The 01249 area code is used for phone numbers in the Chippenham area and its surrounding regions.
Locations using the 01249 area code
- Bradenstoke
- Calne
- Castle Combe
- Chippenham
- Corsham
- Hilmarton
- Kellaways
- Kington Langley
- Lacock
- Seagry
When is it necessary to use the 01249 Chippenham dialling code?
If you're calling from outside the 01249 Chippenham 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 01249 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 (01249).
| Region | International Prefix | Phone Number | Phone Number to Dial |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States and Canada | 011 | 01249 447100 | 011 44 1249 447100 |
| Europe | 00 | 01249 704489 | 00 44 1249 704489 |
| Australia | 0011 | 01249 250007 | 0011 44 1249 250007 |
Locations (codes) near the 01249 code
- Amesbury 01980 area code is about 25 miles to the Southeast
- Bath 01225 area code is about 12 miles to the West-southwest
- Bristol 0117 area code is about 20 miles to the West
- Chipping Sodbury 01454 area code is about 13 miles to the West-northwest
- Cirencester 01285 area code is about 19 miles to the North-northeast
- Devizes 01380 area code is about 9 miles to the Southeast
- Dursley 01453 area code is about 18 miles to the Northwest
- Frome 01373 area code is about 18 miles to the Southwest
- Hungerford 01488 area code is about 26 miles to the East
- Lydney 01594 area code is about 26 miles to the West-northwest
- Malmesbury 01666 area code is about 9 miles to the North
- Marlborough 01672 area code is about 17 miles to the East
- Swindon 01793 area code is about 16 miles to the East-northeast
- Temple Cloud 01761 area code is about 21 miles to the West-southwest
- Warminster 01985 area code is about 18 miles to the South-southwest
The Beginning of the 01249 Area Code
Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 0249 and the historic mnemonic code was CH9, with the first two characters taken from the letters C and H in CHippenham. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers 2, 4, and 9.