BL postcode area

The BL postcode area, also known as the Bolton postcode area,[2] is a group of ten postcode districts in North West England.

These cover most of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton and the northern and central parts of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury in Greater Manchester, plus small parts of the boroughs of Chorley, Rossendale and Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire.

Mail for the BL postcode area is processed at Manchester Mail Centre, along with mail for the M, OL and SK postcode areas.

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

BL postcode area map, showing postcode districts, post towns and neighbouring postcode areas. BB postcode area M postcode area OL postcode area OL postcode area PR postcode area WN postcode area
BL postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby BB , M , OL , PR and WN postcode areas.