Dundee City Overview

Dundee is a dynamic and compact city that’s becoming a modern wonder. This is a city with science, historic ships and museums for kids (and big kids), plenty of culture with theatres, arts centres, coffee shops and cool bars for grown-ups, and walking routes past interesting architecture for everyone who visits.

Dundee, major industrial city, royal burgh, and seaport of eastern Scotland. Dundee is the fourth largest city of Scotland by population. It constitutes the council area of Dundee City in the historic county of Angus. About 40 miles (64 km) north of Edinburgh, it is situated on the northern bank of the North Sea inlet known as the Firth of Tay, which is crossed there by the Tay road and rail bridges; Dundee’s frontage on the Tay exceeds 8 miles (13 km). The city extends from the Tay to the Dundee Law, which is a prominent volcanic plug with an elevation of 571 feet (174 metres).

Dundee City of Scotland

Sovereign state

United Kingdom

Country

Scotland

ISO 3166-2

GB-DND

ONS Code

S12000042

Area

60 km2

Population

148,210

Time zone

UTC±0 (GMT)

Summer (DST)

UTC+1 (BST)

Postcode Areas

DD1-5

Area code

01382

SEARCH FOR THE LATEST POSTAL CODE (ZIP CODE OR PIN CODE) OF DUNDEE CITY

The Dundee postcode region (DD) contains 11 unique ‘outward’ codes. Dundee is the main postal town/district for this region, with all postcodes starting with the following outward codes.

Postal Code Dundee City
All regions in Dundee City Postal Code
Dundee DD1, DD2, DD3, DD4, DD5
Baldovie DD4
Ballumbi DD4
Barns of Claverhous DD4
Broughty Ferr DD5
Claverhouse Industrial Par DD4
Dryburgh Industrial Estat DD2
Dundee Technology Par DD2
Dunsinane Industrial Estat DD2
Loche DD2
West Ferr DD5
West Gourdie Industrial Estat DD2
West Pitkerro Industrial Estat DD5