01803 area code: Torquay

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

The 01803 area code covers Torquay and its surrounding regions.

Locations using the 01803 area code

  • Blackawton
  • Brixham
  • Chelston
  • Churston
  • Dartmouth
  • Dittisham
  • Harbertonford
  • Ipplepen
  • Kingskerswell
  • Kingswear
  • Paignton
  • St Marychurch
  • Shiphay Collaton
  • Staverton
  • Stoke Fleming
  • Stoke Gabriel
  • Torquay
  • Totnes

When is it necessary to use the 01803 Torquay dialling code?

If you are calling from a mobile phone or landline outside of the 01803 Torquay 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 01803 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 (01803).

RegionInternational PrefixPhone NumberPhone Number to Dial
United States and Canada01101803 218000011 44 1803 218000
Europe0001803 42401700 44 1803 424017
Australia001101803 2272930011 44 1803 227293

Locations (codes) near the 01803 code

The Beginning of the 01803 Area Code

Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 0803 and the historic mnemonic code was TO3, with the first two characters taken from the letters T and O in TOrquay. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers 8, 0, and 3.

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