Galashiels | |
|---|---|
  TD | |
| Coordinates:55°36′50″N2°31′37″W / 55.614°N 2.527°W /55.614; -2.527 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | TD |
| Postcode area name | Galashiels |
| Post towns | 17 |
| Postcode districts | 15 |
| Postcode sectors | 35 |
| Postcodes (live) | 4,476 |
| Postcodes (total) | 5,227 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
TheTD postcode area, also known as theGalashiels postcode area,[2] is a group of fifteen postcode districts in south-eastScotland and the far north-east ofEngland, within seventeenpost towns. These cover most of theScottish Borders council area (includingGalashiels,Lauder,Gordon,Earlston,Kelso,Melrose,Selkirk,Jedburgh,Hawick,Newcastleton,Duns,Coldstream,Cockburnspath andEyemouth) and the northernmost part ofNorthumberland (includingBerwick-upon-Tweed,Cornhill-on-Tweed andMindrum), plus a part of south-easternEast Lothian and a very small part ofCumbria.
The letters in the postcode are derived fromTweeddale. The TD postcode area is the smallest by population.[3]
Mail for the TD postcode area is processed at Edinburgh Mail Centre, along with mail for theEH,KY,PH,DD andFK postcode areas.
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
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