01282 area code: Burnley

Local information, history, and recent phone activity for Burnley.

The 01282 area code is for Burnley and the surrounding regions.

Locations using the 01282 area code

  • Barnoldswick
  • Brierfield
  • Burnley
  • Colne
  • Earby
  • Nelson
  • Padiham

When is it necessary to use the 01282 Burnley dialling code?

If you are calling from a mobile phone or landline outside of the 01282 Burnley 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 01282 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 (01282).

RegionInternational PrefixPhone NumberPhone Number to Dial
United States and Canada01101282 792711011 44 1282 792711
Europe0001282 42507100 44 1282 425071
Australia001101282 9185590011 44 1282 918559

Locations (codes) near the 01282 code

The Beginning of the 01282 Area Code

Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 0282 and the historic mnemonic code was BU2, with the first two characters taken from the letters B and U in BUrnley. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers 2, 8, and 2.

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