01772 area code: Preston

The 01772 area code covers Preston and its surrounding regions.

Locations using the 01772 area code

  • Ashton-on-Ribble
  • Bamber Bridge
  • Broughton
  • Buckshaw Village
  • Catforth
  • Croston
  • Freckleton
  • Fulwood
  • Hesketh Bank
  • Kirkham
  • Leyland
  • Longridge
  • Longton
  • Penwortham
  • Preston
  • Ribbleton
  • Samlesbury
  • Wesham

When is it necessary to use the 01772 Preston dialling code?

If you are calling from a mobile phone or landline outside of the 01772 Preston 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 01772 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 (01772).

RegionInternational PrefixPhone NumberPhone Number to Dial
United States and Canada01101772 520000011 44 1772 520000
Europe0001772 92497500 44 1772 924975
Australia001101772 2800240011 44 1772 280024

Locations (codes) near the 01772 code

The Beginning of the 01772 Area Code

Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 0772 and the historic mnemonic code was PR2, with the first two characters taken from the letters P and R in PReston. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers 7, 7, and 2.

Most Recent Phones for 01772 Code


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