DG Postcode Area for the Dumfries and Galloway Region

This section of the site is all about the DG Postcode area, also known as the Dumfries and Galloway Postal Area. Explore links to the next level to learn more about specific postcode districts such as DG1.

The DG postcode area represents a group of postal districts in the Dumfries and Galloway area of the United Kingdom. The area code DG stands for the letters d and g in Dumfries and Galloway. DG has a population of 151,174 and covers an area of 6,479,521 hectares. Fun fact: 0.23% of the population of Great Britain lives in this area.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: Dumfries (58.28%), Wigtown (23.96%), The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright (17.65%), Cumbria (0.07%), Ayrshire and Arran (0.01%), Lanarkshire (0.01%), Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale (0.01%).

Where is the DG Postcode Area?

The DG Dumfries and Galloway Postcode is in Scotland. The postal area borders the following neighbouring postal areas: TD - Teviotdale, CA - Carlisle, KA - Kilmarnock and ML - Motherwell, It also borders The Irish Sea, The North Channel and The Solway Firth.

• Annan
• Castle Douglas
• Dalbeattie
• Dumfries
• Gatehouse of Fleet
• Kirkcudbright
• Langholm
• Lochmaben

• Lockerbie
• Moffat
• New Galloway
• Newton Stewart
• Sanquhar
• Stranraer
• Whithorn
• Wigtown