01206 area code: Colchester
Area code 01206 is the telephone area code for the city of Colchester and its surrounding area, located in the county of Essex in England.
Locations using the 01206 area code
- Ardleigh
- Birch
- Brightlingsea
- Colchester
- Dedham
- East Bay
- East Bergholt
- Fordham
- Great Bentley
- Great Horkesley
- Higham
- Highwoods
- Layer-de-la-Haye
- Manningtree
- Marks Tey
- Nayland
- Peldon
- Rowhedge
- West Mersea
- Wivenhoe
When is it necessary to use the 01206 Colchester dialling code?
If you are calling from a mobile phone or landline outside of the 01206 Colchester area code, you will need to use the dialling code. However, if you are calling a local number within the same area code with a landline telephone, you do not need to use the 01206 dialling code.
If you are calling from outside of the UK, you will need to add the international dialling code for your country, followed by the UK country code (44) and the area code without the initial zero (01206).
| Region | International Prefix | Phone Number | Phone Number to Dial |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States and Canada | 011 | 01206 224000 | 011 44 1206 224000 |
| Europe | 00 | 01206 715415 | 00 44 1206 715415 |
| Australia | 0011 | 01206 413163 | 0011 44 1206 413163 |
Locations (codes) near the 01206 code
- Basildon 01268 area code is about 28 miles to the Southwest
- Braintree 01376 area code is about 15 miles to the West
- Bury-St-Edmunds 01284 area code is about 25 miles to the North-northwest
- Chelmsford 01245 area code is about 21 miles to the West-southwest
- Clacton-on-Sea 01255 area code is about 13 miles to the East-southeast
- Felixstowe 01394 area code is about 20 miles to the East
- Great Dunmow 01371 area code is about 23 miles to the West
- Haverhill 01440 area code is about 23 miles to the West-northwest
- Ipswich 01473 area code is about 16 miles to the East-northeast
- Maldon 01621 area code is about 15 miles to the Southwest
- Pakenham 01359 area code is about 26 miles to the North
- Saffron Walden 01799 area code is about 29 miles to the West
- Southend-on-Sea 01702 area code is about 25 miles to the South-southwest
- Stowmarket 01449 area code is about 21 miles to the North-northeast
- Sudbury 01787 area code is about 12 miles to the Northwest
The Beginning of the 01206 Area Code
Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 0206 and the historic mnemonic code was CO6, with the first two characters taken from the letters C and O in COlchester. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers 2, 0, and 6.
Most Recent Phones for 01206 Code
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