DG postcode area: Dumfries
The DG postcode area is known as the Dumfries area. It is every postcode that begins DG followed by a number. It has 15 districts and 6,912 postcodes in use, across 4 councils.
For the town itself, see Dumfries postcodes.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 55.0214
Longitude -3.8788
This is the middle of the postcodes in the DG area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
How do the DG districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- DG1 postcode district: DumfriesDumfries and Galloway 1,065 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home547 of 974
- DG2 postcode district: DumfriesDumfries and Galloway 891 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home578 of 882
- DG3 postcode district: Thornhill, Dumfries and GallowayDumfries and Galloway 267 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home145 of 264
- DG4 postcode district: SanquharDumfries and Galloway 171 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home88 of 171
- DG5 postcode district: DalbeattieDumfries and Galloway 217 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home77 of 214
- DG6 postcode district: KirkcudbrightDumfries and Galloway 265 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home138 of 262
- DG7 postcode district: Castle DouglasDumfries and Galloway 677 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home277 of 669
- DG8 postcode district: Newton StewartDumfries and Galloway, South Ayrshire 833 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home384 of 827
- DG9 postcode district: StranraerDumfries and Galloway 808 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home480 of 801
- DG10 postcode district: MoffatDumfries and Galloway 222 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home91 of 220
- DG11 postcode district: LockerbieDumfries and Galloway 652 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home335 of 641
- DG12 postcode district: AnnanDumfries and Galloway 479 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home272 of 465
- DG13 postcode district: LangholmDumfries and Galloway 141 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home32 of 140
- DG14 postcode district: No place listedDumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders 76 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home45 of 76
- DG16 postcode district: GretnaDumfries and Galloway, Cumberland 148 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home67 of 147 At flood risk1 of 5
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the DG area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the DG area, and how many each has.
Councils in the DG area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- Dumfries and Galloway6,902 postcodes
- Cumberland5 postcodes
- Scottish Borders1 postcode
- South Ayrshire1 postcode
Near the DG area
The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.
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