SO SP SR SS ST SW SY TA TD TF TN TQ TR TS TW UB W WA WC WD WF WN WR WS WV YO ZE
Crown Dependencies	GY IM JE
British Overseas Territories	AI ASCN BBND BIQQ FIQQ GX KY MSR PCRN SIQQ STHL TDCU TKCA VG
Non-geographic	BF BX GIR XX
Related UK lists: Postcode districts Post towns Postal counties London postal district

BB postcode area

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