North Yorkshire (district)

North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
Unitary authority area
	Ripon, the only city in the district and its third-largest settlement
	North Yorkshire district shown within North Yorkshire ceremonial county
	Coordinates: 54°10′N 1°20′W / 54.167°N 1.333°W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Country	England
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Combined authority	York and North Yorkshire
Incorporated	1 April 2023
Administrative HQ	County Hall, Northallerton
Government
• Type	Unitary authority
• Body	North Yorkshire Council
• Executive	Leader and cabinet
• Control	No overall control
Area
• Total	3,103 sq mi (8,037 km2)
• Rank	1st
Population (2024)
• Total	635,270
• Rank	3rd
• Density	200/sq mi (79/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 96.7% White ; 1.4% Asian ; 1.1% Mixed ; 0.4% Black ; 0.5% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 55.6% Christianity ; 36.9% no religion ; 0.5% Islam ; 0.3% Buddhism ; 0.3% Hinduism ; 0.1% Judaism ; 0.1% Sikhism ; 0.4% other ; 5.8% not stated ;
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas	List BD20, BD22–24 ; DL6–11 ; HG ; LA2, LA6 ; LS17, LS21–25, LS29 ; TS9 ; YO7, YO8, YO11–14, YO17–24, YO26, YO30, YO51, YO60–62 ;
GSS code	E06000065
Website	northyorks.gov.uk

North Yorkshire (legally, the County of North Yorkshire) is a non-metropolitan county and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It covers the majority of the North York Moors, the Vale of Mowbray and Vale of York, and the Yorkshire Dales. It does not include the north-east of the ceremonial county or the unitary authority area of York. The largest settlement is Harrogate, and the administrative centre is Northallerton. North Yorkshire is the largest local government area in England, with an area of 3,103 square miles (8,037 km²).