The 01255 area code is for Clacton-on-Sea and the surrounding regions.
Locations using the 01255 area code
- Clacton-on-Sea
- Dovercourt
- Frinton-on-Sea
- Harwich
- Ramsey
- St Osyth
- Walton-on-the-Naze
When is it necessary to use the 01255 Clacton-on-Sea dialling code?
If you are calling from a mobile phone or landline outside of the 01255 Clacton-on-Sea 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 01255 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 (01255).
| Region | International Prefix | Phone Number | Phone Number to Dial |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States and Canada | 011 | 01255 700062 | 011 44 1255 700062 |
| Europe | 00 | 01255 318078 | 00 44 1255 318078 |
| Australia | 0011 | 01255 700063 | 0011 44 1255 700063 |
Locations (codes) near the 01255 code
- Basildon 01268 area code is about 32 miles to the West-southwest
- Braintree 01376 area code is about 26 miles to the West
- Canterbury 01227 area code is about 36 miles to the South
- Chelmsford 01245 area code is about 30 miles to the West
- Colchester 01206 area code is about 13 miles to the West-northwest
- Ebbsfleet 01987 area code is about 34 miles to the South-southeast
- Felixstowe 01394 area code is about 15 miles to the Northeast
- Great Dunmow 01371 area code is about 34 miles to the West
- Ipswich 01473 area code is about 18 miles to the North
- Maldon 01621 area code is about 21 miles to the West
- Saxmundham 01728 area code is about 33 miles to the Northeast
- Southend-on-Sea 01702 area code is about 25 miles to the West-southwest
- Stowmarket 01449 area code is about 28 miles to the North-northwest
- Sudbury 01787 area code is about 25 miles to the West-northwest
- Thanet 01843 area code is about 31 miles to the South-southeast
The Beginning of the 01255 Area Code
Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 0255 and the historic mnemonic code was CL5, with the first two characters taken from the letters C and L in CLacton-on-sea. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers 2, 5, and 5.