01799 area code: Saffron Walden

The 01799 area code covers Saffron Walden and its surrounding regions.

Locations using the 01799 area code

  • Ashdon
  • Clavering
  • Great Sampford
  • Newport
  • Radwinter
  • Saffron Walden

When is it necessary to use the 01799 Saffron Walden dialling code?

If you're calling from outside the 01799 Saffron Walden area code, you'll need to use the dialling code. If you're using a landline or mobile phone within the same area code, you don't need to use the 01799 code. When calling from outside the UK, you'll need to include the international dialling code for your country, followed by the UK code (44) and the area code without the first zero (01799).

RegionInternational PrefixPhone NumberPhone Number to Dial
United States and Canada01101799 500950011 44 1799 500950
Europe0001799 50095000 44 1799 500950
Australia001101799 5009500011 44 1799 500950

Locations (codes) near the 01799 code

The Beginning of the 01799 Area Code

Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 0799 and the historic mnemonic code was SW9, with the first two characters taken from the letters and and in in Walden. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers 7, 9, and 9.


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