The 01228 area code is assigned to the city of Carlisle and its surrounding areas.
Locations using the 01228 area code
- Burgh by Sands
- Carlisle
- Crosby on Eden
- Dalston
- Hayton
- Kinklinton
- Longtown
- Nichol Forest
- Rockcliffe
- Scotby
- Wetheral
When is it necessary to use the 01228 Carlisle dialling code?
If you are calling from a mobile phone or landline outside of the 01228 Carlisle area code, you will need to use the dialling code. However, if you are calling a local number within the same area code, you do not need to use the 01228 dialling code. When 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 (01228).
| Region | International Prefix | Phone Number | Phone Number to Dial |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States and Canada | 011 | 01228 248013 | 011 44 1228 248013 |
| Europe | 00 | 01228 608288 | 00 44 1228 608288 |
| Australia | 0011 | 01228 234032 | 0011 44 1228 234032 |
Locations (codes) near the 01228 code
- Bellingham, Haltwhistle, Hexham 01434 area code is about 20 miles to the East
- Bellingham, Haltwhistle, Hexham 01434 area code is about 32 miles to the East-northeast
- Bellingham, Haltwhistle, Hexham 01434 area code is about 33 miles to the East
- Brampton 01697 area code is about 9 miles to the East-northeast
- Dumfries 01387 area code is about 29 miles to the West-northwest
- Gretna 01461 area code is about 9 miles to the Northwest
- Keswick 017687 area code is about 22 miles to the Southwest
- Langholm 013873 area code is about 18 miles to the North-northwest
- Lockerbie 01576 area code is about 23 miles to the West-northwest
- Penrith 01768 area code is about 17 miles to the Southeast
- Pooley Bridge 017684 area code is about 20 miles to the South-southeast
- Raughton Head 016974 area code is about 7 miles to the South-southwest
- Shap 01931 area code is about 27 miles to the Southeast
- Wigton 016973 area code is about 10 miles to the West-southwest
- Workington 01900 area code is about 30 miles to the West-southwest
The Beginning of the 01228 Area Code
Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 0228 and the historic mnemonic code was CA8, with the first two characters taken from the letters C and A in CArlisle. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers 2, 2, and 8.