The area code 01278 covers Bridgwater and its surrounding area.
Locations using the 01278 area code
- Brean Down
- Brent Knoll
- Bridgwater
- Burnham-on-Sea
- Chilton Polden
- Combwich
- Highbridge
- Holford
- Mark Moor
- Nether Stowey
- North Petherton
- Puriton
- Spaxton
- Weston Zoyland
When is it necessary to use the 01278 Bridgwater dialling code?
If you are calling from a mobile phone or landline outside of the 01278 Bridgwater area code, you will need to use the dialling code. However, if you are calling a local number within the same area code with a landline telephone, you do not need to use the 01278 dialling code.
If you are 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 (01278).
| Region | International Prefix | Phone Number | Phone Number to Dial |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States and Canada | 011 | 01278 554764 | 011 44 1278 554764 |
| Europe | 00 | 01278 554760 | 00 44 1278 554760 |
| Australia | 0011 | 01278 497000 | 0011 44 1278 497000 |
Locations (codes) near the 01278 code
- Axminster 01297 area code is about 24 miles to the South
- Barry 01446 area code is about 22 miles to the Northwest
- Cardiff 029 area code is about 26 miles to the North-northwest
- Chard 01460 area code is about 18 miles to the South
- Clevedon 01275 area code is about 23 miles to the North-northeast
- Dulverton 01398 area code is about 24 miles to the West
- Glastonbury 01458 area code is about 12 miles to the East
- Honiton 01404 area code is about 24 miles to the South-southwest
- Minehead 01643 area code is about 21 miles to the West
- Shepton Mallet 01749 area code is about 20 miles to the East
- Taunton 01823 area code is about 9 miles to the Southwest
- Temple Cloud 01761 area code is about 24 miles to the East-northeast
- Watchet 01984 area code is about 15 miles to the West
- Weston-Super-Mare 01934 area code is about 15 miles to the North
- Yeovil 01935 area code is about 20 miles to the East-southeast
The Beginning of the 01278 Area Code
Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 0278 and the historic mnemonic code was BR8, with the first two characters taken from the letters B and R in BRidgwater. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers 2, 7, and 8.