01303 area code: Folkestone
The 01303 area code covers Folkestone and its surrounding area.
Locations using the 01303 area code
- Cheriton
- Dymchurch
- Elham
- Folkestone
- Hawkinge
- Hythe
- Lyminge
- Sellindge
When is it necessary to use the 01303 Folkestone dialling code?
If you are calling from a mobile phone or landline outside of the 01303 Folkestone 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 01303 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 (01303).
| Region | International Prefix | Phone Number | Phone Number to Dial |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States and Canada | 011 | 01303 209400 | 011 44 1303 209400 |
| Europe | 00 | 01303 901569 | 00 44 1303 901569 |
| Australia | 0011 | 01303 852179 | 0011 44 1303 852179 |
Locations (codes) near the 01303 code
- Ashford (Kent) 01233 area code is about 14 miles to the West-northwest
- Canterbury 01227 area code is about 14 miles to the North-northwest
- Cranbrook 01580 area code is about 27 miles to the West
- Dover 01304 area code is about 7 miles to the East-northeast
- Ebbsfleet 01987 area code is about 18 miles to the Northeast
- Gravesend 01474 area code is about 43 miles to the West-northwest
- Hastings 01424 area code is about 30 miles to the West-southwest
- Heathfield 01435 area code is about 40 miles to the West
- Maidstone 01622 area code is about 31 miles to the West-northwest
- Medway 01634 area code is about 34 miles to the West-northwest
- Rye 01797 area code is about 21 miles to the West-southwest
- Sittingbourne 01795 area code is about 26 miles to the West-northwest
- Southend-on-Sea 01702 area code is about 38 miles to the Northwest
- Thanet 01843 area code is about 21 miles to the North-northeast
- Tunbridge Wells 01892 area code is about 39 miles to the West
The Beginning of the 01303 Area Code
Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 0303 and the historic mnemonic code was FO3, with the first two characters taken from the letters F and O in FOlkestone. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers 3, 0, and 3.
Most Recent Phones for 01303 Code
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