Skipton is a market town and civil parish within the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England.
Skipton is located along the course of both the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the River Aire, on the south side of the Yorkshire Dales.
The Postcode for Skipton is in the BD postcode area, also known as the Bradford postcode area, which is a group of postcode districts around Bingley, Bradford, Cleckheaton, Keighley, Settle, Shipley and Skipton in England.
| Postcode | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area |
| BD1 | BRADFORD | Bradford city centre, Little Germany | Bradford |
| BD2 | BRADFORD | Eccleshill, Fagley. | Bradford |
| BD3 | BRADFORD | Barkerend, Bradford Moor, Thornbury. | Bradford and Leeds. |
| BD4 | BRADFORD | Bierley, Bowling, East Bierley, Laisterdyke, Tong, Tong Street, Tyersal. | Bradford and Leeds. |
| BD5 | BRADFORD | Little Horton, West Bowling | Bradford |
| BD6 | BRADFORD | Buttershaw, Wibsey. | Bradford |
| BD7 | BRADFORD | Great Horton, Lidget Green | Bradford |
| BD8 | BRADFORD | Girlington, Manningham, Lower Grange | Bradford |
| BD9 | BRADFORD | Frizinghall, Heaton | Bradford |
| BD10 | BRADFORD | Apperley Bridge, parts of Eccleshill, Greengates, Idle, Thackley. | Bradford and Leeds |
| BD11 | BRADFORD | Birkenshaw, Drighlington. | Kirklees and Leeds |
| BD12 | BRADFORD | Low Moor, Oakenshaw, Wyke. | Bradford and Kirklees |
| BD13 | BRADFORD | Cullingworth, Denholme, Queensbury, Thornton. | Bradford |
| BD14 | BRADFORD | Clayton | Bradford |
| BD15 | BRADFORD | Allerton, Norr, Wilsden. | Bradford |
| BD16 | BINGLEY | Bingley, Cottingley, Eldwick, Harden. | Bradford |
| BD17 | SHIPLEY | Baildon, Shipley. | Bradford |
| BD18 | SHIPLEY | Saltaire, Shipley. | Bradford |
| BD19 | CLECKHEATON | Cleckheaton, Gomersal, Scholes. | Kirklees |
| BD20 | KEIGHLEY | Cononley, Cross Hills, Glusburn, Kildwick, Silsden, Steeton, Sutton-in-Craven. | Bradford and Craven |
| BD21 | KEIGHLEY | Hainworth, Keighley | Bradford |
| BD22 | KEIGHLEY | Cowling, Haworth, Oakworth, Oxenhope. | Bradford |
| BD23 | SKIPTON | Carleton-in-Craven, Embsay, Gargrave, Grassington, Hebden, Hellifield, Kettlewell, Kirkby Malham, Skipton, Threshfield. | Craven |
| BD24 | SETTLE | Giggleswick, Horton in Ribblesdale, Settle. | Craven |
| BD97 | BINGLEY | ||
| BD98 | BRADFORD, SHIPLEY | ||
| BD99 | BRADFORD | Euroway Trading Estate M606 |
Skipton local information:
| Parish | Skipton |
| District | Craven |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SKIPTON |
| Postcode district | BD23 |
| Dialling code | 01756 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Skipton and Ripon |