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Blackburn | |
|---|---|
  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[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.
Mail for the BB postcode area is processed at Preston Mail Centre, along with mail for the PR, FY and LA postcode areas.
Mail for the FY postcode area is processed at Preston Mail Centre, along with mail for the PR, BB and LA postcode areas.
- ^ "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)