The 01473 area code covers Ipswich and its surrounding regions.
Locations using the 01473 area code
- Charsfield
- Copdock
- Great Wenham
- Grundisburgh
- Hadleigh
- Helmingham
- Holbrook
- Ipswich
- Kesgrave
- Nacton
- Offton
- Shotley
- Waldringfield
- Witnesham
- Woolverstone
When is it necessary to use the 01473 Ipswich dialling code?
If you're calling from outside the 01473 Ipswich 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 01473 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 (01473).
| Region | International Prefix | Phone Number | Phone Number to Dial |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States and Canada | 011 | 01473 299709 | 011 44 1473 299709 |
| Europe | 00 | 01473 760695 | 00 44 1473 760695 |
| Australia | 0011 | 01473 359904 | 0011 44 1473 359904 |
Locations (codes) near the 01473 code
- Braintree 01376 area code is about 28 miles to the West-southwest
- Bungay 01986 area code is about 30 miles to the Northeast
- Bury-St-Edmunds 01284 area code is about 22 miles to the West-northwest
- Clacton-on-Sea 01255 area code is about 18 miles to the South
- Colchester 01206 area code is about 16 miles to the West-southwest
- Diss 01379 area code is about 22 miles to the North
- Felixstowe 01394 area code is about 11 miles to the East-southeast
- Haverhill 01440 area code is about 30 miles to the West
- Maldon 01621 area code is about 30 miles to the Southwest
- Newmarket 01638 area code is about 34 miles to the West-northwest
- Pakenham 01359 area code is about 20 miles to the West-northwest
- Saxmundham 01728 area code is about 18 miles to the East-northeast
- Stowmarket 01449 area code is about 11 miles to the Northwest
- Sudbury 01787 area code is about 18 miles to the West
- Thetford 01842 area code is about 30 miles to the Northwest
The Beginning of the 01473 Area Code
Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 0473 and the historic mnemonic code was IP3, with the first two characters taken from the letters I and P in IPswich. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers 4, 7, and 3.