The HG postcode area, also known as the Harrogate postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of five postcode districts in England, which are subdivisions of three

post towns A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in the address increases ...

. These postcode districts cover

Harrogate Harrogate ( ) is a spa town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa wate ...

Ripon Ripon () is a cathedral city in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The city is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the cit ...

and

Knaresborough Knaresborough ( ) is a market and spa town and civil parish in the Borough of Harrogate, in North Yorkshire, England, on the River Nidd. It is east of Harrogate. History Knaresborough is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Chenar ...

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by national parks, including most of the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors. It is one of four cou ...

. HG1 and HG2 cover most of the urban area of

. HG1 covers areas north of The Stray including the town centre, while HG2 covers areas to the south and west of The Stray. East of The Stray, HG1 generally covers areas to the north of the A59 Knaresborough Road, while HG2 covers areas to the south. HG3 spans across some of the town's westernmost suburbs, some settlements immediately to the south, as well as a large rural area to the north and west. HG4 covers Ripon and some surrounding settlements and rural areas. HG5 covers Knaresborough and some rural areas to the north and east. It is the only postcode area located entirely within North Yorkshire, and when ranked by number of postcode districts it is the second smallest postcode area in the United Kingdom, behind only the

ZE postcode area The ZE postcode area, also known as the Lerwick postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of three postcode districts covering the Shetland Islands in Scotland. The letters in the postcode are derived from Zetland, ...

which has three districts. However, many postcode areas with a greater number of districts cover fewer square miles in total. __TOC__

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The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! HG1 , HARROGATE , Central, Bilton, High Harrogate, Jennyfields, Duchy, New Park ,

, - ! HG2 , HARROGATE , Oatlands, Woodlands, Hookstone, Rossett, Pannal Ash, Harlow Hill, Low Harrogate, Hornbeam Park , North Yorkshire , - ! HG3 , HARROGATE , Jennyfields,

Pannal Pannal is a village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated to the immediate south of Harrogate. Since 2016 it has formed part of the new civil parish of Pannal ...

Burn Bridge Burn Bridge is a village in the borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. It is south of the town of Harrogate, and forms part of the civil parish of Pannal and Burn Bridge. Burn Bridge is set largely on the side of a hill. The Crimp ...

, Kirkby Overblow,

Killinghall Killinghall is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. The civil parish population taken at the 2011 census was 4,132. The village is situated approximately north of Harrogate, extending south from th ...

Greenhow Greenhow is a village in North Yorkshire, England, often referred to as Greenhow Hill. The term ''how'' derives from the Old Norse word ''haugr'' meaning a hill and a mound, so Greenhow literally means 'Green's hill or mound'. History It is s ...

Fewston Fewston is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated north of Otley and close to Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs. The Church of St Michael and St Lawrence is the village church. The maj ...

Beckwithshaw Beckwithshaw is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England about south-west of Harrogate. History Beckwithshaw takes its name from the now smaller settlement of Beckwith, to the east. The suffix "shaw" ...

, Spofforth,

Bishop Monkton Bishop Monkton is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England, about five miles south of Ripon. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 775, increasing slightly to 778 at the 2011 Census. In 201 ...

Bishop Thornton Bishop Thornton is a village in the civil parish of Bishop Thornton, Shaw Mills and Warsill A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, ...

, Glasshouses,

Follifoot Follifoot is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the A658 road and south-east from the town centre of Harrogate. History The village name is derived from Old Norse translating a ...

Pateley Bridge Pateley Bridge (known locally as Pateley) is a small market town in Nidderdale in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies on the River Nidd. It is in the Yorkshire Dales ...

, Summerbridge,

Ripley Ripley may refer to: People and characters * Ripley (name) * ''Ripley'', the test mannequin aboard the first International Space Station space station Dragon 2 space test flight Crew Dragon Demo-1 * Ellen Ripley, a fictional character from the Ali ...

, Brearton, Burton Leonard, Netherby,

Hampsthwaite Hampsthwaite is a large village and civil parish in Nidderdale in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the south bank of the River Nidd north west of Harrogate. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 1 ...

Nidd Nidd is a small village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. The population of the village taken at the 2011 census was 168. It is situated 3 miles north of Harrogate, east of Ripley on the B6165 Pateley B ...

South Stainley South Stainley is a small village in the Harrogate District, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Nearby settlements include the city of Ripon, the town of Harrogate and the village of Markington. South Stainley is on the A61 road. South ...

Wormald Green Wormald Green is a village in the civil parish of Markington with Wallerthwaite in the district of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. In 2016, Harrogate Borough Council (HBC) estimated the population of the village to be 136. It is situated o ...

, Markington, Burnt Yates,

Bedlam Bedlam, a word for an environment of insanity, is a term that may refer to: Places * Bedlam, North Yorkshire, a village in England * Bedlam, Shropshire, a small hamlet in England * Bethlem Royal Hospital, a London psychiatric institution and the ...

Shaw Mills Shaw Mills is a hamlet in the civil parish of Bishop Thornton, Shaw Mills and Warsill, in Nidderdale in the Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the valley of Thornton Beck, a tributary of the River Nidd, north west of Har ...

Birstwith Birstwith is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Nidderdale, and is situated on the River Nidd. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 756 and increased to 868 ...

