# DG8 6JS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 54.960603, -4.485967
- **Open Location Code:** 9C6QXG67+6J
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO74sx
- **Qibla:** 117.3°
- **Grid reference:** NX 40930 65713
- **UTM:** 30U 404855 6091417
- **Elevation:** 23m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** Scotland (S92000003)
- **Admin district:** Dumfries and Galloway (S12000006)
- **Ward:** Mid Galloway and Wigtown West (S13002881)
- **Constituency:** Dumfries and Galloway (S14000073)
- **Travel to work area:** S22000072
- **Police force area:** S23000009
- **European electoral region:** Scotland (S15000001)
- **Date introduced:** 1992-05

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** S01015189
- **2021 MSOA:** S02002814
- **2021 output area:** S00146935
- **2011 LSOA:** S01007515
- **2011 MSOA:** S02001412
- **2011 output area:** S00098265
- **2011 workplace zone:** S34000866
- **Rural/urban classification:** Remote small town (Scotland)
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1C1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 5593
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **ICB location:** S03000005

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Barrhill | 24201 |
| School | Douglas Ewart High School | 257 |
| Airport | Glasgow Prestwick Airport | 60422 |
| Bus stop | Junction | 219 |
| Food bank | Machars Churches | 515 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 254 |
| Pharmacy | Boots | 255 |
| Post office | Newton Stewart Post Office | 408 |
| Library | Newton Stewart Library and Public Services | 349 |
| Coast | — | 7956 |
| Central London | — | 481030 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** SP Energy Networks (region N, MPAN 18)
- **Water:** Scottish Water
- **Sewerage:** Scottish Water
- **Broadband:** 0% gigabit, 100% superfast, 0% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [DG8 6HH](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206HH)
- [DG8 6HL](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206HL)
- [DG8 6HW](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206HW)
- [DG8 6HJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206HJ)
- [DG8 6HP](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206HP)
- [DG8 6JB](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206JB)
- [DG8 6JA](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206JA)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206JS.json).

## Data

- [HTML](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206JS)
- [JSON](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206JS.json)
- [Markdown](https://openpostcodes.uk/DG8%206JS.md)