01256 area code: Basingstoke

The 01256 area code covers Basingstoke and its surrounding regions.

Locations using the 01256 area code

  • Basingstoke
  • Bramley
  • Chineham
  • Dummer
  • Herriard
  • Hook
  • Long Sutton
  • Monk Sherborne
  • Oakley
  • Odiham
  • Overton
  • Preston Candover
  • Turgis Green
  • Whitchurch

When is it necessary to use the 01256 Basingstoke dialling code?

If you're calling from outside the 01256 Basingstoke 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 01256 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 (01256).

RegionInternational PrefixPhone NumberPhone Number to Dial
United States and Canada01101256 306910011 44 1256 306910
Europe0001256 30679700 44 1256 306797
Australia001101256 5958310011 44 1256 595831

Locations (codes) near the 01256 code

The Beginning of the 01256 Area Code

Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 0256 and the historic mnemonic code was BK6, with the first two characters taken from the letters B and K in BasingstoKe. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers 2, 5, and 6.

Most Recent Phones for 01256 Code


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