01788 area code: Rugby

The 01788 area code covers Rugby and its surrounding area.

Locations using the 01788 area code

  • Braunston
  • Crick
  • Dunchurch
  • Pailton
  • Rugby
  • Swinford
  • West Haddon

When is it necessary to use the 01788 Rugby dialling code?

If you are calling from a mobile phone or landline outside of the 01788 Rugby area code, you will need to use the dialling code. However, if you are calling a local number within the same area code with a landline telephone, you do not need to use the 01788 dialling code.

If you are 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 (01788).

RegionInternational PrefixPhone NumberPhone Number to Dial
United States and Canada01101788 287022011 44 1788 287022
Europe0001788 72643200 44 1788 726432
Australia001101788 2831120011 44 1788 283112

Locations (codes) near the 01788 code

The Beginning of the 01788 Area Code

Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 0788 and the historic mnemonic code was RU8, with the first two characters taken from the letters R and U in RUgby. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers 7, 8, and 8.

Most Recent Phones for 01788 Code


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