, Warsill, Darley, Dacre,

Wath-in-Nidderdale Wath, sometimes known as Wath-in-Nidderdale to distinguish it from other places named Wath, is a village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is near Gouthwaite Reservoir and about north of Pateley Bridge. The topony ...

Middlesmoor Middlesmoor is a small hill village at the head of Nidderdale in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. Middlesmoor is the principal settlement in the civil parish of Stonebeck Up, historically a township in the ancient parish of K ...

, Lofthouse, Ramsgill, Stean, Bewerley, Thornthwaite, Thruscross,

West End West End most commonly refers to: * West End of London, an area of central London, England * West End theatre, a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London, England West End may also refer to: Pl ...

, North Yorkshire , - ! HG4 , RIPON ,

, North Stainley, High Grantley,

Masham Masham ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 1,205 at the 2011 census. Etymology In Wensleydale, on the western bank of the River Ure, the name derives from the An ...

West Tanfield West Tanfield is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated approximately six miles north of Ripon on the A6108, which goes from Ripon to Masham and Wensleydale. The parish inc ...

Thornton Watlass Thornton Watlass is a small village and civil parish within the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located north of Masham and south of Bedale on the eastern slopes of the Ure Valley at the entrance to Wensleydale and the Yo ...

, Thornton Steward, Sawley, Eavestone, Littlethorpe,

Skelton-on-Ure Skelton-on-Ure or Skelton is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated west of Boroughbridge, near the A1(M) motorway. There is one village pub called The Black Lion, a primary school, a ...

Marton-le-Moor Marton-le-Moor is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is very near the A1(M) motorway, east of Ripon and west of Boroughbridge. The name of the village derives from a mixture of Latin, Old Eng ...

, North Stainley,

Wath Wath may refer to: Places in England * Wath, Cumbria, a U.K. location * Wath (near Ripon), a village in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire * Wath, Ryedale, a village in North Yorkshire * Wath-in-Nidderdale, a village near Pateley Bridge in Har ...

, Nunwick, Melmerby,

Middleton Quernhow Middleton Quernhow is a settlement and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. The parish is included in the Wathvale Ward with a population of 3,479 (at the 2011 census). North Yorkshire County Council estimated tha ...

Bridge Hewick Bridge Hewick is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated on the River Ure, and approximately east of the cathedral city of Ripon. The population was recorded at less than 100 at the 2011 Census. Detai ...

Sharow Sharow is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about north-east of Ripon. The name Sharow derives from the Old English of 'Scearu' and 'Hōh' which translates as boundary hill-spur or a shar ...

Copt Hewick Copt Hewick is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. The village lies about two miles east of Ripon. It had a population of 180 in 2004 according to the North Yorkshire County Council, increasing to 2 ...

Hutton Conyers Hutton Conyers is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated near the River Ure and north-east of Ripon. The parish extends from the River Ure to the A1(M) motorway, and includes the vill ...

Aldfield Aldfield is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate (borough), Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England, about three miles west of Ripon. It is the closest village to Fountains Abbey and became part of the abbey estate in 1356. The po ...

Kirkby Malzeard Kirkby Malzeard () is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. There has been a creamery in the village making Wensleydale cheese for almost 100 years, first owned by Mrs Mason, then Kit Calvert, of Hawe ...

Leighton Leighton may refer to: Places In Australia: * Leighton, Western Australia, a beachside locality In the United Kingdom: *Leighton, Cambridgeshire *Leighton, Cheshire *Leighton, North Yorkshire **Leighton Reservoir * Leighton, Shropshire *Leighto ...

Colsterdale Colsterdale is the valley of the River Burn, a tributary of the River Ure, in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England. It gives its name to a hamlet and civil parish in the upper part of the dale, about west of Masham. The population ...

, Gollinglith Foot,

Azerley Azerley is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate (borough), Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is about north-west of Ripon. The civil parish includes the larger village of Galphay, and also the village of Mickley. The ...

Galphay Galphay (traditionally pronounced �gɔ:fə) is a village in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). It is a lower dales village, some west of Ripon and close to the larger vil ...

, Winksley, Sutton Grange,

Grewelthorpe Grewelthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England situated south of Masham and north of Ripon. It is located in the Nidderdale area of outstanding natural beauty. The name Grewelthorpe derives fr ...

, Rookwith,

Low Ellington Low Ellington is a small village in lower Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, England about north-west of Masham. It is east of the much larger village of High Ellington. The village was historically also known as Nether Ellington. Low or Neth ...

, Thirn , North Yorkshire , - ! HG5 , KNARESBOROUGH ,

Scotton Scotton can refer to: Places in England *Scotton, Lincolnshire, near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire *Scotton, Richmondshire, near Catterick, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire *Scotton, Harrogate, near Knaresborough, Harrogate, North Yorkshire Surname ...

, Goldsborough,

Arkendale Arkendale is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is north-east of Harrogate town, and a had a population of 278 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 394 at the 2011 census. It consists ...

, Allerton Mauleverer, Hopperton,

Flaxby Flaxby is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is close to the A1(M) motorway and east of Knaresborough. Flaxby was once part of the wapentake A hundred is an administrative division that is ...

, Coneythorpe, Staveley, Ferrensby, Farnham, Calcutt, Plompton , North Yorkshire

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Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
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