The 01462 area code covers Hitchin and its surrounding area.
Locations using the 01462 area code
- Arlesey
- Ashwell
- Baldock
- Hitchin
- Langford
- Letchworth
- Offley
- Shefford
- Shillington
- Stotfold
- Weston
When is it necessary to use the 01462 Hitchin dialling code?
When calling from a mobile or landline outside of the 01462 Hitchin area code, you must use the dialling code. However, if you are calling a local number within the same area code using a landline, the 01462 dialling code is not needed. If you are calling from outside the UK, you must first use the international dialling code for your country, then add the UK country code (44) and the area code (01462) without the initial zero.
| Region | International Prefix | Phone Number | Phone Number to Dial |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States and Canada | 011 | 01462 341326 | 011 44 1462 341326 |
| Europe | 00 | 01462 341325 | 00 44 1462 341325 |
| Australia | 0011 | 01462 754070 | 0011 44 1462 754070 |
Locations (codes) near the 01462 code
- Bedford 01234 area code is about 15 miles to the Northwest
- Bishops Stortford 01279 area code is about 20 miles to the East
- Hemel Hempstead 01442 area code is about 15 miles to the Southwest
- Lea Valley 01992 area code is about 21 miles to the Southeast
- Leighton Buzzard 01525 area code is about 16 miles to the West
- Luton 01582 area code is about 8 miles to the West-southwest
- Milton Keynes 01908 area code is about 21 miles to the West
- Royston 01763 area code is about 13 miles to the East-northeast
- Saffron Walden 01799 area code is about 23 miles to the East
- Sandy 01767 area code is about 12 miles to the North
- St Albans 01727 area code is about 14 miles to the South-southwest
- Stevenage 01438 area code is about 5 miles to the East-southeast
- Ware 01920 area code is about 15 miles to the East-southeast
- Watford 01923 area code is about 21 miles to the South-southwest
- Welwyn Garden City 01707 area code is about 11 miles to the South-southeast
The Beginning of the 01462 Area Code
Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 0462 and the historic mnemonic code was HN2, with the first two characters taken from the letters H and N in HitchiN. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers 4, 6, and 2.