The 01488 area code covers Hungerford and its surrounding regions.
Locations using the 01488 area code
- Chaddleworth
- Great Shefford
- Hungerford
- Inkpen
- Kintbury
- Lambourn
When is it necessary to use the 01488 Hungerford dialling code?
When calling from a mobile or landline outside of the 01488 Hungerford 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 01488 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 (01488) without the initial zero.
| Region | International Prefix | Phone Number | Phone Number to Dial |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States and Canada | 011 | 01488 508509 | 011 44 1488 508509 |
| Europe | 00 | 01488 684321 | 00 44 1488 684321 |
| Australia | 0011 | 01488 903089 | 0011 44 1488 903089 |
Locations (codes) near the 01488 code
- Abingdon 01235 area code is about 20 miles to the Northeast
- Abington 01864 area code is about 20 miles to the Northeast
- Amesbury 01980 area code is about 20 miles to the Southwest
- Andover 01264 area code is about 14 miles to the South
- Basingstoke 01256 area code is about 21 miles to the East-southeast
- Chippenham 01249 area code is about 26 miles to the West
- Devizes 01380 area code is about 21 miles to the West
- Faringdon 01367 area code is about 17 miles to the North-northwest
- Marlborough 01672 area code is about 9 miles to the West
- Newbury 01635 area code is about 8 miles to the East
- Oxford 01865 area code is about 26 miles to the Northeast
- Reading 0118 area code is about 23 miles to the East
- Swindon 01793 area code is about 15 miles to the West-northwest
- Winchester 01962 area code is about 26 miles to the South-southeast
- Witney 01993 area code is about 26 miles to the North
The Beginning of the 01488 Area Code
Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 0488 and the historic mnemonic code was HU8, with the first two characters taken from the letters H and U in HUntingdonshire. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers 4, 8, and 8.