01740 area code: Sedgefield

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

The 01740 area code covers Sedgefield and its surrounding regions.

Locations using the 01740 area code

  • Ferryhill
  • Sedgefield
  • Stillington
  • Wolviston

When is it necessary to use the 01740 Sedgefield dialling code?

If you are calling from a mobile phone or landline outside of the 01740 Sedgefield 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 01740 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 (01740).

RegionInternational PrefixPhone NumberPhone Number to Dial
United States and Canada01101740 465996011 44 1740 465996
Europe0001740 46599600 44 1740 465996
Australia001101740 4659960011 44 1740 465996

Locations (codes) near the 01740 code

The Beginning of the 01740 Area Code

Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 0740 and the historic mnemonic code was SG0, with the first two characters taken from the letters S and G in SedGefield. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers 7, 4, and 0.

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