The 01298 area code covers Buxton and its surrounding regions.
Locations using the 01298 area code
- Buxton
- Chapel-en-le-Frith
- Hartington
- Longnor
- Taddington
- Tideswell
When is it necessary to use the 01298 Buxton dialling code?
If you're calling from outside the 01298 Buxton 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 01298 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 (01298).
| Region | International Prefix | Phone Number | Phone Number to Dial |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States and Canada | 011 | 01298 709626 | 011 44 1298 709626 |
| Europe | 00 | 01298 970688 | 00 44 1298 970688 |
| Australia | 0011 | 01298 709616 | 0011 44 1298 709616 |
Locations (codes) near the 01298 code
- Ashbourne 01335 area code is about 18 miles to the Southeast
- Chesterfield 01246 area code is about 20 miles to the East
- Congleton 01260 area code is about 14 miles to the West-southwest
- Crewe 01270 area code is about 24 miles to the West-southwest
- Glossop 01457 area code is about 13 miles to the North
- Hathersage 01433 area code is about 12 miles to the East-northeast
- Holmes Chapel 01477 area code is about 19 miles to the West
- Ipstones 01538 area code is about 15 miles to the South-southwest
- Knutsford 01565 area code is about 19 miles to the West
- Macclesfield 01625 area code is about 8 miles to the West
- Manchester 0161 area code is about 20 miles to the Northwest
- Matlock 01629 area code is about 17 miles to the East-southeast
- New Mills 01663 area code is about 8 miles to the Northwest
- Sheffield 0114 area code is about 20 miles to the East-northeast
- Stoke-on-Trent 01782 area code is about 21 miles to the Southwest
The Beginning of the 01298 Area Code
Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 0298 and the historic mnemonic code was BX8, with the first two characters taken from the letters B and X in BuXton. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers 2, 9, and 8.