The area code 01962 covers Winchester and its surrounding area.
Locations using the 01962 area code
- Bramdean
- Harestock
- Hursley
- Itchen Abbas
- Micheldever
- New Alresford
- Owslebury
- Ropley
- Sparsholt
- Sutton Scotney
- Twyford
- Winchester
When is it necessary to use the 01962 Winchester dialling code?
When calling from a mobile or landline outside of the 01962 Winchester area code, you must use the dialling code. However, if you are calling a local number within the same area code using a landline, the 01962 dialling code is not needed. If you are calling from outside the UK, you must first use the international dialling code for your country, then add the UK country code (44) and the area code (01962) without the initial zero.
| Region | International Prefix | Phone Number | Phone Number to Dial |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States and Canada | 011 | 01962 891192 | 011 44 1962 891192 |
| Europe | 00 | 01962 825999 | 00 44 1962 825999 |
| Australia | 0011 | 01962 824144 | 0011 44 1962 824144 |
Locations (codes) near the 01962 code
- Alton 01420 area code is about 16 miles to the East-northeast
- Amesbury 01980 area code is about 21 miles to the West-northwest
- Andover 01264 area code is about 13 miles to the Northwest
- Basingstoke 01256 area code is about 17 miles to the Northeast
- Bishops Waltham 01489 area code is about 9 miles to the Southeast
- Fareham 01329 area code is about 15 miles to the South-southeast
- Isle of Wight 01983 area code is about 25 miles to the South
- Lymington 01590 area code is about 23 miles to the Southwest
- Newbury 01635 area code is about 24 miles to the North
- Petersfield 01730 area code is about 17 miles to the East
- Rockbourne 01725 area code is about 24 miles to the West
- Romsey 01794 area code is about 9 miles to the West-southwest
- Salisbury 01722 area code is about 21 miles to the West
- Southampton, Portsmouth 023 area code is about 11 miles to the South-southwest
- Southampton, Portsmouth 023 area code is about 19 miles to the Southeast
The Beginning of the 01962 Area Code
Prior to the PhONEday event in April 1995, the area code was 0962 and the historic mnemonic code was WN2, with the first two characters taken from the letters W and N in WiNchester. On an old rotary dial telephone, this code would have been entered by dialling the numbers 9, 6, and 2.