Area code 0121 is the telephone area code for the city of Birmingham, located in the West Midlands region of England.
Locations using the 0121 area code
- Acocks Green
- Ashfield
- Aston Cross
- Beacon
- Bearwood
- Birchfield
- Birmingham
- Blackheath
- Calthorpe
- Castle Bromwich
- Druids Heath
- Edgbaston
- Elmdon
- Erdington
- Fordbridge
- Four Oaks
- Great Barr
- Halesowen
- Harborne
- Highbury
- Hillside
- Kings Norton
- Oldbury
- Rectory
- Rowley Regis
- Rubery
- Selly Oak
- Sheldon
- Shirley
- Smallbrook
- Smethwick
- Solihull
- Springfield
- Stechford
- Stone Cross
- Streetly
- Sutton Coldfield
- Tipton
- Wednesbury
- West Bromwich
- Woodgate
When is it necessary to use the 0121 Birmingham dialling code?
If you're calling from outside the 0121 Birmingham area code, you'll need to use the dialling code. If you're using a landline or mobile phone within the same area code, you don't need to use the 0121 code. When calling from outside the UK, you'll need to include the international dialling code for your country, followed by the UK code (44) and the area code without the first zero (0121).
| Region | International Prefix | Phone Number | Phone Number to Dial |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States and Canada | 011 | 0121 424 3333 | 011 44 121 424 3333 |
| Europe | 00 | 0121 371 2020 | 00 44 121 371 2020 |
| Australia | 0011 | 0121 687 4071 | 0011 44 121 687 4071 |
Locations (codes) near the 0121 code
- Bewdley 01299 area code is about 20 miles to the West-southwest
- Cannock 01543 area code is about 16 miles to the North-northwest
- Coleshill 01675 area code is about 8 miles to the East
- Coventry 024 area code is about 17 miles to the East-southeast
- Dudley 01384 area code is about 8 miles to the West
- Kidderminster 01562 area code is about 17 miles to the West-southwest
- Lapworth 01564 area code is about 12 miles to the Southeast
- Meriden 01676 area code is about 11 miles to the East
- Redditch 01527 area code is about 12 miles to the South-southwest
- Rugely 01889 area code is about 19 miles to the North
- Stratford-upon-Avon 01789 area code is about 22 miles to the South-southeast
- Tamworth 01827 area code is about 13 miles to the Northeast
- Walsall 01922 area code is about 8 miles to the Northwest
- Warwick 01926 area code is about 19 miles to the Southeast
- Wolverhampton 01902 area code is about 12 miles to the West-northwest
The Beginning of the 0121 Area Code
Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 021 and the historic mnemonic code was B1, with the first two characters taken from the letters the and B in Birmingham. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers number, 2, and 1.