01606 area code: Northwich

Local information, history, and recent phone activity for Northwich.

The 01606 area code covers Northwich and its surrounding regions.

Locations using the 01606 area code

  • Comberbach
  • Hartford
  • Middlewich
  • Northwich
  • Sandiway
  • Weaverham
  • Winsford

When is it necessary to use the 01606 Northwich dialling code?

When calling from a mobile or landline outside of the 01606 Northwich 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 01606 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 (01606) without the initial zero.

RegionInternational PrefixPhone NumberPhone Number to Dial
United States and Canada01101606 704777011 44 1606 704777
Europe0001606 7471700 44 1606 74717
Australia001101606 8003270011 44 1606 800327

Locations (codes) near the 01606 code

The Beginning of the 01606 Area Code

Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 0606 and the historic mnemonic code was NO6, with the first two characters taken from the letters N and O in NOrthwich. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers 6, 0, and 6.

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